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May 2020
10:31am, 19 May 2020
12,737 posts
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Garfield
Interesting and thanks for the insights on that Meglet. I have a colleague who has successfully done the pleated variety, so will also ask her for advice as I don't like the shaped one quite as much. I think we have some florist's wire floating about the house when hubby was looking for something to shape the brims of a couple of his hats...he has a thing about hats!  He also has way too many of them too!!
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May 2020
6:11pm, 21 May 2020
2,454 posts
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Drell
Has anyone any recommendations for good sources of dressmaking patterns? Suppose someone thought they might like to make themselves a pair of summer shorts, where might they find a beginner level pattern? And fabric too? Asking for a friend...
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May 2020
6:54pm, 21 May 2020
26,784 posts
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HellsBells
Patterns - Jaycotts, Backstitch. Escape and Create, MBJM on Etsy
Fabric - Backstitch, escape and create, Fabric godmother, Minerva crafts, Dalton Mill. Fabrics galore, Cambridge fabric company (very pricey), Always Knitting and Sewing, Croft Mill...........
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May 2020
6:55pm, 21 May 2020
26,785 posts
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HellsBells
Julie at Escape and create is very helpful, she lives in Girton and is lovely. If you speak to her, tell her I said hi!
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May 2020
9:36pm, 21 May 2020
1,679 posts
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runnyeyes
I’m just starting to dabble in machine sewing...so I will have lots of newbie questions for you people.
My last sewing was in first year Grammar school 1971/2 Miss Holsworth
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May 2020
9:38pm, 21 May 2020
1,680 posts
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runnyeyes
Actually my first shock was .. how expensive patterns are!!
£15-16 for a Simplicity. Wow. Ok if you use it several times, but would you?
But ....it’s a hobby, not an economic activity. Keep having to say that.
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May 2020
9:41pm, 21 May 2020
46,653 posts
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Velociraptor
Crikey! I saw someone selling old patterns, possibly used, online for £3 each and thought, "HOW much? You don't really want rid of these, do you?" Clearly I was mistaken
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May 2020
9:43pm, 21 May 2020
16,111 posts
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Rosehip
how much!?
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May 2020
9:46pm, 21 May 2020
21,038 posts
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Meglet
Making clothes is definitely not cheaper than buying them! (Mostly)
Just had a pattern arrive for a wrap dress and it’s lined! (Couldn’t read the back very well online). Will need to find some lightweight cotton lining but it’s tricky to match to a fabric online!
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May 2020
9:52pm, 21 May 2020
5,340 posts
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Wine Legs
I've been buying pdf patterns & sticking them together myself. Much cheaper. I made the MBJM four seasons shorts yesterday afternoon. Very comfy.
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