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How to make a needle storage book
A lovely way to store your needles using up your left over fabric.
How To Attach A Button
A quick tutorial to help you attach a button
How To Make A Trivet Mitt
Make yourself a lovely bespoke pan holder which doubles as a oven mitt!
Jetted Pocket
A professional looking pocket to add lovely details onto your garments.
Make Your Own Make Up Remover Pads
How to make your own make up remover pads
How To Make A Throw It All In Bag
How To Make a Tea Cosy
Make your own lovely tea cosy
Gertrude Jacket
The perfect jacket, your go-to layer between the seasons.
Top Tips For Topstitching
BallPoint Needles
How To Sew With Corduroy Fabric
Cesario Shirt
Our Unisex shirt, suitable for all!
In-seam pocket
This pocket can be inserted into most seams, both horizontal and vertical
How to make a simple drawstring bag
Lovely quick project to make a useful drawstring bag
Viola Reversible Skirt
A lovely spring project!
How To Sew a T Shirt
Learn how to make a wardrobe staple!
Perdita Pinafore Dress
learn how to make our wonderful new Perdita dress!
How To Make A Linen Apron
Learn how to make our lovely linen apron
Half Square Triangle Quilted Cushion
An in-depth project to teach you how to make your own quilted cushion
Western-Style Pocket
A tutorial to help you create cut-away pockets in your new garment.
Sequin Regan Top
It’s time for a bit of Sparkle and Glamour!
Peaseblossom top with Pocket
Our Peaseblossom top with a pocket
Ironing Board Cover
A brilliant way to brighten up your sewing or laundry space.
how to make a Twist Turban Headband
How to make your own headband!
How to Sew with Knit Fabrics
Everything you need to know to sew with Knit fabrics
Sewing with Sequins
Sewing Needle Storage Hanger
The perfect needle storage system to hang near your machine
Do I really need a dress form?
Welt Pocket
Welt pockets look wonderful as a detail on a jacket and are very straightforward to sew.
Rosalind Pyjama Bottoms
Possibly the most comfortable pyjamas... in the world!
Fabric Focus: Cotton Poplin
Learn all you need to know about Cotton Poplin
How to Make a Rope Bowl
Perfect storage solution for all your trinkets and treasures
Getting Started
All the technical info
How to Make Embroidered Lavender Hearts
Upcycled Picnic Blanket
A fun picnic rug, made by using your old jeans!
Pattern Cutting Series: Part 2 – Drafting a Skirt Block
Learn how to draft your own skirt block using your body measurements
How To Measure and Sew a Button Hole
Pattern Cutting Series: Part 1 – Taking Body Measurements
Taking your own body measurements
Sewing with Velvet
A wonderful guide to sewing with Velvet fabrics
Digital Sewing Planner
Our lovely digital planner to help you plan all your new projects!
Angelica Dress
The perfect transitional dress to take you from Winter to Spring.
Pyramid Pattern Weights
Fabulous way to use up your fabric scraps
Different types of velvet
Suitable Fabrics
How to make your pattern weights
How To Attach A Button
Getting Started
Make up remover pads – Sewing machine method
Make up remover pads using a sewing machine
Sewing the Shell
Making Your Pattern
Getting started with your pocket
Sewing the Outer Booklet
Viola Skirt Fabric Choices
Have a look which fabrics Jules suggests using for this course.
Fabrics and Supplies For Your T Shirt
Jules talks you through what fabrics and supplies you will need for this course
Fabric Choices
Jules talks you through fabric options
How To Cut Out Your Apron
Scrunchie Project
A Bit of Prep
How to prep for this project
Getting started on your pocket
Laying, Cutting and Marking the pattern
Headband Project
Fabric For The Celia
Types of sequin fabrics
How to Make a Needle Storage Hanger
Prepping the pocket
Fabric choices for Rosalind
Make the right fabric choice for your Rosalind Pyjama Bottoms
Getting started
All the technical info!
Lesson 1 – Making a Basic Heart
How To Make A Denim Picnic Blanket
How to Make a Rope Bowl
How To Measure and Sew a Button Hole
Making Your Mitt
Lesson 2 – Applique Heart
Nap Direction
Supplies Needed to Make Angelica Dress
Jules will talk you through the supplies needed to make this style
Make up remover pads – Overlocker method
Make up remover pads using a sewing machine
Sewing the Lining
Making Your Cosy
Sewing pocket bags together
Adding the Inner
What You Need To Make The Viola Skirt
Equipment and trims you may need!
Top Tips On Working With Knit Fabrics
Jule's top tips to working with knits and jerseys
How To Sew The Points Of The ‘Petals’
What You Need For This Project
Making The Straps
Making your Triangles
Creating a nice curve
Sewing the Shoulders
Cutting and making the pocket
Sewing with sequins – Do’s
Attaching the Welt
Cutting Out
Understanding the pattern layout and accurately cutting out the fabric. Transferring all the patter information you need onto the fabric.
