Choosing between a bias cut dress and a drop waist design can depend on how the fabric drapes, the desired silhouette, and ...

The Project Primrose dress changing patterns. One second the dress has a solid pattern, the next a shimmery crosshatch design. Prefer to wear a garment that looks different depending which way you’re ...

When some of us hear the word 'pattern', we can immediately feel the texture of fine paper and the anxiety of losing one of the pieces; can hear the distant whirr of a sewing machine. A small personal ...

"Sewing patterns have been the principle blueprint for making garments in the home for centuries. From their origins in the tailoring manuals of the 16th century to the widely produced pamphlets of ...

How well do your clothes fit? In the nineteenth century and earlier, the creation of well-fitting clothes relied on expert women dressmakers. Now, many of us can make our own clothing thanks to the ...

Television programmes and YouTube tutorials are inspiring millions of people to make their own clothes First came the home-baking revival, which prompted trays, tins and icing accoutrements to fly off ...

A free exhibition exploring the history of home dressmaking has opened in Loughborough. The Cut and Create exhibition, at Charnwood Museum, features items of clothing, sewing equipment and dress ...