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    Vlog | What I’ve been sewing in May 2022

    June 6, 2022 /

    Hi everyone, Join me as I chat all about everything I’ve been sewing and making in May, including two new dresses, the Taika Blouse Dress by Named Clothing and another hack of the Lyra Dress by Tilly and the Buttons. I also made the Bonnie Skirt by Style Arc too… Thank you for watching! Sally x

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    Vlog | Three looks I’ve been inspired to recreate for my spring/summer wardrobe this year…

    May 23, 2022 /

    Hi everyone, This week I’m talking about three Pinterest and High Street inspired looks I’d like to recreate for my own handmade wardrobe this year based on sewing patterns I already have or want to add to my collection. I hope you enjoy watching! Sally x

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    Vlog | My Top Five Sewing Patterns for Jersey Tops…

    May 9, 2022 /

    Hi everyone, In today’s video, I’m sharing my top five sewing patterns for jersey tops. I hope you like the patterns I’ve chosen and I’d love to know what your favourite jersey top sewing patterns are in the comments too. Thank you for watching! Sally xx

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    My TOP FIVE online sewing and craft retailers…

    April 27, 2022 /

    There’s no getting away from the fact that online fabric shopping can sometimes be tricky. It’s always lovely to be able to go into a shop and feel the fabric and know exactly what you’re getting before investing your hard earned cash. Unfortunately, particularly with the Covid lockdown situation and more and more retailers moving to online trading, this isn’t always possible so I’ve put together this little list of my top five online sewing and fabric stores in the hope that it might be helpful if you don’t know where to start! All of these shops I’ve used and would highly recommend based on my experience of product quality…

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    Vlog | Fabric haul – so many sewing plans and a knitting project too…

    April 11, 2022 /

    Hi everyone, Join me in this week’s video as I talk through some new fabrics and what I’m planning to make with them. I also have a new knitting project to share too… Thank you for watching! Sally x

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    VLOG | What I’ve been sewing and knitting in March…

    April 4, 2022 /

    Hi everyone Today I’m sharing everything I made in March. There are four sewing makes in there plus two knitting projects that I managed to get finished up this month. I hope you’ll enjoy watching! Sally xx

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    Vlog | Fabric haul and what I’m planning to sew in March…

    March 14, 2022 /

    Hi everyone… In this week’s video I’m sharing some new fabrics I’ve acquired recently and what I’m planning to sew with them during March. I’m also sharing a new pattern too…! Thank you so much for watching! Sally x

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    What I’ve been sewing and making in February…

    March 7, 2022 /

    Join me as I chat all about everything I’ve been sewing and making in February, including a swimsuit, some trousers and two dresses. Thank you so much for watching! Sally x

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    VLOG | My favourite sewing and knitting makes of 2021…

    January 17, 2022 /

    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…

    December 6, 2021 /

    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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