Posted in Rutland Collection (accessories), Sewing Patterns by Wendy
Tagged alice band, christmas sewing, gift sewing, handmade christmas gifts, headband, how to make a snood, how to make an alice band, how to make an infinity scarf, how to make wrist warmers, infinity scarf, rutland collection, seasonal sewing, sewing e-book, snood, stash busing projects, stash busting, use your stash, Wendy Ward, wrist warmers
Posted in Sustainable Sewing, The Fashion & Craft Industries
Tagged cut my cote, holly mcquillan, julian roberts, medieval tailor's assistant, RSA, slave to fashion, stash busing projects, stash busting, sustainable fashion, Sustainable Sewing, timo rissanen, use your stash, zero waste, zero waste fashion, zero waste fashion design, zero waste sewing
For the last 3 months I’ve been talking about how to use your leftover fabric scraps, organising and de-cluttering your fabric stash and how to pair your newly organised fabrics and patterns into winning combinations. The last of this mini series is all about planning your projects; to make best use of your time, to avoid stressful sewing and to improve your skills and knowledge.
Posted in Sewing Help, Sustainable Sewing
Tagged fabric burn test, fabric checklist, fabric guide, fibre content, how to burn test fabric, know your fabric, know your fibres, plan your sewing, sewing help, sewing tips, shop your stash, stash busing projects, stash busting, use your stash, Wendy Ward
For the last 2 months I’ve been talking about how to use and organise your leftover scrap fabrics and your fabric stash. So now you have a beautifully edited and organised stash of fabric, but no doubt you also have a pattern stash?! Here are my tips for how to streamline and organise your pattern collection and a quick guide for teaming fabrics with patterns.
Posted in Sewing Help, Sustainable Sewing
Tagged Brighton, colour blocking, how to customise a t-shirt, how to make bias binding, learn to sew, leftover fabric, patch pockets, scrap fabric, sewing classes brighton, shop your stash, stash busing projects, stash busting, suffolk puffs, use your stash, Wendy Ward, yo-yo
