How to shorten curtains

Today’s post is another in this year’s ‘Basic Sewing Skills’ series. This is how to make curtains shorter. Here is a long curtain (one of a pair) which has been moved to a new house and is too long for its present location. Many people believe that you should take curtains up at the hemContinueContinue reading “How to shorten curtains”

Needle, Thread, Knot

As promised in the ‘New Year Plans’ post here one post each month is going to cover some sewing basics and today’s is about selecting a needle. choosing a thread and making a knot. If that’s not what you need, feel free to skip over it until next week’s blog post (about the year-long ‘Seaside Album’ContinueContinue reading “Needle, Thread, Knot”