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Ministry of Craft : my weekend

Tue, 01 Sep 2015 00:00:00 +0000

Wow, this weekend was a busy one! Saturday I was teaching the new “Clone Your Closet” class at Ministry of Craft ,
A busy fun day was had by all, and everyone went home with a clone of one special garment, we had trousers, dresses, vintage coats..

Cloning a much loved item in your wardrobe is so satisfying. The lovely lady in the photos above copied beautifully a fit and flare dress…and btw how fabulous is her Weekend Doris dress?

Custom Made Doris Anyone?

Wed, 01 Jul 2015 00:00:00 +0000

I rarely, well actually never do custom orders, I just don’t have the time , but knowing how much some people want to own a Weekend Doris Dress or Sweater I have decided to release a limited number of custom slots in my Etsy Store .
There are five choices of stretch fabrics available including vintage fabrics like this one:

You will receive a dress or sweater made to your own measurements, and you can choose the length of the sleeve, to have pockets or not, decorative exposed zip etc.
Shipping in the UK as usual is free.
Plus if you use code Birthday6 you get £2.50 off your complete order.

New Classes at Ministry of Craft

Mon, 01 Jun 2015 00:00:00 +0000

My regular readers will know that I am a tutor at Ministry of Craft in Manchester.I love teaching there, and am very pleased to announce two new classes I will be teaching starting September 2015.

Clone Your Closet is the class for you if you’ve got that one perfect item of clothing in your wardrobe that you wish you had ten of. Bring it along and I will show you how to copy it using the “rub off " method. You’ll go home with a complete pattern of your favourite garment ready to sew up as many times as you like. You’ll have to be quick though, this class is selling fast!