Mercedes walks us through making a machine cover. Transformations are one of the big challenges for contestants on the Great British Sewing Bee. Mercedes, a favourite on GBSB Series 5, shares a bit of magic as she transforms a basic plastic cover for her Juki overlocker into something special. When my new Juki overlocker was …
Meet Claudia @retroclaude. While researching Accessibility, I stumbled across a YouTube video by Claudia aimed at making sewing more accessible for people sewing with disability. Claudia has a penchant for period costume and she produced the video for COCOVID, a weekend of online costuming content last June. Although Claudia sews period costumes, we think her …
We have a fun mother daughter Dance Costume collab to bring in the New Year. Last month we asked Kay @fabriccornerlincoln and her daughter Sophie who just completed a Dance Degree in Leeds to do a collaboration for us. The pitch was to create a winter white dance costume for Sophie. We wanted some inside …
Emily at Brick Dust and Glitter found this great gift wrap idea on Pinterest. It’s a no-sew gift wrap that uses fabric you already have! Take a look at the simplest, prettiest, reusable wrapping! All you need is some fabric. You can raid your stash or use a silky scarf or up-cycle an old shirt …
This Naughty & Nice Christmas Bunting is a fast and fun last minute Christmas project. It’s naughty because it’s just TOO easy! It’s nice because the double sided flags look lovely from every angle. Using the air threading JUKI MO2000 overlocker to stitch the bunting together is fast, fun and fabulous. The extra weight of the double sided flags …
Hi. Martha here. I’ve been stitching some festive Christmas napkins and tablecloths to go with my Christmas plates. We have special Spode Christmas dishes that we save until the week before Christmas. Then we enjoy using them until the New Year and on into Epiphany, which is sometimes called Little Christmas or Twelfth Night. I …
Home stitched fabric postcards are like sending a hug through the post. This year connecting with family and friends is more important than ever. It’s a good time to stitch something special. Stitching Christmas postcards is easy. We’ll show you how. All you need are some festive Christmas fabrics, pretty thread and fleece or wadding. …
These DIY Gift Bags are fun to make and you get to use them again and again. Emily posted about these Gift Bags on her Brick Dust and Glitter Blog. She’s keen to reduce, reuse and recycle. These Christmas Sacks are a great way to cut down on wasted paper. They’re one of Emily’s alternative ways to wrap presents. …
It’s good to cultivate gratefulness wherever we are. Emily’s gorgeous tablescape certainly puts me in a thankful mood. Here’s a post from our archives. Even though most of us will be staying home this year, we can still make the table special and be grateful that 2020 is almost over! Emily celebrates Thanksgiving along side …
We’re delighted to have Mark Francis from season 6 of The Great British Sewing Bee join our Juki Club Team of contributors. Read on to find out about Mark’s penchant for forgotten fabrics and linen cupboards. New stuff from old sheets Our first blog post from British Sewing Bee contestant Mark Francis is inspired by …
