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Vlog | A day in my sewing life, sewing a Davenport Top hack…
Hi everyone, Join me as I sew up a hack of the Davenport Dress by Friday Pattern Company. This video is a collab with Becky from Notes from the Sewing Room, we both bought the same fabric and have made up two totally different garments with it… I hope you’ll enjoy seeing what we both made! Sally
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Vlog | Crafty Catch Up
Hi everyone, This week’s video is a catch up video where I’ll be chatting about some new fabrics I’ve picked up, plans for the month, a new pattern and sewing and knitting works in progress. I hope you’ll enjoy it! Sally xx
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Vlog | Three looks I’ve been inspired to recreate for my spring/summer wardrobe this year…
Hi everyone, This week I’m talking about three Pinterest and High Street inspired looks I’d like to recreate for my own handmade wardrobe this year based on sewing patterns I already have or want to add to my collection. I hope you enjoy watching! Sally x
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Vlog | A Day in my Sewing Life…
Hi everyone Join me for this ‘day in my life’ style vlog where I’ll be attempting to speed sew a skirt in time for a weekend away, chatting about life, including an exciting work update and having a little try on of my current knitting WIP 🙂 Thanks so much for watching!! Sally x
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Vlog | My top five sewing patterns for woven tops…
Hi everyone, In today’s video, I’m sharing my top five sewing patterns for woven tops. I hope you like the patterns I’ve chosen and I’d love to know what your favourite top sewing patterns are in the comments too. Thank you for watching! Sally xx
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VLOG | What I’ve been sewing and knitting in March…
Hi everyone Today I’m sharing everything I made in March. There are four sewing makes in there plus two knitting projects that I managed to get finished up this month. I hope you’ll enjoy watching! Sally xx
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VLOG | Ten Sewing hacks to make your life easier | Cleaning, pressing, threading…
Hi everyone In this video I’m sharing ten sewing hacks that will hopefully make your sewing life easier! Some of them I’ve been doing for years and some are new to me that I’m planning to try out more in my sewing life. I hope you enjoy watching! Sally xx
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My Three Versions of the Davenport Dress by Friday Pattern Company…
Now and again a pattern is released, and you know immediately that you NEED to own it and get it into your wardrobe asap. This was the case for me when Friday Pattern Co released the Davenport Dress pattern. I loved the boho style of this dress and the little details involved, such as the gathered yoke at the back, the shoulder flutters, the elasticated neckline and let’s be honest – who doesn’t love a drawstring waist anything! I’ve made three versions of the Davenport since buying the pattern last year and in this blog I’m going to give a short run through of how I found the pattern initially…
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Ten reasons why sewing is amazing (and you should try it)…
One – It’s good for your mental health – For me, the whole sewing process from start to finish can be so mindful. I tend to switch off from everything else when I sit at my machine so it’s a great way to take a break from the everyday stresses of life and have a bit of ‘me time’. Working with your hands has been proven to have a positive effect on anxiety too! Two – There are so many pretty fabrics to use – Fabric shopping can be seriously addictive! Gone are the days of limited fabric choice with only a few fabric shops to buy from. There are…
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Sewing My First Swimsuit | Megan Nielsen Cottesloe Pattern Review…
Buying swimwear is one of my pet hates, along with buying jeans and possibly bras ;0). For some reason I had always sworn I would never try and make my own swimwear, I just didn’t fancy the thought of sewing with all that elastic and lycra. But, when a recent upcoming holiday trip left me despairing trying to shop for a swimsuit I felt comfortable in, I decided that perhaps making something myself might be the best option. There are some lovely swimsuit sewing patterns out there in the sewing world but the one that kept on catching my eye and calling for me to give it a go was…
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