All this month the Simple Sew Bloggers will be making party dresses to celebrate The Dressmaker’s Ball coming soon on 12th May… Hello! I’m another new Simple Sew blogger for this month, and I knew what pattern I wanted to make for the Dressmaker’s Ball (which is hosted by @craftysewandso on Instagram – go and visit their page for more …
Guide to Lining a Dress
Adding a lining is a great way to preserve dress fabric, plus it will stop your dress from sticking to you! What if your pattern doesn’t include a lining? Here are some tips for adding your own! Lining a Dress Method 1 A drop-through lining is the easiest option: you simply make a second version of the dress using the …
12 Days of Christmas | Win with Simple Sew!
Can you believe it’s December already?! The countdown to Christmas officially starts now. We’re giving away 12 amazing prizes in the run-up to Christmas with our 12 Days of Christmas competition. Prizes will be revealed here each day! Please note that each competition will only run until 9:30am the following day. We will announce a winner every day, so bookmark this …
Celebrating Curves with Simple Sew
One reason many of us turn to sewing is the chance to make clothes that actually fit our shape instead of us trying to align our figure with the high-street’s ‘one shape fits all’ approach. Simple Sew aims to make sewing inclusive and that’s why most of the patterns on our site range from UK size 6-22, with the aim …