Laying and cutting out the pattern
Pattern Alterations
Jules will talk you through some simple pattern alterations for Angelica
Adding Pocket bag
Finishing the bag
Pattern Alterations For Viola Skirt
Learn how to alter your pattern in this lesson
Stabilising and Sewing The shoulder Seams
Pattern Alterations
How to make some small alterations
Sewing The Back Panels
Making The Front Main Panel
Finishing the pocket
Sewing the Neckband
Attaching the pocket to your garment
Sewing with sequins – Don’ts
Cutting the opening
Sewing the crotch
Sewing the fronts and backs together.
Lesson 3 – Embroidered Hearts
How to embroider your heart
Finishing the Welt
Adding the Pockets
Sewing the pocket bags onto the trouser fronts.
Marking out Stabilising
Full Bust Adjustment
How to make a full bust adjustment
Attaching The Daisy To The Background
Sewing the Shoulders
Cutting Out Your Skirt
Top tips for cutting out your skirt
Putting in The Sleeves and Sewing Up The Side Seams
Learn how to sew in the sleeves and finish the side seams
Cutting and Marking
How to cut and mark your pieces
Making The Apron Pockets
Making The Bias Binding
Making and finishing the rest of the top
Sewing the Pocket Bags together
Matching up the side seams.
Sewing Velvet
A Little Bit of Prep
Prep to begin Angelica Dress
Cutting And Sewing The Centre Circle
Attaching the Neck Band
Marking Your Viola Pattern Pieces
How to mark your pattern pieces
Making Up and Attaching The Neckband
How to make up and attach the neckband to the garment
Buttons & Buttonholes
A Bit Of Prep
A little bit of prep to get you started
Making The Apron Side Panels
Finishing Edge Of Backing
Sewing the Front and Backs together
Sewing the fronts and backs pieces together.
Pressing Velvet
Sewing the Darts
How to sew the bust darts on Angelica
Finishing off the hems
A Little Bit of Prep
Finishing The Hems and Cuffs
How to finish the hems and cuffs of your T Shirt
Back Pockets
How to make and sew the back pockets
Attaching The Front Panels To The Side Panels
How To Make Up The Cushion
Making the Waistband
Constructing the waistband
Finishing seams and hems
Attaching the Facings to the Bodice
How to attach the facings on the bodice
How to Sew a T Shirt Round Up
Making Up The Back
How to construct the back of the dress
Joining the Right Side Seams on Your Viola Skirt
Sewing up the side seam
Attaching Back Panels To The Side Panels
Adding Binding and Finishing The Cushion With Mitred Corners
Attaching the Waistband
Attaching the waistband to the trousers.
Marking and Sewing the Button Holes
How to mark and sew the button holes
How to Join Bias Strips
Learn how to sew the bias binding strips together
Making Up The Front Darts
How to sew the front darts
Attaching The Bib And The Straps
Inserting the Drawcord
Optional - adding the drawcord into the waistband.
Sewing the Shoulders and Side Seams
Making up the bodice
Joining The Waistband To The Shorter Skirt
How to join the waistband onto the shorter skirt
Making Up The Front Pockets
How to make up the front pockets
Hem the trouser legs
Finishing the trouser legs.
Making the Sleeve – Version 2, Puff Sleeve
Version 2 puff sleeve instructions
Making Up The Button Placket On Viola
How to make up and attach the button placket
Making Up The Front
How to construct the front of the dress
Making The Straps
How to make and attach the straps
Making the Sleeve – Version 1, Straight edge
How to make version 1 straight sleeve
Sewing Up Your Shorter Viola Skirt
How to Sew up the shorter part of the skirt
Attaching The Waistband To The Longer Skirt
How to attached the waistband onto the longer skirt
Making Up The Front Facing
How to make the front facing and attach it to the dress
Attaching The Facing Onto The Longer Skirt
How to attach the facing onto the longer skirt
Making Up The Back Facing and Button Stand
How to construct the back facing and attach it to the dress
shoulders & facing
Putting the shoulders together now gives you option of finishing off the facing at the same time. This is different to the PDF instructions so you can follow that method if you prefer.
Attaching The Skirts Together
How to attach the skirts together
Button Holes
How to sew and cut the button holes
Marking Out Button Holes and Sewing The Buttons
How to mark out and sew the button holes and then attach your buttons
Finishing The Hem
How to press and finish the hem
Sewing The Sleeve Placket Part 2
Bonus Lesson! How To Do a Zip Fastening
How to make the skirt with a zip fastening instead of buttons
Perdita Round Up
We hope you enjoyed making it!
Version 2 – Straight 3/4 Length sleeve
This Version give you a straight 3/4 length sleeve option. But it is very easy to extend the sleeve to make it full length.
Version 3 – Butterfly sleeve
This version gives you a pretty flared butterfly sleeve option.
Sewing The Cuffs
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