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Book your December 1:1 Zoom lesson
Book your December 1:1 Zoom Lesson. Click here to book: https://bit.ly/ZoomSilkDec2020 Let me know what you want to cover during your lesson. It can be a specific technique or step on a pattern, or something more general. You can send a message on here or by...
Discount Codes for December 2020
Threadmill Fabrics - 20% discount in store in December - Code: THR-BB-1220 www.threadmill.co.uk Thread Mill, 4 Church Street, Swinton, Mexbrough, South Yorkshire, S64 8QA Fabrics for All - 10% discount online and in store during November - Code:...
Marking your Fabric with Pins – Transferring markings from pattern to fabric in dressmaking
Use pins to transfer markings from the paper pattern to your fabric. This is a real quick and easy alternative to tailors tacks and is perfect for when you're working fast. Alison xx
When is a Me Made Garment Truly Finished?
What about finishing touches? Or after the fact adjustments and alterations? It it finished when you sew the last stitch? Is it finished the first time you wear it? I believe tweaking and finessing can happen throughout the garments lifetime and it’s finished when I...
Printable – Overlocking Corners & Curves
Outside Corners - stop & start method - continuous method - continuous method with seam allowance Inside Corners - neatening seam - sewing seam Inside Curves Outside Curves Check out the accompanying Video Tutorial available to Linen & Silk Members. Download...
Overlocking Corners & Curves – Video Tutorial
Outside Corners - stop & start method - continuous method - continuous method with seam allowance Inside Corners - neatening seam - sewing seam Inside Curves Outside Curves Download and print off the...
Sew Along November 2020 – Pipe Dream Patterns – The Tara Basic – Part 5 – Finishing the crotch, leg opening and adding snaps
Part 5 focuses on the bodysuit. Crotch lining, leg finish with knicker elastic and Prym snaps applied with Pyrm vario pliers. Click here for: Detailed How to Sew Knicker Elastic from the Josie Bra & Pants Sew Along. Any questions, please ask in the comments...
Printable – Inserting a Knit or Jersey Neckband – Getting a flat finished neckband when sewing jersey Tees & Dresses
Follow the step by step instructions to insert knit or jersey neckbands. Print off these instructions and keep them in your sewing room. These instructions work alongside the video tutorial (available for Linen & Silk members). Please ask any questions in the...
Inserting a Knit or Jersey Neckband – Getting a flat finished neckband when sewing jersey Tees & Dresses
Sew knit neckbands using this quartering technique. If you have any questions, please ask in the comments. Alison xx
3 Sewing Machines that Changed my Life!
These are the 3 sewing machines that have had the biggest impact in my life! If that sounds dramatic, perhaps it is! If I hadn’t had these 3 machines my life would be very different to what it is today. I maybe wouldn’t have started to sew in the first place, grown...
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