This week we’ve been taking part in #SEWPHOTOHOP, interviewed Annie from The Village Haberdashery @anniehaberdashery, created a Advent Calendar pompom garland tutorial, posted the round up of new November pattern releases with Fiona @diaryofachainstitcher and published our December LOOK BOOK: Party Dresses.
What have the sewing bloggers been making?
Discover a new blog: Rebecca blogs at Dobbin’s Bobbins about home sewn garments for children and the costume and textiles that inspire her. Read Rebecca’s latest post on Throwback Thursday: Christmas stockings. Follow Rebecca on The Fold Line @dobbinsbobbins
The Colette blog posts how to finish seams Hong Kong style, how to sew a centred zipper and where to buy the Seamwork Annual. Tilly from Tilly and the Buttons posts open call: show us your sewing space. Karen at Did You Make That? posts the sewing spider. Winnie at Scruffy Badger posts a year’s supply of sewing patterns and about to live the dream & sewing in it. Charlotte of English Girl at Home makes a Luca Pom hat and posts a Sewcialist gift guide. By Hand London share a free crochet snowflake pattern. Rachel at House of Pinheiro posts #SEWPHOTOHOP 12 days of Christmas and Papercut Fall (Rise and Fall turtlenecks).
Jane at Handmade Jane sews at the Badger and Earl sewathon plus posts some sewing gift ideas. Marie at A Stitching Odyssey posts November #VintagePledge roundup and personalised fabric from bags of love. Heather at Closet Case Files posts steps in the the Clare coat sew along: full bust adjustment and adjusting length, cutting and interfacing, assembling view B and view A side seams. Leave reviews for the Clare coat here. Elena at Randomly Happy posts How to buy a great sewing machine. Sew Caroline posts a review of On the go bags and giveaway.
Zoe at ‘So, Zo …’ makes a woodland stroll cape from Liesl & Co, leave your reviews here. Jen at Grainline Studios posts Sew & Tell with Kiyomi Go Hollo, Grainline holiday gift guide and some of their favourite coats. Gertie at Gertie’s blog for better sewing posts Knit wrap sew-along #2: tie length and two/four way stretch. Megan Nielsen posts minimalist advent calendar tutorial and mini briar pattern tester roundup. Rochelle at Lucky Lucille posts Happy holidays!
Podcasts
Seamwork Radio The opposite of creative block with Leah Price
While She Naps #61 Luke Haynes
What’s Your Story? #29 with Windy Chien
Reyna Lay Designs #20 Tamara Styer, Editor-in-chief of Deitra Magazine
Modern Sewciety #079 Amanda Woodruff from Westwood Acres
Sew Over It vlog: Heather Dress
New sewing pattern releases
NEW: Tessuti Fabrics – Annie dress
NEW: Cashmerette – Washington dress
NEW: Lilith and Eve – Maxi Dress and petal tunic
NEW: Seamwork – York Top and Brooklyn skirt
NEW: Docksjo patterns – Dagmar the Dolphin
Pauline Alice – Seda Dress
Megan Nielsen children’s patterns – mini virginia, mini briar sweater and tee and mini tania culottes
New Winter 2015 fabric collections from Vogue, McCalls, Butterick, Kwik Sew, Simplicity and NewLook!
‘So, Zo … What do you know?’ – Anya bag
Closet Case files – Clare coat
Schnittchen winter 2015 collection – Caroline dress, Lola cardigan, Rachel Overall, Wanda pants, Joanna coat and Silvia coatigan
Check out the latest pattern releases here or a round up of pattern releases from last month with Fiona at Diary of a Chainstitcher.
Shops and businesses
At The Sewing Directory, Julie and Fiona post projects on how to make a Ladies’ purse, projects for beginners and felt gingerbread man tutorial plus sewing with cuddle fleece tutorial and win your Christmas wishlist with Minerva Crafts.
Annie at The Village Haberdashery posts Star block of the month: December is the puzzle star and give or get shares in The Village Haberdashery this Christmas.
Wendy at MIY Collection posts How to make the most pointy corners and super gorgeous glam PJs.
FabricHq posted a tutorial on making a Cloud zip bag for the ninth day of Christmas.
WeaverDee have a weekly fabric giveaway to win £50 of fabrics and there is 20% off Prym haberdashery and sewing tools.
Josie at Fabric godmother has posted sewing men’s shirts, simple to sew infinity dress and gold faux leather skirt.
Sew Over It announce a competition to win an overlocker for the Grace Dress Instagram party #FallingForGrace
Girl Charlee posts Tutorial Tuesday – how to make a knit pencil skirt in 20 minutes.
Sew Squirrel has a limited offer on the Colette Pattern sewing with knits book – spend $60 and get $10 off.
Events
Check out our Social Calendar for the latest sewing meet-ups, textile and fashion exhibitions and craft fairs.
Tag events or blogs you’ve discovered this week with #sewreporter
Book releases
Sew Sweet Creatures: make adorable plush animals and their accessories by Lark Crafts. 7th December.
Simply Stitched gifts: 21 fun projects using free-motion stitching by Cynthia Shaffer. 7th December.
Beyond Cotton: Making by Hand: Stamp, Print, Dye & Paint 18 Modern Mixed Media Sewing projects by Krista Fleckenstein. 20th November.
Little Big Stuff: Pint-sized play sets to sew for kids by Michelle Jensen. 28th November
Stash lab: simple solution for scrap quilts by Tonya Alexander. 28th December.
Amy Butler’s Blossom: create love, express beauty, be kind by Amy Butler. 19th January.
Scraps Inc. 15 block-based designs for the modern quilter by Lucky Spool. 16th February.
Knit tops for kids: projects for girls and boys aged 1 to 6 by Muriel Agator. 1st January.
The way we wore: a life in clothes by Daphne Selfe. 28th January.
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