Australian Stitches

By Alison Wheeler This series of articles focuses on various areas of garment construction, offering different methods to those detailed in the pattern guide sheet. The ability to personalise garments is a great benefit of being able to sew. Adding i

Wanting to offer customers value for money and something different to other stores in the region, prompted Maria Tresols, owner of The Fabric Shop in Queensland's Gold Coast, to start importing fabrics directly from Europe. The Fabric Shop's autumn/

Sometimes we are contacted and asked if anyone would be interested in making some items, these can be very specific as in the case of vests for children who have autism. Dee Why Group was asked to make these and fill pockets with sand as the children

As women age, they tend to put on an extra amount of weight around the middle section of the body, making it a difficult area to fit without increasing the armhole and bust area. Here we show you an alteration first brought to us by Sandra Beztina, w