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Textiles and the Coronation

This is Coronation weekend. King Charles III was crowned on Saturday. Today, Monday 8 September, is a Bank Holiday in the UK to mark the occasion. There is much that could be said about the Coronation. This is a Textiles blog, however, so I will concentrate here on some textiles. On Saturday, St Luke’s ChurchContinueContinue reading “Textiles and the Coronation”

How to choose a sewing machine needle

Sewing machine needles Recently, I taught my beginner’s class ‘How to use a sewing machine’ which covered the topic of sewing machine needles and which needle to use for different purposes. (For more information about the class go to the Classes page here.) The photo below shows what a sewing machine needle looks like. ItContinueContinue reading “How to choose a sewing machine needle”