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Getting More From Your Sewing Patterns: The Magic of Pattern Hacking

Getting More From Your Sewing Patterns: The Mag...

We love to make the best of our investment when it comes to sewing patterns.  That includes reusing them in part or whole as often as possible.  This leads to...

Getting More From Your Sewing Patterns: The Mag...

We love to make the best of our investment when it comes to sewing patterns.  That includes reusing them in part or whole as often as possible.  This leads to...

Chemo Hats - Private Sewing Session and a brief research project

Chemo Hats - Private Sewing Session and a brief...

A sewing exploration with a private client to find a suitable pattern to make chemo hats.

Chemo Hats - Private Sewing Session and a brief...

A sewing exploration with a private client to find a suitable pattern to make chemo hats.

Lacemaking at Stitching Kitchen

Lacemaking at Stitching Kitchen

Bobbin lace has a strong association with the Brackley area.    Northamptonshire was a significant area for lacemaking, along with Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire, which were central to the industry for...

Lacemaking at Stitching Kitchen

Bobbin lace has a strong association with the Brackley area.    Northamptonshire was a significant area for lacemaking, along with Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire, which were central to the industry for...

How to create a wet felt bowl

How to create a wet felt bowl

This blog post gives a quick overview of how to create a wet felt bowl - working with a resist to create a seamless finish

How to create a wet felt bowl

This blog post gives a quick overview of how to create a wet felt bowl - working with a resist to create a seamless finish

How to Tell if Your Trousers are Ill-Fitting and How to Fix Them

How to Tell if Your Trousers are Ill-Fitting an...

Learn about trouser fitting at Stitching Kitchen.  We recommend some simple fixes when fitting trousers and some of the best selling trousers we hold in stock in the Stitching Kitchen...

How to Tell if Your Trousers are Ill-Fitting an...

Learn about trouser fitting at Stitching Kitchen.  We recommend some simple fixes when fitting trousers and some of the best selling trousers we hold in stock in the Stitching Kitchen...

Machine Doodles on Zoom

Machine Doodles on Zoom

Find out more about Machine Doodles - or Free Motion Embroidery with an online demo from Hannah of Stitching Kitchen - in this blog she describes the experience of her...

Machine Doodles on Zoom

Find out more about Machine Doodles - or Free Motion Embroidery with an online demo from Hannah of Stitching Kitchen - in this blog she describes the experience of her...