Dressmaking, Needlework and Sewing

  • Dressmaking: the easy guide

    Dressmaking: The Easy Guide

    Create bespoke garments that fit and flatter! Awarded ‘Best Sewing Book’ at the Creative Book Awards, 2024. In this comprehensive, informative book, Helen explains how to create beautiful, customized dresses for every shape and size. Choose the exact size that fits and flatters you from a bespoke sizing chart that takes into account differences in…

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  • mini sampler quilt

    Springtime Mini Sampler Quilt

    This Liberty Fabric Kit is advertised as a skill level 1.5 of 4. Created by Alice Caroline, the kit will allow you to create a 17.5″ square mini sampler quilt, with full instructions provided. Many other kits are available to purchase in-store.

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  • Needlepainted plants and pollinators

    Needlepainted Plants and Pollinators

    Exquisitely detailed and worked in silk floss thread with tiny size 12 needles, Victoria Matthewson’s embroideries are a masterclass in thread painting, and shine with vibrant colour and life. Many people think of bees as being the only pollinators but, in fact, a wide variety of insects help with the pollination of plants, including butterflies,…

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  • hexagon cushion kit

    Hexagon Cushion Kit

    This Liberty Fabric Kit is advertised as a skill level 1 of 4. Created by Alice Caroline, the kit will allow you to create a 12″ square cushion, with full instructions provided. Many other kits are available to purchase in-store.

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  • The Geometry of Hand Sewing

    Geometry of Hand-Sewing : A Romance in Stitches and Embroidery

    As makers, we tend to learn different stitches over time without thinking much about how they relate to one another. But when Natalie Chanin and her Alabama Chanin and The School of Making teams began to look at needlework closely, they realized all stitches are based on geometric grid systems—and by using grids as guides,…

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  • Well Worn

    Well Worn

    Well Worn is the perfect book both for stitching pros and for those who have never picked up a needle and thread before. The sustainable darning and sashiko techniques taught in this book fight against perfectionism as well as fast fashion. Begin by getting to grips with core mending skills, with a handy introductory compendium…

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  • Simply Sashiko

    Simply Sashiko : Classic Japanese Embroidery Made Easy

    Sashiko: the needlework form of both decorative and functional embroidery developed in Japan many centuries ago. With just four key materials needed—needle, thread, thimble and fabric—Sashiko stitches have long been a favorite for quilting and embroidery. Today, the style is popular in the visible mending movement because of its simplicity, efficiency and aesthetic appeal. With…

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  • King of the Woods embroidery kit

    King of the Woods Embroidery Kit

    This is a Corinne Lapierre Printed Linen Embroidery Kit. Graded as an Intermediate level, this kit is suitable for practitioners who already have some experience with embroidering. The kit includes a 19cm wooden hoop, high quality materials, DMC embroidery threads, a stitch guide, full scale template and a needle. All you need to get started…

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  • three patchwork pin cushions craft kit

    Three Patchwork Pin Cushions

    This Liberty Fabric Kit is advertised as a skill level 2 of 4. Created by Alice Caroline, the kit will allow you to create three patchwork pin cushions measuring 4″x4″ when completed. Many other kits are available to purchase in-store.

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