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The Knitting and Stitching Show 2015

Knitting and Stitching Show 2015: Review and Best Bits

I was lucky enough to visit the Knitting and Stitching show this year. With the beautiful Ally Pally in North London as its setting, Europe’s biggest textiles fair did not disappoint! The last time I visited this show was two years ago – so it’s great to see what the trends are and how they’re […]

The importance of a calico toile

The Importance Of A Calico Toile

If you’re making products in fabrics (be it a dress, a makeup bag, or a simple pouch) – if the product is designed to fit a certain object or serve a certain purpose, it’s important to get into the habit of creating a mock up, more traditionally known as a Toile. Toiles are created from a cheap material […]

Great British Sewing Bee

The Great British Sewing Bee 2016 – Applications Now Open!

The Sewing Bee will be returning in 2016 for its fourth series – how exciting! William Gee have been supplying GBSB with various haberdashery and sewing products since the series started. If you need some inspiration to apply – just look at the textiley success of some of the previous contestants below… – – – – – – […]

Project Space- How to make a memo holder

PROJECT SPACE: Memo Holder

Unless you have been living under a rock for the past month, you’ll know that, for a limited time, William Gee are giving away free Vintage threads with every order – just enter code THREADS at checkout! And if you’re anything like me, you’ll be thinking these threads are just way too gorgeous to use […]

A Basic Guide to Sewing Machine Feet

A Basic Sewing Machine Feet Guide

This simple guide has been built for those who have just bought a new sewing machine, or for those who are looking through your sewing box and thinking, ‘I got this foot with my machine and hey, i have no idea what it actually does’. I’m going to give you a quick run-through to the feet […]

New Designers 2015 Review and ones to watch

New Designers 2015: Trends and Ones To Watch

With the New Designers 2015 Show turning 30 this year, once again it did not disappoint – the best design graduates descended from all depths of the country, showcasing snippets of their final year’s portfolio as final year students. Walking around the Business Design Centre this year, I did pick up a few upcoming trends who are definitely worth a mention. […]

Contemporary British Design Shows

A Guide to Contemporary British Design Shows

As any designer knows, research is everything! And I’m going to be writing today about why a visit to a Contemporary British Design Show is a brilliant research opportunity that you should be putting in your diary. I have to admit, I thought design shows were about people in suits and everyone talking about million […]

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