Tag Archives: Quilt patterns by Amanda Jane Textiles

How to renew the elastic in a waistband

This is another ‘Basic Sewing Skills’ post designed to help you mend rather than throw away garments. The elastic in these pyjama trousers had lost some of its elasticity and needed to be renewed. Other reasons for changing the elastic include needing to make the trousers tighter or looser. This post shows you how toContinueContinue reading “How to renew the elastic in a waistband”

‘Unravel’ textile exhibition

Last week, I visited the Barbican Centre London to see a large exhibition of contemporary textiles. The Barbican, London, photo by Amanda Jane Textiles The Barbican’s description of the exhibition is as follows: Using textiles, fibre and thread, 50 international artists challenge power structures and reimagine the world in this major group exhibition. Here isContinueContinue reading “‘Unravel’ textile exhibition”