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VLOG | My favourite sewing and knitting makes of 2021…
Hello everyone… In this video I’m sharing all of my favourite sewing and knitting makes from 2021, chatting through them and talking about how last year went and plans (or not) for the new year. I hope you enjoy it! Thanks for watching! Sally x
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VLOG | Sorting out my entire fabric stash and organising with Trello…
In this week’s video I’m sorting out my entire fabric stash and organising it with the Trello app. I don’t have a huge fabric stash but it was really helpful to me to get organised, have a good sort out and put things in some sort of order. I hope you enjoy watching… Sally xx
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My Favourite Makes of Summer 2021
Summer is probably my favourite season to sew for. I feel most inspired when planning for floaty summer dresses and pretty woven tops. This year, the weather was particularly uninspiring but I still managed to make up a few things to see me through the season. Here’s a quick run down of my top three makes from summer 2021. My frill collar blouse hack…. I’m never quite sure what to title this make but I guess the title I’ve given it is a pretty good description. Early at the beginning of summer, I made a list of three things I’d like to make to add to my summer wardrobe this…
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VLOG | Sewing and knitting plans for autumn, new fabric haul…
Hi everyone Join me as I talk about some new fabrics I picked up over the summer holidays, a new pattern, some knitting plans and a bit of reading chat at the end. I hope you enjoy it! I’m super excited for autumn making now… Thank you for watching! Sally xx
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How to choose the right fabric for your sewing pattern | My top five tips…
This is something I’ve been asked about quite a lot recently on Instagram and over on YouTube so I thought I’d write a short blog and make a quick YouTube video explaining how I personally go about selecting my pattern and fabric matches. I hope you might find something helpful in it 🙂 Tip No. 1 – Use the Pattern Envelope… It might be an obvious one but those fabric suggestions are included on the back of your pattern envelope for a good reason and that is that the pattern designer or company think these will work best for the type of garment the pattern is designed to make. That’s…
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An Indigo/Lyra pattern mash up – possibly my new favourite dress…
Ah the midi dress trend, are you a lover or a hater?? I have to say, for a long while I was unsure about this oh so difficult length to get right, particularly in ready to wear dresses where my little old petite self would simply end up drowning in what should have been midi length and invariably turned out to be maxi and possibly a little bit more in the shops. Enter yet another reason why I love being able to make my own clothes… I have to say though, I really like the midi dress trend. I think it’s that little bit more flattering than maxi if you…
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NEW | ‘My Top Five’ series over on my YouTube channel…
Hi everyone! Over the summer holidays I scheduled a series called ‘My Top Five’ which included some sewing related hints, tips and favourites. I’ve linked the playlist below if you’d like to watch! Thank you so much for your support! Lots of love as always… Sally xx
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VLOG | Sharing my entire collection of handmade woven summer dresses…
Join me as a share and talk through every handmade woven summer dress I currently have in my wardrobe including some Sew Over It, Tilly and the Buttons and many more. I’ve really enjoyed making these collection videos and I hope you will too! 🙂 Thank you for watching! Sally xx
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VLOG | Sharing my entire collection of handmade woven summer tops…
Join me as a share and talk through every handmade woven summer top I currently have in my wardrobe including some Sew Over It, Tilly and the Buttons and many more. You might want to get a cup of tea for this one! 🙂 Thank you for watching! Sally xx
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VLOG | What I’ve been sewing and making in June 2021…
Hi everyone… My latest Sew and Tell video is now up on YouTube and it’s all about what I’ve been sewing and making in June including my Tilly and the Buttons Lyra Dress, a frilly collar blouse hack, a Safiya/Odgen combo and another super cosy Jarrah Sweatshirt. I hope you enjoy it! Happy sewing… Sally