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Zero Waste Dress Workshop – Make a dress without wasting a scrap of fabric!
Did you know that on average, 15% of fabric is wasted every time a garment is made? One way to eliminate this is to design clothes that are “zero waste”, where the sewing pattern uses all the fabric and nothing is thrown away. Offset Warehouse have put together this...
From Inspiration to Reality: How this top was made
I like to wander around the shops to get a feel for what people are buying and want to wear, so that I can plan my workshops to be something that my students will actually want to wear and during one of these window shopping trips I came across this lovely little...
What to expect at a Bagladybird Workshop…
I'd love to tell you some more about my dressmaking workshops. I've been asked a few times recently about what exactly happens at one of my Learn to Sew Workshops, so I thought I would talk you through a typical workshop... If you book your place on a full day...
Bagladybird at Slowdown Sunday
I hope I'm not too late telling you about this, but I'm taking part in the Slowdown Sunday part of the Delicious Doncaster Food and Drink Festival this Sunday 14th May. For full details and a run down of everything that's happening on the Sunday read the Doncopolitan...
Get to know your Sewing Machine – Ten Top Tips
Have you got a new sewing machine? Have you had a machine for years but are still a bit intimidated by it? Do you sew regularly but are never fully confident of your stitching? Whether you are a novice or are a bit more experienced, I have putt together ten top tips...
Recommendations for Fabric Shops in South Yorkshire & Retford
Updated 19th June 2023 I am often asked where I buy my fabric from and I have promised to share the local fabric shops where I buy some of my fabrics. I am based in Bawtry, South Yorkshire, which is a lovely little town, about 10 miles south of Doncaster, but it has...
I just need to touch…
I believe the opposite of that rhyme that kids say: You see with your eyes and not with your hands! Unless I have experienced how something feels, I have not truly seen it! And it doesn’t stop with fabric shopping. This impulse has even got me into trouble when out and about.
Exciting Times at Bagladybird HQ
There are loads of exciting things I want to tell you about happening here at Bagladybird HQ! The most exciting is that I left my day job this week to concentrate on Bagladybird – Learn to Sew, full time and running more of the learn to sew workshops, that you know...
A gift to myself! – Joes Toes Slipper Kits
One Sunday morning a few weeks ago I was browsing Facebook on my phone in bed, as you do, and I stumbled across Make your Own Slippers Kits from Joes Toes. This instantly peaked my interest as I was in desperate need of new slippers but I had not worked out how this...
Ethical Shopping – In Siem Reap Cambodia
I'm going to be completely honest here! I wrote and published a fantastic detailed report on Ethical Shopping in Siem Reap, Cambodia, however one small technical (operator) error and I managed to erase the entire post!! And since then, this title has sat here without...
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