It’s been a mixed week, how has it been for you?

This week has been a mixture of highs & lows, the lows are all to do with my mother’s health. Well she is 98 & still quite fit for her age, but she has been in hospital since before Christmas, she had stopped eating & drinking, they couldn’t just put her...

Tips for working with stretchy fabric

Use a ball point or stretch needle, that way the needle won’t pierce the threads but will slide between them. If the fabric is really stretchy a stretch needle will be best. Use a stretch stitch on your sewing machine and if you don’t have one use a zigzag...

I’m Sew Excited!

I’m getting really excited about launching ‘Mary Anne’s Online Sewing Bee’ I have been working on it for ages and not getting very far, but I have now got some help from Yvette Segal at Plan-It Purple. Techy stuff isn’t something I know a...

Blog Of A Fashion Designer Wannabe

 Jan 15 Sewing Seams Easy: Sewing Seams Easy is an sewing club dedicated to making fabulous clothes and soft furnishings in a friendly environment. I personally love the idea of a small, self ran sewing business, and wanted to know more about being self employed. Mary...