Posts Tagged ‘sewing tools’
Creating the cover for A Year of Zero Waste Sewing
One of the really fun parts of independent publishing is making the book’s cover. The cover for A Year of Zero Waste Sewing was finished this past week. The cover was created by Stu Nankivell, who has done the covers for my previous two books, and styled by me. Several weeks ago, Stu and his…
Read MoreHoliday snaps from the ASG convention
Last week I went to the Australian Sewing Guild’s convention in Melbourne. Here’s what happened… Tuesday Dear Diary, Flying out tomorrow with Mum for the Australian Sewing Guild’s biennial convention in Melbourne. Leaving the children at home with husband. Children worried I would never return after watching Air Crash Investigation on TV. We’re going…
Read MoreLike or loathe it: tailors chalk
I would say that most home sew-ers don’t use much tailors chalk, because generally we use paper patterns that are pinned to the fabric, not cardboard patterns that need tracing around. I would also say that most home sew-ers don’t like using tailors chalk, mainly because it’s hard to get a fine line. There are…
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