I’ve finally finished re-lining my faux leopard skin coat!   It has turned out okay, but it was a case of two steps forward, one step back, or in other words lots of unpicking and doing it again!…

I enjoyed looking at Susan's post Sewing Room + Office Space = Clever combinations  and then I went on You Tube and browsed a few more people showing off their Sewing Rooms, to see if I could pick up any new tips.  The problem…

It's been a few months now, (last September) and I thought I would share my progress with sewing the lining for my vintage faux fur leopard…

So as I said in my last post, I was very impressed with The Needle Index and wanted something similar for my Machine Needles.  It was a labour of love, but I have done it!…

When people know you sew, they say "I thought you might be able to use this" about all sorts of things.  I was recently given an old sewing box.  It was full of cards of darning wool, vintage wooden cotton reels and lots and lots of needles!…