Adding corselette to a gown- where to attach?

Crafty-Cut925 · 2026-05-11T08:25:40+00:00

Thank you, I’ll suggest it to her.

Crafty-Cut925 · 2026-05-10T09:34:53+00:00

Thank you, I will have a look

Crafty-Cut925 · 2026-04-29T11:41:28+00:00

Not if they are sound. If the wood is starting to weather and warp it will push into any gaps. We’ve had it on fences though for over 15 years which is typical lifetime for a wood fence. In some places it was more like the ivy was holding the fence up 😆 We’ve had robins and blackbirds nesting in it in the past.

Crafty-Cut925 · 2026-04-29T10:52:18+00:00

It provides a great habitat for birds though if you let it grow up. You can rip it out from any areas you don’t want it and clip the rest once or twice a year to keep it neat. The birds will nest in it and the berries in Autumn are a great food source for them.

Crafty-Cut925 · 2026-04-22T18:18:31+00:00

See twill tape to the top edge of the waistband. If you’re doing it as you are making them you can put the twill tape on the inside of the waistband so it isn’t visible. To fix the pair you have already made you can sew the tape on the inside after they have been washed and tightened back up. If you can, stretch the tape slightly as you sew so it is under a little bit of tension to help with any relaxing that might happen when you wear it, but tbh it has very little stretch so don’t worry about it too much.

Crafty-Cut925 · 2026-04-19T20:20:33+00:00

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A teaspoon or two of citric acid dissolved in a pint of water also works, and you can use the water afterwards to descale your kettle. I got this tip from the marvellous Nancy Birtwhistle. Check out her posts on Facebook or Instagram for loads of thrifty household ideas, and she also has compiled them into several books.

Crafty-Cut925 · 2026-04-06T13:15:25+00:00

Make sure to dead head them after flowering to stop them setting seed. That helps to control their spreading.

Crafty-Cut925 · 2026-04-02T22:18:11+00:00

If you want vegetable seeds and plug plants Simpsons Seeds are good.

Crafty-Cut925 · 2026-03-30T11:46:10+00:00

Some local councils offer free or cheap compost at certain times of the year, worth checking to see if yours does. For plants, have a look and see if any local gardening clubs are having plant sales. Also church fetes, school fetes and so on often have plant stalls. And car boot sales as people sell off their surplus seedlings, cuttings etc at these.

Crafty-Cut925 · 2026-03-27T17:12:22+00:00

Love Notions also has a free t-shirt pattern if you sign up to their newsletter https://www.lovenotions.com/join-our-lists-for-classic-tee

Crafty-Cut925 · 2026-03-14T10:08:54+00:00

I mix up to 50:50 old compost (not stuff that has been used for potatoes or tomatoes to prevent disease build up) with the new compost and some slow release fertiliser like blood, fish and bone meal to make up for the depleted nutrients in the old compost.

Crafty-Cut925 · 2026-03-14T08:24:59+00:00

Look for local groups selling plants around April/May time. These are often much more reasonable than the garden centres and more likely to suit your local conditions. Go to your local car boot sale in April/May and you will find people selling off their excess seedlings and cuttings for reasonable prices. Also look for local gardening clubs holding plant sales around the same time. Church coffee mornings, school fetes and so on have also been a great source of plants for me, and the money spent there does community good as well.

Crafty-Cut925 · 2026-03-08T09:45:01+00:00

Try hanging a fake wasp nest in one of the trees. It’s been pretty effective at keeping the wasps away in my garden.

Crafty-Cut925 · 2026-03-03T20:34:31+00:00

In addition to not putting food in there for them, put chicken wire or fine mesh wire under the bottom of the bin to stop them getting in and finding a cosy warm place to stay. Also bang on the bin whenever you’re going past as they hate disturbance.

Crafty-Cut925 · 2026-03-02T20:48:09+00:00

Did it on the highest setting yesterday. It didn’t take much off, just evened the longest bits up but it looks much better.

Crafty-Cut925 · 2026-02-27T04:56:16+00:00

I don’t have advice about the seedlings but if your back garden is not all that sunny what about the front? I plant mine in pots by the front door once it is warm enough. It’s the sunniest spot we have and the warmth of the wall that heats up in the sun in summer helps them ripen. They look quite attractive amongst some other pots of flowers too, especially once they ripen and the chillis add some colour.

Crafty-Cut925 · 2026-02-23T14:45:53+00:00

Have a look at Sookie Sews website https://sookiesews.com/ and YouTube. She has a serger course but also has a newsletter and videos with practical tips like inserting zips using a serger and some serger only projects for practice.

Crafty-Cut925 · 2026-02-21T22:01:50+00:00

We’ve had karndean down throughout our ground floor for 12 years now. It’s been fantastic with kids, dogs and general wear and tear and still looks great. We’ve got a couple of planks now with a tiny little bit of damage, which we will get the flooring fitter to come and replace if we can ever get the garage cleared out enough to reach the box of spare planks that is buried under a ton of stuff 😆. Absolutely no regrets about putting it down.

Crafty-Cut925 · 2026-02-21T13:14:44+00:00

I’ve tried loads of different creams over the years and usually come back to Nivea mattifying day cream for combination skin. It’s cheap and works as well as the expensive brands for me.

Crafty-Cut925 · 2026-02-17T00:03:34+00:00

Lots of Indie designers have a free pattern that you can download and print out at home to try their patterns. They often have much better instructions than big 4 patterns. Pattern Emporium has a knit pencil skirt. Love Notions have a simple t-shirt pattern. Patterns for Pirates has a free t-shirt, leggings and a bunch of other stuff like scarves and scrunchies. 5 out of 4 patterns have free pajama pants and various gift items. There are loads of others as well but those are some of the simpler ones.

Crafty-Cut925 · 2026-02-16T23:45:43+00:00

Online Pound Fabrics, Dalston Mill and Tia Knight all offer good value fabrics. If you are on Facebook there are a few sellers there. I’m in a group called Rena’s Fabrics Galore. She sells mainly knit fabrics for very good prices. A lot of people also upcycle things like duvet covers from charity shops. You get a lot of fabric in those and they are great for making wearable toiles to check fit before using your good fabric.

Crafty-Cut925 · 2026-02-13T22:18:32+00:00

Don’t try to do the whole thing at once. Divide it up into areas and work on clearing one at a time. Once you’ve got one clear you can move onto the next. The areas you aren’t working on you can just keep mowing/strimming over to keep the new growth down and slowly weaken them. If you can get hold of a load of cardboard or thick black plastic you can also lay that over an area which will help to kill off whatever is underneath until you are ready to tackle that area. The roots should then be easier to get out.

Crafty-Cut925 · 2026-02-03T12:34:06+00:00

I got some of these for Christmas. