Tag: dressmaking for beginners
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5 Things to Consider When Choosing Fabric
It took me a while to realise that not all fabric is equal, and through a lot of trial and error (and I mean A LOT of error), I discovered just how important it is to choose the right material for your sewing project. Here’s a few important considerations I’d like to share with you…
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8 Reasons You Should Transfer Your Sewing Patterns
Exciting as it is to buy a new dressmaking pattern, and keen as we always are to just get sewing, it always pays to take some time to transfer your pattern onto a separate piece of paper first. Yes, it delays the point at which you can start sewing (never an appealing thought), but you…
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How to Transfer Dressmaking Patterns (so you can use them again and again)
You’ve bought your pattern, you get it out of the paper envelope and you are just itching to get stuck in and make that lovely new item of clothing. But wait! Tempting as it is to just cut away, there are a few things its worth doing first before you get going, one of them…