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  • The Unofficial Downton Abbey Sews

    The Unofficial Downton Abbey Sews

    Last week I had a short and ineffective battle with creating a simple 1920s-ish dress for an event. The dress was an utter failure, although…

  • Old Textiles at October’s Sew Sociable

    Old Textiles at October’s Sew Sociable

    This month’s Sew Sociable will be all about old textiles. I’ll be giving a talk about my love of antique textiles, about museum collections, about my…

  • Pleated dress and hat decorations

    Pleated dress and hat decorations

    In my research into manipulated fabrics, I have often come across trimmings created using pleated or gathered ribbon, most often on hats, although sometimes on…

  • Community sustainable textiles project

    Community sustainable textiles project

    I recently completed a short project for Sustainable Harborough using natural dyes and local plants to create a textile wall hanging for the local library.…