Tag Archives: The Village Haberdashery

Sewing A Summer Skirt

I’m going on holiday soon – yippee! But you know how these things creep up on you and you realise you haven’t thought at all about what you’re going to pack? I wanted a nice, cool, breathable summer skirt and … Continue reading

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Abbey Coat Winner & Hollyburn Huzzah!

Yay! Am really glad that my first Hollyburn skirt workshop was a success. All students went home with a completed skirt and one student even lined hers! We all worked really hard whilst chatting about The Great British Sewing Bee, … Continue reading

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Embrace The Randomness

It’s been a helluva week! On Monday I taught my first class at The Village Haberdashery. Thank you so much to all the people who wished me well. You’ll be pleased to hear I didn’t foul up! We had great fun, … Continue reading

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I’m Teaching How To Make Sewaholic’s Hollyburn Skirt

I’m truly excited to share with you the news that next month (22 & 29 April) I’ll be teaching students how to make Sewaholic’s Hollyburn skirt at The Village Haberdashery, class details here. As soon as this pattern was released, … Continue reading

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Sewaholic Minoru Jacket – Take Two

This is my second make of Sewaholic’s Minoru Jacket. What can I tell ya? It’s a keeper! This time, I used two very special fabrics. The fashion fabric is called Gridlock and is from Tessuti Fabrics in Australia. It’s at … Continue reading

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The Village Haberdashery In Real Life!

How exciting is this? The Village Haberdashery – my favourite UK-based online store – is now going live with a bricks and mortar shop. Annie is opening it for a sneak preview this weekend, details to be found here. There … Continue reading

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Simplicity 1882 – Tantalising Tulips

This is my second make of the Simplicity 1882, using Nano Iro double gauze fabric from The Village Haberdashery. Annie, owner of this online shop, kindly offered me a metre of this as a gift, but I knew a metre … Continue reading

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Ally Pally Knitting and Stitching Show

I just can’t decide – did I bump into enough friends today? This morning it was gorgeous. The sky was a clear blue and the sun shone brightly. It felt a crying shame to be cooped up inside, so I … Continue reading

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Sunday Service

Not one, but two Pattern Pyramids have recently gone live. One is with Kat of Modern Vintage Cupcakes. Aw, I’m so glad to see Kat taking part. Our lady in Wellington was one of the stars of the Pyjama Party. … Continue reading

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Geocentric Laptop Case

So, I made myself a laptop case! This is totally thanks to readers, Kathryn and Miriana, who suggested I follow the Sew Mama Sew tutorial. What an awesome tutorial it is. The reader is gently encouraged to check dimensions, and … Continue reading

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