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    Vlog | Ten things I want to sew for autumn (plus a few knitting plans too)…

    October 7, 2024 /

    Hi everyone, Today I’m sharing my sewing and knitting plans for the autumn season. I usually try and stick to five patterns – this season I have TEN! I may have overdone it haha… I hope you enjoy the video! Sally x

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    Vlog | New fabrics and sewing plans

    July 1, 2024 /

    Hi everyone As you’ll know I’ve recently been using up all of the fabrics in my fabric stash as a little challenge to myself. Over the last couple of weeks I’ve been replenishing my stash with lots of lovely new fabrics. Come and see what I bought and the plans I have for summer sewing. I hope you enjoy the video! Sally x

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    Vlog | FIVE NEW Patterns I want to sew for spring and summer (lots of sewing inspiration)

    May 13, 2024 /

    Hi everyone, In today’s video I’m sharing five NEW sewing patterns I want to sew for spring and summer this year. Lot’s of lovely sewing inspiration included – I hope you enjoy the video! Sally xx

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    Vlog | 25 easy spring outfits, lots of sewing inspiration…

    April 29, 2024 /

    Hi everyone, Today I’m sharing some spring outfit inspiration, combining my newest handmade pieces with some of my favourite ready to wear items. I hope you enjoy the video! Sally xx

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    Vlog | Three new makes for my spring/summer wardrobe (including jeans)…

    April 22, 2024 /

    Hi everyone This week I’m sharing three new sewing makes for my spring/summer wardrobe including one of my most difficult (and most satisfying) sewing tasks – jeans! šŸ™‚ I hope you enjoy the video! Sally

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    Vlog | Sew a new winter jacket with me including sewing tips for beginners…

    February 5, 2024 /

    Hi everyone, This week I’ve been sewing up an Ilford Jacket by Friday Pattern Co. in a super cosy fleece fabric. Join me for the sewing process, sewing tips and general chit chat. Thank you for watching! Sally x

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    Vlog | Setting goals for 2024 for sewing, work and life…

    January 29, 2024 /

    Hi everyone, Join me as I share what my sewing goals are for 2024. I’m also sharing a few work and personal goals too. I hope you’ll enjoy the video! Sally x

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    Vlog | Vlogmas week one, cosy Christmassy crafting and chat…

    December 11, 2023 /

    Hi everyone Vlogmas week one is here. I hope you enjoy coming along with me for some cosy, festive Christmassy crafting and chit chat… Thank you for watching! Sally x

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    TOP TEN amazing sewing patterns for the perfect Christmas dress

    November 27, 2023 /

    Hi everyone, Today I’m sharing TEN amazing sewing patterns to help you create the perfect Christmas dress. I’ve included a mix of party and occasion wear and some more casual styles too. I hope you enjoy the video! Sally xx

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    Vlog | A peaceful few days in my sewing (dining) room…

    November 6, 2023 /

    Hi everyone, This week I spent a lovely few days in my sewing (dining) room. Join me as I finish up a long overdue WIP, work on my winter coat project and start something new. Thank you so much for watching! Sally x

