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Briefly interrupting the Elisalex Dress Sewalong to bring you a quick and easy tutorial on how to add side seam pockets - not only to the Elisalex Dress, but also to just about anything with a side seam! I think we can all agree that the addition of pockets significantly ups the convenience of almost any garment - and

For those of you who saw our recent posts on working with velvet and sequins, you may have noticed some tell tale signs that I was in the process of stitching up a special something, whilst sharing my tips and tricks... Before I reveal my new beauty, I have to add that the inspiration (or blame...!) behind this make ca

When it comes to pattern hacks, our favourites are always the ones dreamt up by you! When your keen eyes look at a pattern we've designed, and see something we never even thought of, well, that's when our babies truly fly the nest and come into their own. Today's pattern hack is inspired by, nay, blatantly copied from

Is there anything worse than a sagging, gaping neckline on a wrap dress? Because our bodies are all proportioned so differently, with different high bust - full bust - waist ratios and everything in between and all around, getting a woven wrap to fit snugly without any tweaks or alterations to the fit is like assumin

I’ve made a few By Hand London Hannah dresses now and I have to say it’s my favourite and most worn pattern since lockdown. I love wearing a Hannah dress for work calls because it looks presentable…

Sometimes the simplest alterations we can make to a pattern are the ones that end up making a world of difference. Moving darts - especially bust darts - is one such miracle alteration. For this tutorial, we will be demonstrating on a bust dart that starts at the side seam, as on our Eloise dress pattern, but you can a

Yoo hoo we're baa-ack! We've had a wonderful Summer break - between us we've covered the UK, US and Europe over the last few weeks, just about recovered from the Notting Hill Carnival and now we're back and raring to go! We've got some ridiculously exciting things to look forward to over the next few months (all to be

I ummed and ahhed before buying this pattern (the Anna dress by independent pattern designers By Hand London ). It's essentially an A-line dress, which often leave me a bit meh. Rightly or wrongly, I always think they're a bit dull, frumpy but ironic