Tips & techniques

How I took in a waistband that was too big on a finished Clemence skirt, after attending an alterations workshop at Guthrie&Ghani

Details of my step-by-step process of how I changed a neckline of a blouse after it was sewn

A simple alteration to shorten a rtw pleated skirt, marking the new hem on the machine and finishing with a rolled hem on the overlocker.

Blog post showing the lined pockets on my Heather Blazer by The Friday Pattern Company, and describing how they were hand-stitched on.

Details of how I lined the Sienna Maker Jacket pockets and neatly topstitched them on.

A tutorial on how to sew a buttonhole with a zigzag stitch and normal foot, without using the buttonhole foot or automatic setting.

Tutorial on how to shorten a curved ruffle as demonstrated on the Liberty Zina wrap skirt / Simplicity 8606

Tutorial on how to sew a French seam on a gathered ruffle without the bulk

How I adjusted the waist on the Lilou Dress having already sewn the skirt to the bodice.