This week on YouTube Sarah ( @itsohsewkitoko3746 ) and Becky ( @dottodotstudio ) talk about projects to make from boiled wool, Sarah's ingenious...
Tips and tutorials
Occasionally we think of intelligent things to tell you, or we are bursting with excitement over a latest project. You will find them here, our ‘snippets from the studio’.
Previous YouTube Products
In this week's YouTube video Becky and Sarah (from @itsohsewkitoko) talk about Rosella, one of their all time favourite autumn dressmaking fabrics...
Latest YouTube products… waistband elastics
In this week's YouTube video Becky and Sarah (from @itsohsewkitoko) Talk about various types of waistband elastics and their merits. All of the...
Previously On YouTube… Denim dresses and other makes…
In this week's YouTube video Becky and Sarah (from @itsohsewkitoko) Discuss their recent makes and lots of fabulous denim fabrics. All of the...
Previously On YouTube… 21/09/2023
In this week's YouTube video Becky and Sarah (from @itsohsewkitoko) Discuss their recent makes. Including Sarah finished Pyjamas! All of the...
Previously On YouTube… 25/8/23
In this week's YouTube video Becky and Sarah (from @itsohsewkitoko) Discuss their August makes. Including transitional sweaters and Sarah finished...
Previously on YouTube…(14/7/23)
In this week's YouTube video Becky and Sarah (from @itsohsewkitoko) continue to talk about all of the wonderful things they have been busy making...
Previously On Youtube….(30/6/23)
In this week's YouTube video Becky and Sarah (from @itsohsewkitoko) continue to talk about all of the wonderful things they have been busy making...
Previously on YouTube…(02/06/23)
All of the products mentioned in our latest youtube video.
Previously on YouTube(18/05/2023)…
In this week's YouTube video Becky and Sarah talk about all of the wonderful things they have been busy making recently. All of the products...
Previously On YouTube… (20/02/2023)
All of the Products Mentioned in the Previous YouTube Video. (Spring Coating Fabrics).
Ankara Fabric – And a few of my favourite pattern picks for working with them
African fabrics are something I had never considered working with until recently. I've always felt a little uncomfortable appropriating...
Sewing Advice for Beginners – 3 Tips
With The Sewing Bee back on our screens, many people may feel inspired to start sewing. I've put down a few bits of useful advice for beginners or...
Tutorial – Adding pockets into a side seam with concealed zip
I'm having a bit of a love affair with this fabric at the moment and amidst the mayhem of wedding dresses in the studio decided that life couldn't...
Green ‘Hemmingway’ dress
Pattern Review - Vogue 8577 To be honest, I'm not sure where this pattern came from, I found it in my stash, complete with sticky tape holding the...
The Patchwork Addiction Continues
Having really enjoyed the discipline of machine patch working I wanted to be able to do more, so I bought an acre of cutting mat and a rotary...
A totally indulgent Patchwork Weekend
Hi there, it's been a while! What a whirlwind the year has been, but guess we probably all feel like that? I won't bore you with tales, or excuses...
A Wedding Dress – The entire journey – Part Two
Now that you've been privy to my little black book it will probably be no surprise that I really enjoy phase two of my commission work. Fabric...
My little black book
One of my favourite parts of any commission is the shopping part, (I secretly fancy that I could have made a career as a professional shopper) and...
A Wedding dress – the entire journey – part one
This is a really exciting time of year in the studio as February tends to be my busiest month for taking commissions. Most people tend to...
My January Sewing Frenzy
As a dressmaker, people assume that I must make all of my own clothes. Wouldn't that be a dream! But in real life I am usually too busy teaching and...
Grease marks be gone!
It's happened to all of us I'm sure, you're happily working on a new project, and it's not even finished when disaster strikes, and you discover...
Laura’s Hen Party
We've hosted a few parties here at the studio before, but a hen party for twelve was our biggest yet! As the gorgeous bride-to-be Laura is 5 months...
New Year, New page.
I've never been one to make New Years resolutions but there is certainly something about this year that gets us all revved up with good intentions...