Dressmaking

In this article I'm sharing how I got started sewing, my favourite patterns and fabric stores, and my top 5 beginner sewing tips.

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When I first starting sewing, I didn’t want to spend a lot of money on patterns that I wasn’t sure I would know how to use, so I wondered: where can I find free (but stylish) women’s sewing patterns that I could print out in the comfort of my own home? The following 11 websites have collections of

A paper-tape dress form is the easiest and cheapest of all.

This is a post on where to buy fabrics. As you might know by now I source my fabrics from all over the place. Here are a few of my favorite places. This post on where to buy fabrics online. Buy fabrics online eBay I have recently bought lots of fabulous fabrics online in which […]

How to Make an Easy Dress (For Cheap!): Two facts about me: I'm cheap. I love dresses. I wear dresses probably 6 days out of the week. It's not that I one day just decided to wear dresses to feel cute and girly. Far from it. I spend a lot of time sitting at home, knitting, crocheting, …

If you've never picked up anything but a 12 inch ruler in your life, seeing the kind of rulers there are for pattern making can be jarring. There's a funny

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