Love Sewing - Issue 109 - July 2022

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LL Adding ease explained
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LL Master hemming jersey
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Quick-make
BEACH DRESS
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ummer is finally here! The warmth and
sunshine make me feel so happy and
uplifted – I hope you feel it too. We’re
celebrating the
warmer weather with
two fantastic cover
patterns for you in
this issue. The first,
Michelle
Butterick 6728, is
a stunning flutter
EDITOR
sleeve dress – for
Michelle loves
a pretty everyday
dressmaking, fashion
look, go for the
history and celebrating
midi length, or go
fabulous makers! See
all out for special
what she’s sewing
summer occasions As always, our indie designers are here to offer
next on her Instagram:
with the elegant yet more inspiration and sewing joy. The team
stitchywhitney
maxi version. We’re at Crafty Sew & So has created the perfect
ready for weddings, quick-make beach dress on page 54. Julia
garden parties Claridge of Bobbins and Buttons has spoilt us
and any excuse to with two great summer sews; draft your own
sew this beautiful contemporary wrap over skirt on page 69 and
dress. See reader get sunshine ready with a terrific tie-strap sun
Emma’s gorgeous dress on page 62. We’re delighted to have Juliet
Ruth
gingham version Uzor’s fabulous Sewing Bee jumpsuit on page 26.
Stay cool in style on page 17. CONSULTANT
All this, plus we have some superb home and
on page 14 EDITOR
If you’re after accessory projects, great reads about sewing
Ruth hopes to inspire
useful wardrobe with kids, designer David Moorish and The
your creativity in every
basics, look Great British Sewing Bee, and our panel of
issue. For more sewing
no further than industry experts delivering the usual hearty dose
antics see her Instagram
Threadcount 2113 of advice and inspiration. Don’t miss Elisalex’s
grinlowsews and visit
– a simple but new Dressmaking Dilemmas column, Alison
www.grinlowsews.com 
stylish V-neck top Smith’s guide to trouser welt pockets and Claire
with three great Louise Hardie’s tips on adding ease.
sleeve options
to choose from. As always, write in with your makes and
This easy-to-sew comments to [email protected], or
pattern will have tag us on Instagram at lovesewingmag. We love
you whipping hearing from you!
through your IIan
fabric stash in no Until then,
time, providing SENIOR DESIGNER
you with a When he's not spending
wardrobe full of time with his family, Ian is
versatile tops for M i c h e l l e enthusiastic about great
day or night. design and loves getting
creative with the team.
Sew a pretty wardrobe Check out more of his
arty work at
staple on page 19 icdartwork.etsy.com
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nside this
ISSUE
REGULARS
14
AND FEATURES
Includes
6 Love Sewing Loves 2-in-1
10 Interview with Sewing Bee
elegant
series eight contestants
Steve, Marni, Chichi and flutter sleeve
Richy
17 Reader review dresses
23 Thrifty Stitcher with
Claire-Louise Hardie
30 Skill Building with
Amy Scarr
PROJECTS
34 Sewing with Kids
42 Pattern Picks 14 Your Butterick B6728
flutter sleeve dress
44 SUBSCRIBE TODAY
19 Y our Threadcount TC2113
46 Fabric focus
3-in-1 top
53 Exclusive giveaway:
Storage4Crafts 26 The Great British Sewing
Bee Jumpsuit
58 Couture sewing
techniques with 38 Jean-ius denim tote bag
Alison Smith MBE
48 Sewing room storage trio
60 Free book offer
54 Quick-make beach dress
61 Fabric focus
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66 Interview with embroidery ISSUES 62 Shoulder-tie sun dress
designer David Moorish
FOR 69 Wrap over button skirt
72 Dressmaking Dilemmas
78 Wild wall art
JUST
with Elisalex de Castro
£12!
Peake
80 Coming next issue Find us online
82 This month I’m making
www.craftworld.com
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to find out more
search ‘lovesewingmag’
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Editorial
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Editor Michelle Rowley
Consultant Editor Ruth Brown
26 Chief Sub-Editor Kayleigh Hooton
Sub-Editors Andrea Petrie, Victoria Smith
Designer Ian Danby
Photographer Laura Conroy
Covermount & Packaging Designer
Sharon Drury
Contributors Claire-Louise Hardie,
Alison Smith MBE, Elisalex de Castro Peake,
Amy Scarr
Advertising
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CONTRIBUTORS
Amy Scarr Claire-Louise Hardie
Amy is here to help take your skills up to the next level with her Claire-Louise is an author, pattern designer, teacher and
expert tips and tricks. Discover how to master hemming jersey costumier. Claire-Louise teaches a range of step-by-step
knits on page 30 and stay up to date with Amy’s latest makes at sewing classes online at www.thriftystitcher.co.uk and this
www.almondrock.co.uk month guides us through how to add ease. Head to page 23
to learn more!
Elisalex de Castro Peake Alison Smith MBE
Elisalex is a regular columnist for Love Sewing and is Awarded an MBE for her services to dressmaking, Alison is
also the head of design and co-founder of By Hand an industry expert in classic couture, an author and has her
London, which produces high-quality patterns available at own shop and line of patterns. Join Alison on page 58 for her
www.byhandlondon.com. Turn to page 72 for her answers expert guide to sewing welt trouser pockets.
to your dressmaking dilemmas.
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The patterns, people, fabric and
finds getting us sewing this month
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Cheap Fabrics offers fantastic service and so much fabric that
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STITCHER’S
STORY
SEWING BEES
share all
We caught up with Sewing Bee series 8 contestants Chichi,
Marni, Richy and Steve to discover their sewing top tips,
dressmaking wins and exciting future plans!
Can you share some sewing tips with Richy – Don’t be put off by your What has been your worst sewing
Love Sewing readers who have been mistakes. Instead, learn from them and disaster and your biggest triumph?
enjoying the show? move on to the next piece. Steve – One of the first things I ever
Chichi – Salvage any project that you Marni – My best sewing tip for any made was a denim jacket; I made a bit
think has failed. I have had many sewist would be to give it a go. What is of a mistake with the topstitching at the
projects sat discarded that I revisited the worst that’s going to happen? If you shoulder, so I started unpicking it, went
years later and with a little more don’t like it, you can rip it out and start a bit too rough and ended up ripping the
patience and creativity became wearable. again; if it doesn’t quite fit, you can alter entire right side of the jacket off. It was
I’ve learnt a it. If you hate it, you can chop it up, make pretty devastating! But I managed to save
lot from the mistakes I have made along something different or give it away. it with a patch, which ended up actually
the way. looking pretty cool.
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