The festive season provides the
perfect opportunity to treat
ourselves to a brand new outfit,
particularly when there’s a
family gathering or office party to look forward
to. Keen stitchers don’t have to be limited by
what’s available on the high street either – why
spend hours scouring the shops much like
everyone else before settling on something
‘that will do, I suppose’, when you can sewyour ideal dress instead? Katie Matthews,
office assistant at South London sewing store
Tilly and the Buttons, agrees. “Stitching
for yourself allows you to make something
that’s perfect, right down to the tiniest detail,
which always makes an outfit more special,”
she tells Sew. “Also, if you are making
something for a party or another specific
event, you’ll never run the risk of turning up
in the same dress as someone else!”“If you sew for parties, you'll never turn
up in the same dress as someone else!”
get
your
Glitz
on!
MAKE A GRAND
ENTRANCE AT THE
CHRISTMAS PARTY,
WEARING A FAB
OUTFIT YOU'VE
SEWN YOURSELF
Tilly and
the Buttons'
Etta dress
37(^) sewmag.co.uk
36
(^) sewmag.co.uk
Dark powder with gold glitter
pleats fabric, £5.50 per
metre, stoffstil.co.uk