Tag: Sewing for beginners
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Really Simple Sewing Pattern: Heart Pencil Toppers
A cute little sewing tutorial, designed for children but ideal for practising your hand embroidery too! I was scrolling Pinterest for a little heart-related project for Valentines to try and review, and stumbled across this lovely little make from the Kids Activities Blog for Back to School: Felt Heart Pencil Toppers. Now, the original tutorial…
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10 Things I Wish I’d Known When I Started Sewing
10 top tips for anyone who loves sewing. It is one of the best hobbies ever, but here’s a few things I’ve learnt over the years that I’d advise to anyone just starting out. Take regular breaks My innocent thought of ‘I’ll just carry on another half hour to finish this bit’ has often led…
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Really Simple Sewing Pattern: Potholders
A lovely sewing project for beginners, and really you can never have enough potholders in your kitchen! For me, potholders are like biro pens. It doesn’t matter how many we have in the house, when I need one, I can never lay my hands on one. Cue this rather lovely little make by Mary Matha…
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Really Simple Sewing Pattern: Glasses Case
This is a really easy to follow, free pattern for a glasses case, which would make the perfect gift for someone. Or indeed to keep for yourself if, like me, you have a habit of leaving yours behind when staying away from home (I now keep this little case in my over-night bag to so…