Category Archives: Dressmaking

How to Sew a Gathered Skirt: A Beginner’s Guide

You've bought a fabric you love, cleared the table, threaded the machine, and decided this [...]

Tape Measure for Sewing: A UK Guide to Perfect Fits

You sew the last button on, press the seams, try the garment on, and something's [...]

How to Attach Bias Binding: A Professional Sewing Guide

You've sewn the garment. The fit is right, the fabric feels lovely, and then the [...]

How to Sew Invisible Zip: A Perfect Finish Every Time

You finish the dress, skirt, or top, hold it up, and there it is. The [...]

Ladies Trousers Pattern: A Complete Sewing Guide

You know the feeling. You try on three pairs of trousers in a changing room, [...]

India Block Print Fabric A Complete Sewist’s Guide

You’ve found a print you love. The colours are soft but lively, the motifs feel [...]

Pattern for Halter Top: A UK Sewing Guide

A halter top looks simple on the hanger. Then you try one on, and the [...]

5 Best Ways to Sew Slippery Fabric For Dressmaking

Sewing With Slippery Fabric 5 best ways to sew slippery fabric: Use good quality pins [...]

A Review of the Silver 30 Anniversary Sewing Machines

The Silver 30 range of sewing machines is manufactured and distributed by Silver Viscount, a [...]

5 Reasons to Use Quilting Cotton for Dressmaking

If you come to visit More Sewing,  you will see bolts of wide dressmaking fabric (cotton, [...]

A Review of the Pfaff Passport 2.0 / 3.0 Sewing Machine

The Pfaff Passport 2.0 and 3.0 Sewing Machines The Pfaff Passport Sewing Machines are two [...]

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