Sensational sewing

MUCH can be said for modern ways, but that doesn’t mean heritage crafts should be allowed to fall by the wayside. These long-established practices have been passed from generation to generation, and r

Hi, here’s my contribution to the Issue 424 challenge to design a summer brooch. This brooch is made in two parts from one 45x45 pattern, and can be worn three ways – as a large brooch, a small brooch

Judges ESME YOUNG and PATRICK GRANT on how this year’s competition is measuring up to be the best yet

The Great British Sewing Bee returns for a new series… Another bunch of the UK’s best amateur seamsters have had their needles and threads at the ready for 10 weeks of creative and technical challenge

This summer, sew a slip-on skirt that'll fit your body so well you won't want to take it off! This Maxi Skirt pattern by Tammy Johal of Tammy Handmade has an elasticated waist for comfort and two leg

Comedian Sara Pascoe hosts a new series of The Great British Sewing Bee. She will welcome a new batch of amateurs to the sewing room, where they will take on various tricky challenges in order to impr