This is the latest post in this year’s series on tools for Textiles. ( You can find previous posts here, here, here and here). Today I’m showing you the scissors I keep in the studio. First up are a few different pairs of shears. The first pair is made by Fiskars and is comfortable toContinueContinue reading “Tools for Textiles – Scissors”
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How to do a hand-stitched hem
Last month in this year’s Basic Sewing Skills series, I showed you how to make a machine-stitched hem, for example on a pair of trousers . You can see the post here . This is about stitching a hem by hand – very useful if you haven’t got a sewing-machine available, if you want toContinueContinue reading “How to do a hand-stitched hem”
Amanda Jane Textiles 