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A Jacket, a Challenge and a Roller Coaster of Emotions

A Jacket, a Challenge and a Roller Coaster of E...

The last two weeks have been a real roller coaster of emotions for me. A lovely customer asked me to make her a unique jacket for a very special event....

A Jacket, a Challenge and a Roller Coaster of E...

The last two weeks have been a real roller coaster of emotions for me. A lovely customer asked me to make her a unique jacket for a very special event....

Curtains too long? How to shorten them, and whe...

New curtains puddling on the floor, or a charity-shop find swamping the window? Curtains that are too long are one of the most common jobs we are asked about at...

Curtains too long? How to shorten them, and whe...

New curtains puddling on the floor, or a charity-shop find swamping the window? Curtains that are too long are one of the most common jobs we are asked about at...

vintage green and black houndstooth wool trousers that need an alteration

Altering Vintage

Part of our business is to alter clothes for our customers. Some of these are straight forward, and others do take a little bit more time, like this vintage pair...

Altering Vintage

Part of our business is to alter clothes for our customers. Some of these are straight forward, and others do take a little bit more time, like this vintage pair...

samples of machine embroidery

Machine Embroidery course

We did this today and had great fun. Machine embroidery is for sewing  like the proverbial "letting your hair down" in life. Literally all you've ever learned about straight sewing...

Machine Embroidery course

We did this today and had great fun. Machine embroidery is for sewing  like the proverbial "letting your hair down" in life. Literally all you've ever learned about straight sewing...

shelves of cotton fabrics in many colours and designs

Life and shop

A lot has happened since my last blog post. Let's just say I'm not one to write a diary about my life. There is just too much happening in it....

Life and shop

A lot has happened since my last blog post. Let's just say I'm not one to write a diary about my life. There is just too much happening in it....

The Birth of Big Girl’s Blouse UK

 The reason I’ve put fingers to keyboard is that I’ve had a kind of awakening last week. I’ll explain: One of the things in my life that has kept me...

The Birth of Big Girl’s Blouse UK

 The reason I’ve put fingers to keyboard is that I’ve had a kind of awakening last week. I’ll explain: One of the things in my life that has kept me...