Style Crisis: Quick sewing for a spring break

I know we’re into ‘Marmite’ territory here but I was enchanted this week by Tracey [...]

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Wadder result! My striped dress rethink

A comment was left on my recent Wool skirt post which referred to my first [...]

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A Fenland Home Companion

Well yes, I’m aware that this week I promised a blog post concerning a striped [...]

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Style Crisis: Pencil skirt length and legwear

  Never ones to hold back, I’m always grateful and regularly inspired by family and [...]

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Style Crisis: A cross-season wool shirt

It was only when explaining to someone what I’d made as part of this month’s [...]

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Style Crisis: Trying out a skirt. Or two.

 Let’s start at the very beginning…with a skirt Whether you learned your dressmaking with a [...]

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Getting the Christmas balance right

It can be difficult to keep a sense of proportion in the run-up to Christmas. [...]

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Seeking a simple wool dress

Stepping out of the comfort-dressing zone Apologies for the blog silence over the last month [...]

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Instant gratification Part 2: Using PDF sewing patterns

If you’ve never used a downloadable sewing pattern before, then we hope that Part 2 of [...]

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Instant gratification Part 1: Why we love PDF sewing patterns

  Regular ClothSpotters will know that we like to offer sewing pattern suggestions for all [...]

Ponte Roma fabric – what’s the story, jersey glory?

At the time of writing we’re about to dive headlong into our fabrics for cross-season [...]

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Style Crisis breakthrough: Leah Lounge Pants

Now I admit – a pair of taupe trousers might not have been what you [...]

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