April Henry

Wool is a wonderful fabric and a lot sturdier the you would imagine
Thank you Brenda, you have made Jed’s evening

I have teenage girls that earn their own money, it is so hard to encourage them to shop ethically.

The really annoying thing is, the cheap and cheerful clothing they buy is shocking quality and I have to wash it separately and carefully press it back into shape.

Maria, I have been admiring your lovely sewing, a very big welcome to you.

@LightningMcstitch, as my son says, everything is science.

Ooh, good sources! I hadn’t heard of the French shop. So cute!

I am sorry to take so long to answer, our internet connection has not let me post.
Looking at my instruction sheet, it appears that you sew to the dot.

10th time lucky
To the dot

I’ve definitely found that different fabrics have varying amounts of stretch on the bias, and it can effect the neckline a great deal. In fact, I’m still trying to decide whether to re-do the neckline of my Lisette B6169 dress because it puckers just enough to really bother me. I wish there was a really easy solution or a perfect length, but I’m…[Read more]

Do you have some very sheer interfacing to give it some strength before sewing the tiny seams?

It is very beautiful.

Being LIberty lawn and pure cotton, I would try dampening it and pressing and stretching , letting it cool
And then see how it looks

Bumping as we have had some lovely new voices. 🙂

The sewing room has come to a stall
while fashion week is here for us all,
If I could buy time,
I’d think of a better rhyme,
By jingo’s those models are tall!

New patterns released, which is great!

@sarvi

Woohoo sarvi?

Woohoo sarvi?

ETA, 5 minutes
Hi tiddily hee, guilt free shopping for me!

@Ock Du Spock snap! I am sewing one too, but very industrial sewing, lots of topstitching 😉

@with love Heidi that divine wedding cape you sewed, swoon!

@roundtheworldgirl I am so excited about your baby. I just love seeing babies in the Flickr pool.

I have the sleeves to go on Beatrix’s Puppet Show dress. I made the size 6-12 months and it is…[Read more]

@Ock Du Spock snap! I am sewing one too, but very industrial sewing, lots of topstitching 😉

@with love Heidi that divine wedding cape you sewed, swoon!

@roundtheworldgirl I am so excited about your baby. I just love seeing babies in the Flickr pool.

I have the sleeves to go on Beatrix’s Puppet Show dress. I made the size 6-12 months and it is…[Read more]

My pleasure!
I only wish I could be more help.

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