The Great British Sewing Bee Series 7 – Interview with Patrick Grant

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What was it like to film in a new location? We filmed at Trinity Bouy Wharf, which is an amazing old wharf at the River Thames, where the River Lea meets the Thames.  There are incredible views across the river and you can see the cable car and the Millenium Dome.  It was wonderful to see the big skies first …

Just Sew Helen’s English Tea Dress

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Just Sew Helen not only road tested The English Tea dress pattern, using pretty floral viscose, but added an underling to the bodice, omitted the sleeves and did a FBA, resulting in a stylish summer dress. Read all about how she did it on our blog.

Meet the Blogger – Susan Young Sewing

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Third up in our mini series, ‘Meet the Simple Sew Bloggers’ is Susan of blog, Susan Young Sewing. Experienced and experimental, Susan is one of our chief pattern hackers, who’s love for technique and craftswomanship is clear in every blog post!