Posts Tagged ‘The Dressmaker’s Companion’
5 Favourite sewing tips from The Dressmaker’s Companion
The Dressmaker’s Companion is a book absolutely loaded with sewing tips, and these are five of my favourites. These are five tips that have made a BIG difference to the way I sew; maybe you already do them or maybe you’ll find them useful too. 1. Sew an ease stitch around the sleeve head It…
Read MoreCreating a book cover
The cover of The Dressmaker’s Companion has received many favourable comments, and you might be interested to read about how it was created. Because The Dressmaker’s Companion is a self published book, the cover was my responsibility. All the advice I read on book cover design exhorted Don’t do your own cover! This is great…
Read MoreThe book has launched
Last night was the official book launch of The Dressmaker’s Companion; I’ve held off this week’s blog post so I can tell you about it. Seventy of us packed into the Barbara J Long room at Clare’s town hall. It was a cold, wet, wild night outside but indoors it was cosy with wine, cheese…
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