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Category: Sewing Dilemmas
Sewing Dilemma: Which Remnants are Worth Holding On To?
My fabric stash is divided into two sections, stored separately—the large pieces of fabric (approximately 0.5 metres and up), and …
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Ask The Sewcialists: How Long Does Fabric Stay in Your Stash (& Does It Change How You Feel About It)?
The Sewcialists’ year-long challenge to #SewThePrecious (that special fabric you’re apprehensive about cutting into) got me thinking about the fabric …
Sewing Dilemmas: Sewing for Seasons Change
Last March Gillian asked the Sewcialist community how we sew for the changing seasons. In my quest to be more …
Sewing Tips for Gaining Weight
Welcome to a the first in a series of posts about sewing for changing bodies! A few months back, someone …
Secret Seams—A Sustainable Sewing Badge of Honour
When Sewcialists first hosted the Sustainable Sewing theme month in 2018, it wasn’t a topic that I’d thought much about. …
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Sewing Dilemma: The Guilt of Not Following Through
Since my oldest child was born, every November something funny happens to me. I get all these fantastic ideas in …
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Sewing Dilemma: Tween/Teen Girls Pt. 2
We covered some basic ideas for sewing for Tween/Teen girls in Part 1, thinking about choosing patterns and styles that …
Sewing Dilemma: Tween/Teen Girls Pt. 1
I’ve been asked a few times over the years, as a sewist and a mother, what advice I have for …
Sewing Dilemma: When to Let Go of Me-Made Clothes?
I only started sewing my own clothing in earnest about 1-2 years ago. All of the first items I made …
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