"A sewing machine, a sewing machine, a girl's best friend,
If I didn't have my sewing machine, I'd come to no good end"
I have just been forwarded a link to this fab song where Betty Hutton gives it her all in the 1947 film The Perils of Pauline. The most ironic thing is that my aunt used to sing this to me. She changed the words to washing machine and… READ MORE
Want to learn to sew with us? We have a selection of workshops coming up over the half term break. In Chichester we are making a simple shift dress on Friday 29th of May. Choose a Birdie dress, or from any of the shift dresses in our children's range that takes your fancy. Workshop runs from 10am and should finish about 3pm, though we will continue… READ MORE
I have been asked by groovy stitch mag Sew Hip to come up with a gift for their subscribers and after much debate we decided on a doorstop. Jane Foster came up with a wonderful apple design, and I decided to plump for my favourtie colour combination of the moment - apple green and turquoise, with a splash of white to lift it. What do you think of… READ MORE
‘New’ rag doll Polly all stitched up
New vintage doll is already stopping traffic! READ MORE
Clothkits Textile Design Competition
Are you a budding designer? Clothkits invite you to take part in our latest competition to design a skirt.
The deadline is noon Saturday May 9th and the brief is to come up with a design that is both contemporary, but inspired by traditional Clothkits designs from the 1970's. If you like to work within a format, then you will find a downloadable template here. Whilst this template… READ MORE