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ā€¢Ramona Skirtā€¢ Hereā€™s a little snap of my r ā€¢Ramona Skirtā€¢ Hereā€™s a little snap of my recently sewn Ramona Skirt by @tillybuttons. I am so pleased with how this turned out! If you watch my YouTube videos youā€™ll know that I had a whole sizing conundrum about this, cut out a size, panicked it was too small, tried to make adjustments it was all a bit nail biting in the end (for me anyway). Anyway, Iā€™m happy to report all turned out well in the end. I thoroughly enjoyed the process of sewing this skirt, it took me right back to the early days of my sewing as I feel a good old A line skirt can be one of those patterns were taught to sew as beginners. There are lots of very useful sewing techniques to learn in this simple style skirt such as darts, waistbands, zips, hems and in this case lining too - Iā€™ve never lined a skirt before so this was new to me and I loved seeing how it came together. Such a neat finish šŸ’• I hope you like the finished result! Short skirts are a different style for me but Iā€™m kind of liking them this season xx Fabric: Bubble cord from @higgsandhiggs
Here are a few snaps of the hacked Ilford Jacket I Here are a few snaps of the hacked Ilford Jacket I shared as a flat-lay a few days ago. I absolutely loved sewing this. Sewing pattern hacking is one of my favourite things to do and this whole process was just so much fun. Swipe to the end to see the high street jacket this handmade jacket was inspired by. To create something similar I removed the collar, adapted the button bands, rounded the corners, fully lined, bound and finished with snaps. This is such a lovely lightweight but cosy jacket, perfect for when youā€™re just popping out in the car or going ā€˜inside shoppingā€™ šŸ˜‚ This jacket will always be special to me because I filmed the process as a sew along for my first monthly Patreon membership video and by the way if you have joined over there thank you SO much Iā€™m loving being able to share more with you!! Thereā€™s a link to the membership in my bio if you fancy finding out more šŸ˜Š I have fabric staring at me urging me to get on with my next jacket - just need to find some time now haha!! Are you planning to sew any outerwear this season? x #ilfordjacket #ilfordjackethack
šŸ‚I finished knitting my Ludham SweateršŸ‚ Iā€™m not joking when I say that I think this might be the warmest, cosiest hand knit jumpers I now own! Itā€™s knit from @modeatrowan softest alpaca yarn which is just the fluffiest and lightest yarn Iā€™ve ever used I think. The Ludham Sweater is a great pattern for beginner knitters as itā€™s knit flat, has minimal shaping and even the sleeves are knit as a flat rectangle giving these lovely wide cuffs. I actually knit my sleeves around 3cm longer than the pattern suggested by accident but Iā€™m glad I did as I like the extra length. Since the yarn is so chunky and the needles are large I found it knit up super quickly too! Thereā€™s a lovely forest green colour way in the softest alpaca collection which I have my eye on. I think this pattern would work really well slightly more cropped to wear with wide leg jeans and trousers - what do you think? I love knitting a nice easy pattern like this. Iā€™ve moved onto something more complicated now and itā€™s taking all my brain power to concentrate so I canā€™t watch the telly at the same time - not good šŸ¤£ Pattern: Ludham Sweater by @modeatrowan Yarn: Softest Alpaca in shade Linen Iā€™ll link in my stories and highlights šŸ’• Ad| Gifted pattern and yarn
How has it taken me this long to realise that the How has it taken me this long to realise that the solution to all of my cold girl problems was simply to sew lots of layering tops!! The Agnes Top is a great one for layering (itā€™s the striped top peeking out here btw if that wasnā€™t obvious šŸ˜†). For me it can feel a little bit clingy to wear on its own but layered under knits and jackets itā€™s a dream. The scoop neckline means it sits comfortably and thereā€™s no risk of that annoying poking out at the neck that crew necklines can sometimes give. Another comfy, cosy, casual outfit to add to my autumn/winter wardrobe šŸ Agnes Top handmade by me pattern by @tillybuttons Jumper @hm Trousers handmade by me, pattern by @ploenpatterns Trench coat @newlook #sewistsofinstagram #isewmyownclothes #sewing #memadeeveryday #beginnersewing #autumnoutfit #sewingreel #outfitreel #beginnersewing #beginnersewingpatterns
It was requested that I share the finer details of It was requested that I share the finer details of my wool Ilford Jacket so of course I jumped on that šŸ˜† I absolutely love how this turned out and I canā€™t wait to wear it more this winter time. This is the first time Iā€™ve lined the Ilford and I love the finish I think Iā€™ll definitely be lining my future versions more. Since this wool was quite heavy weight I chose to bias bind the seams rather than double turning the button band and hem. I was trying to be frugal by using the binding I already had in my stash but youā€™ve no idea how much I wish Iā€™d bound the hem in the same black as the sides - ah well! šŸ™ˆ For buttons I went with metal snaps rather than attempting to sew buttonholes and they work well and I love the finish of these. Onto my next Ilford hack - I have fabric arriving in the post soon šŸ™ˆ #howmanyjacketsaretoomanyjackets Pattern: Ilford Jacket by @fridaypatterncompany Fabric: Heavy wool blend from Lily Fabrics bought from the Knitting & Stitching Show Lining: @hobbycrafthq #ilfordjacket #fridaypatterncompany #sewistsofinstagram #isew #isewmyownclothes #sewinginspiration #sewingreel #sewingreels #memadeeveryday #memadewardrobe #beginnersewing
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