I have only owned one overlocker, the Janome MyLock 644D. I had been sewing regularly for quite a number of years before I took the plunge and purchased it to finish garment seams. Previously, I had used a triple zig-zag Read more…
Liberty is well known for it’s high quality fabrics and unique prints. That is all I thought they did. I’ve never been to London so I’ve never been to the Liberty shop. I have heard other sewists who have been Read more…
This is what I’ve called my husband’s “Back Off Shirt”. It’s the second shirt I’ve made from my first Spoonflower fabric order. It’s another cotton poplin shirt so all of the techniques I used in the previous shirt, the History Read more…
The first fabric to use from my first Spoonflower order was the History of the Apple by 1stPancake in a Cotton Poplin. It has lots of images related to Apple Computers on it – the Macintosh, Macintosh Portable, iMac, iPod, Read more…
I’ve wanted to buy custom printed fabric from Spoonflower for a while and when they had a 20% off sale I thought it was a great time to try it out. Happily this coincided with a number of events. My Read more…
A review and summary of the book “A History of the Paper Pattern Industry” written by Joy Emery, using research by Betty Williams and her own.
I bought my Janome Memory Craft 3500 sewing machine in 2003 and if I remember correctly it was around AU$900. Up until then, I’d used my Mum’s sewing machine and the one thing I didn’t like was the buttonhole. It Read more…
How are your skills navigating curves with an overlocker? Mine are not great, and I seem to have a lot of trouble doing the curve around pants that have a fly extension as part of the pant front. To avoid Read more…
The Other Side of the Coin is the second book written by Angela Kelly. that describes her 25 year close working relationship with the Queen.
This is the third part of my journey creating my Chanel Jacket. The first part outlined how I gathered all the supplies and created a well fitting toile (ie. test garment in calico). In the second part I cut out Read more…