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Pattern & Book Reviews

Beautiful John Kaldor print fabrics arriving this week ….
A luxurious and vibrant range of John Kaldor fabrics -  ……………stretch cottons, crepe, batiks, polyesters and more ..  are literally due into Sewbox any time now.  Due to repeated customer requests and demand it has not been a difficult decision to re-stock and offer these truly gorgeous [...]

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Join the DIY Couture sewing revolution!
Sewbox stocks the DIY Couture books.  These books designed by Rosie Martin remove the need for complex sewing patterns. They contain a set of simple, visual instructions, which help you to make a particular garment type, that can be almost endlessly re-invented. Diagrams and pictures take the maker through the [...]

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Book Review: Sewing for Baby

by Leah Taylor on August 13, 2010

Kwik Sew’s Sewing for Baby is one of those all-time classic sewing books that appears on so many bookshelves, and I was keen to see what all the fuss is about, so Kwik Sew agreed to send me a copy to review (as well as a copy to win as a prize – more on [...]

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Sewing e-books by David & Charles

by Leah Taylor on August 11, 2010

I was excited when I heard from Fiona at the Sewing Directory that David & Charles are releasing a series of 10 e-books about crafting for beginners, and didn’t hesitate when she put the call out for reviewers! So now I have in my possession 4 of the e-books, before their official launch date on [...]

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Kwik Sew 3309 was a really fun and simple pattern to make, with clear and easy to follow instructions. It is a very versatile set of patterns, with instructions for a baby hat, trousers, frilly trousers, and long and short sleeved tops, for boys and girls, aged 0-18 months. The trousers and hat are designed [...]

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