by alisonrgreer | Mar 25, 2016 | Blog
What if every girl had just one dress? Around a week before we were due to come to Cambodia, I came across a UK not for profit organisation on Facebook called Dress a Girl Around the World UK. They encourage and enable volunteers to make dresses and then arrange to...
by alisonrgreer | Mar 20, 2016 | Blog
On one of first few days in Cambodia, while we were still acclimatising to the heat (although speaking to people here I don’t think you ever get used to it) and recovering from jetlag, we spent a very enjoyable afternoon visting the Silk Farm which is just...
by alisonrgreer | Mar 11, 2016 | Blog
It’s been a super busy week this week as we jet off for 2 weeks holiday today to Cambodia (where my parents live). I’ve been busy preparing for the next workshop as well as finishing a bespoke dress for a client and making myself some bits to wear on...
by alisonrgreer | Mar 3, 2016 | Blog Archive
The second workshop of the year was Learn to Sew – Aprons held at St Nicholas Church Hall in Bawtry. We made vintage style frilled pinnies. Have a look at the photos below to see what we got up to. Techniques learnt: Overlocking Edge stitching Top stitching...
by alisonrgreer | Mar 1, 2016 | Blog Archive
The next Learn to Sew Workshop with BagLadyBird is on Saturday 2nd April 2016 at Austerfield Study Centre, 1-4.30pm. This workshop will be focussed on Skirts. Sewing machines are provided for you to use and all materials will be provided, so you can walk away from the...