Thanks to all for your fantastic comments and response to our latest patterns – the Mandy Boat Tee and Suzy Pant. We’re excited to be releasing more in the coming weeks and with every new pattern, we’d like to share…
This Friday, our Melbourne store will be holding a special skill building session on Troubleshooting. Bring in and discuss your pesky sewing problem and Vanessa will take a look at it. Please note that this is a group session…
This tutorial is to show how the elastic band is attached to the waist tunnel on our latest Anita Ponti Pant pattern. This method is great for knits and ensures that the elastic band doesn’t twist in the casing. Note:…
We recently decided that in 2013, we’d like to offer something new to our customers and to those of you who work in the CBD and are looking for a little working-week outlet. This idea has lead us to…
I have had a few emails and enquiries from sewers who have bought the Lily Linen Dress pattern, asking for more details on the construction of the feature pockets. They’re certainly not your conventional patch pockets, but a twist top…
Without a doubt, invisible zippers give a much cleaner and more professional finish to garments – particularly for side and back openings on all types of garments. Because they are a very different application to your standard zipper, they may…
Our latest shipment of beautiful Italian designer fabrics have arrived! The most coveted fabrics are these latest striking summer weight Italian knits, ideal for cardigans, tank tops, pull-on straight skirts and dresses. As the knits tend to move when sewing…
Want to know what Vilene shields are? If you end up with necklines, armholes and waistbands stretching whilst you’re handling/sewing your garment, a very unsightly mess, read on! In sewing classes, sewing reference books etc we’ve all been told to stay-stitch…
When it comes to starting a new sewing project, I enjoy the cutting process ( I really do!) and of course sitting at my machine to start sewing. But the bit I find truly tedious is ironing the fiddly interfacing…
Here’s a great tip I got recently from my classes with Bernadette: When pressing open seams, darts etc, use a piece of silk organza as an ironing cloth. It’s ideal and also very handy to see that you aren’t ironing…
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