by Maggie | Feb 23, 2020 | Make digital sewing patterns
Introduction to making digital sewing patterns with Inkscape We have been trying out free and open source software, Inkscape to create our own digital sewing patterns. This is the first two in a set of videos that will be showing you how to use Inkscape to develop...
by Maggie | Feb 23, 2020 | Make digital sewing patterns
Digital sewing basic block patterns and slopers from PatternLab London It was PatternLab London that sparked my original interest in digital sewing patterns. I came across it a few years ago on the web in a random search and at that point it was still in testing mode....
by Maggie | Jan 10, 2020 | Upcycling projects
Leg of mutton sleeve upcycle project This project was inspired by the leg-of –mutton garments that first made an appearance in the late 1820s. Through the decades and to this day, variants of this sleeve have made regular appearances in fashion. Interestingly, the...
by Maggie | Dec 6, 2019 | Half size mannequins and pattern cutting
Half scale mannequins are another of our products made here at our workshops in East Sussex. They reflect our passion for pattern cutting and design. The half size mannequin project was born purely out of a desire to have these for our own design work and so we were...
by Maggie | Nov 16, 2019 | Projects with Corkwood braids and tubular yarns
Projects with Corkwood braids and tubular yarns This is a quick blog entry to show you how I made these collars using a Hague linker and some of the tubular yarns and tapes we make at Corkwood Knitting and Crafts in East Sussex. These are the items I used. I measured...
