Category Archives: Dressmaking
Sewing Pattern for a Cape: Your Complete 2026 Guide
You've probably done it already. You've seen a cape pattern online, loved the sweep of [...]
How to Make Pleats Your Complete Sewing Guide
You've probably had this moment. You spot a skirt with sharp, even pleats or a [...]
Your Guide to a Sewing Pattern for Coat Success
You've found a coat pattern you love. The line drawing looks polished, the sample version [...]
How to Sew a Simple Top: A UK Beginner’s Guide
You're probably here because you've looked at ready-made tops, liked the idea of sewing your [...]
Women Clothes Patterns
You've found a pattern you love. The cover sketch looks promising, the fabric shelf is [...]
Plus Size Sewing Patterns: A Practical Fitting Guide
You buy a pattern that looks promising, cut into lovely fabric, spend a weekend sewing [...]
Ultimate Guide: How to Sew Elastic Waistband Skirt in 2026
You've probably done this before. You spot a skirt in a shop, like the shape, [...]
How to Sew a Buttonhole by Hand: A Tailor’s Guide
You've pressed the garment, trimmed the threads, admired the shape, and then hit the part [...]
How To Sew A Lined Jacket Like A Pro
You've sewn skirts, shirts, maybe even an unlined jacket, and now you're staring at a [...]
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, [...]