Author Archives: aliceclothspot

All about…working with wool fabrics

Hello – it’s Alice here, with our latest post bringing together all the bits and [...]

All about…fusible interfacing

Here's the first of our 'All about...' posts, where we've pulled together what we know [...]

A longline ‘Ninot’ jacket

Welcome to a post about a recent make, taking in brief, pattern hunting and fabric [...]

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Style Story – Big skirts!

A couple of years ago I pitched up to my friend Gina’s house in a [...]

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Style Crisis – My rear-view perspective

My inclination is usually to look forward, not back; if I have a motto, it’s [...]

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Style crisis: Autumn revels

I love the autumn; it’s my favourite season. The colours work for me, the weather’s [...]

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Style Crisis: Swimming into Autumn

I’m sitting here this morning with inner thighs so sore that when I climbed off [...]

Unravelling jersey knits

Hello – it’s Alice here – with what I hope is a useful guide to [...]

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Cupboards, cubbyholes & corners: Finding space to sew

This week the #SewOver50 movement on Instagram celebrated its second birthday. Congratulations to @judithrosalind and [...]

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Model behaviour

One thing I didn’t factor in when I started ClothSpot was having my picture taken. [...]

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