While looking through a dressmaking book, deciding, 'Alright, I'll make this next!' the first thing I start with is the task ...

The Project Primrose dress changing patterns. One second the dress has a solid pattern, the next a shimmery crosshatch design. Prefer to wear a garment that looks different depending which way you’re ...

When some of us hear the word 'pattern', we can immediately feel the texture of fine paper and the anxiety of losing one of the pieces; can hear the distant whirr of a sewing machine. A small personal ...

Television programmes and YouTube tutorials are inspiring millions of people to make their own clothes First came the home-baking revival, which prompted trays, tins and icing accoutrements to fly off ...

How well do your clothes fit? In the nineteenth century and earlier, the creation of well-fitting clothes relied on expert women dressmakers. Now, many of us can make our own clothing thanks to the ...

"Sewing patterns have been the principle blueprint for making garments in the home for centuries. From their origins in the tailoring manuals of the 16th century to the widely produced pamphlets of ...

"I sewed exactly according to the book's pattern, but it doesn't look like ready-to-wear." "The collar looks flat and lacks dimension." "The sleeve cap ends up looking pinched..."At the end of my ...