One thing that students of all ages often find difficult is cutting fabric. So here is a short post on how to improve your fabric cutting abilities, because if you cut something out accurately, then it will be a LOT easier to put together accurately. Buy the best quality scissors you can afford. William Gee […]
So as promised, here are some top tips for placing and cutting out your pattern. This is possibly one of the most important bits of the dressmaking process – if you cut it out correctly, then the garment will go together well. For part 1, click here. Read the Instructions! It sounds daft, but the […]
We’ve just begun our latest 6 week dressmaking course. This is a really popular course as everyone can make what they want and get guided through the process. Once you have learnt to make your own garments, it is a very fulfilling hobby. However, like everything, it is a learning process and it can take a […]
It’s lovely when your child comes and asks if they can learn to sew, but it can also be a bit nerve wracking thinking of letting them loose on a sewing machine! At the Leicestershire Craft Centre some of our most popular courses are the machine sewing for children, so I thought I’d share some […]
We seem to have had a lot of courses running lately, where we have had to deal with sewing tricky fabrics. It pays to know how to deal with the fabrics you choose so that you still get a fantastic end result, so I thought I’d share some of the pitfalls and solutions we’ve been […]
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