Mood Fabrics have just released a free downloadable pattern for an elegant bias skirt. Mood Fabrics have lots of free patterns.https://www.moodfabrics.com/blog/the-indigo-skirt-free-sewing-pattern/
Giselle posted that she found some interfacings listed on the Empress Mills website, this is for face masks in a non-medical environment. Because interfacing is not woven is meant to make for a good inner layer between outer fabric and lining. Though not for medical grade masks:
https://www.empressmills.co.uk/sewing-news/face-masks/
Home dressmakers are also sewing scrubs but again the website cannot not gurantee their fabrics' suitability in a medical environment. They are selling various fabrics that are more closely woven:
https://www.empressmills.co.uk/sewing-news/covid-19-fabric-scrubs/
Anita P. posted more information about Foundations Revealed, available until 8 April.
Second part of the free webinar by Foundations revealed: https://cathyhay.lpages.co/sleeve-workshop-part-2-mar-2020/ This one is about modifying the armhole shape to fit your body (with specific fitting issues), preparing the armhole and the sleeve head for setting the sleeve in and the actual setting in of the sleeve.
Third part: https://cathyhay.lpages.co/sleeve-workshop-part-3-mar-2020/ The topic is Victorian sleeves. I found this one a bit confusing, probably because I don't know enough about the general construction of Victorian bodices. Still very interesting.
Maureen mention some problems with uploading photographs to the London Dressmaking Club Meetup site. Paige came up with these tips- I find if the file size is large it can take a while to upload or sometimes it hangs it really big. I now use a free app on my phone to rotate, crop and resize the photos on my phone before I upload - Snapseed. And for the images which are multiple photos combined I use another free app - Layout.
There was a shout out for sewists in South West London to help with sewing scrubs, see script in italics below. I tried emailing the given email address on Sunday but have not had a reply yet. I will update this blog with the result if I do.
Scrubs for NHS needs your help!!
We are working with Kings in Peckham and St George’s in Tooting. Both Hospitals have confirmed that they are in desperate need of scrubs. Kings alone need 400 pairs. The in-house scrubs are used for the front line nurses which leaves other departments such as maternity, oncology and paediatrics without scrubs.
We have distributed many sets already but need more sewers.
We will provide you with the fabric already cut out ready to sew. Plus tape for the drawstring waist and facings already interfaced. They also require a drawstring bag for the nurses to be able to take the scrubs home in.
Ordinarily scrubs are made to a very high standard and are fully reversible to save time for the in-house laundry. These scrubs can be a little more homemade as nurses will take them home and wash them.
All seams should be overlocked or zigzagged neatly.
To limit travel under lockdown we are primarily looking to recruit sewers in SW London.
If you are interested and available to start sewing please get in touch with Michelle on
07767 707689
Or email @
Michelle.sharpling@optimuse2e.com
The big news is that The Great British Sewing Bee is due to return on 22 April- unless it is postponed again!
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