Industrial for a Day
I collected an industrial sewing machine as a favour to a mate, I knew I would have it for a few weeks, but when I got it home into my living room, I realised I...
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Bean Bag Beads
I’m always collecting materials for making things. I will be making Yoga Props, and bolster cushions are an essential item for Yoga. I made myself an extra long bolster for my bed, this makes hanging...
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Working at Home
My old home in London had a huge living room, and was perfect for making curtains. I had an amazing big table, and the girls and I from the sewing course met up at mine...
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Sewing Course Exhibition – My Creations
These were the final pieces I made on the sewing course. I was still having health problems during this course, and so I missed about 3rd of the course. I did a lot at home,...
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Sewing Course Exhibition – The Girls Creations
The Sewing Course and Exhibition was provided my landlord in London. They are a charity and were excellent at helping their residents when needed. They created courses to help their tenants to retrain, find work...
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Sewing Course Notes
Notes from the lessons on the sewing course, a much needed resourse, and we had a fantastic teacher! Sewing is very technical and needs a lot of planning ot get it right.
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Sewing Course Samples
These are some of the Styles and Types of Curtains we were shown and taught how to make on my sewing course. And a few of the books and places to go for info and...
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EVERYTHING FOR THE WOMAN WHO SEWS
The Singer Slant-O-Matic – The greatest sewing machine every built! 😉 According to the manual for my Vintage Semi Industrial Machine! A beautiful machine to work with and stunning design. It Looks like a futuristic...
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My Sewing Studio At Home
I moved to Bristol about 2 years ago, I first had all my sewing stuff in a room upstairs, then I got a huge caravan that I wanted to turn into a sewing studio, it...
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Making a Lampshade
During my sewing course we were taught to make lots of things, the Lampshade I made was my first and my favourite. Very time consuming, hundreds of needles are needed, meaning lots of pain in...
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A Colourful Expression of Humour!
I really love colour, and have a very childish love of silly things, so this Loo seat just made my Christmas! It matches my wash bag and goes with my shower curtain! haha
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The many buttons and beads and beautiful sewing things I inherited
Beads, Buttons, Fixings, Zips, Threads, Needles, Tins, Boxes, Patterns, Tools, Fabric, Machines, Scissors and many many other items
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