So as you may know, I’m a self-taught fashion designer, learning techniques as I go along; and whilst I thought the rotary cutter would be my best ever tool, I just learnt that you can get a special sewing machine foot, called a binder foot, that assists you in sewing binding onto your garments. I [...]
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Ok, so I should have been using patterns weeks ago, instead of freestyling on my paid fabric!! Argh. I guess that’s what happens when you’re over excited to get started. Anywho, I’m learning as I go along, and as I’m on a tight budget, I understand clearly that wasting fabric is a NO-NO. So I [...]
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Seriously, who needs chocolate hearts when you can have cotton darts!??! At this precise minute, I know there’s many ladies jumping up and down, ever so happy with a gift they’ve just received from their partner for Valentines. I was doing the exact same thing about 10 minutes ago, but for a very different gift [...]
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Your homepage is your website’s face, the starting point for your visitor. Get the design wrong, and it only takes one click for your potential customer to kiss your business goodbye. Get it right, and you could be laughing all the way to the bank! My advice is to keep the look simple – have a [...]
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Step one: Choose a venue or a place to hold the event. Make sure there is space for a runway and seating. Choose the time and date and theme of the event and send out invites. Remember no fashion show should be longer than 15-20 minutes. It must be quick to hold interest and whet [...]
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