10 Ways to Upcycle Your Clothes
10 great ways to upcycle your clothes and get more life from your wardrobe.
Introduction to Interfacing
Learn about the different types of interfacing and how to know which one to use.
Self Covered Buttons Tutorial
Learn how to make buttons which perfectly match your project with our self covered buttons tutorial.
A Beginner’s Guide to Making Your Own Clothes
Learn how to sew your own clothes with these expert tips from Julie Bonnar.
How To Use Fusible Interfacing
Learn how to use fusible interfacing with our beginners guide. Includes tips for removing creases too.
Ultimate guide to bias Binding
A beginner’s guide to bias binding – how to make it, how to sew it and ways to use it.
Recreate your favourite trousers pattern
Learn how to Recreate your favourite trousers pattern with this guide from former Sewing Bee producer Claire-Louise Hardie
Clone your trousers – Part 2
Learn how to clone your trousers from your favourite pair. Part 2
Elastic Waistbands
Learn how to sew elastic waistbands, an essential dressmaking technique.
Understanding Sewing Patterns
Understanding sewing patterns – a guide to using sewing patterns for novice stitchers.
Sewing collars and cuffs
Learn how to achieve a professional finish on collars and cuffs when sewing from a commercial dress pattern.
How to sew with jersey fabrics
Sewing with jersey is not as tricky as you think. This beginner’s guide to sewing with jersey makes it simple.
What is a cover stitch machine?
What is a cover stitch machine and how do you use one? Find out more in our cover stitch guide from Janome.
Choosing fabrics for dressmaking
Get advice from dressmaking teacher Helen Rhiannon on choosing fabrics for dressmaking
How to Sew Sleeves
Learn how to sew sleeves including set in sleeves, raglan sleeves and shirt sleeves.
The Beauty of Self Made Bias Finishing
Learn how to finish your garments with bias tape in this self made bias finishing guide from Joanna Carpenter of Fresh Press Patterns
How to gather fabric
Learn how to gather fabric in this guide from Wendy Ward, author of How to Sew Sustainably.
How to trace patterns
Learn how to trace patterns with this pattern tracing guide from Patterntrace – the UK home of Swedish Tracing Paper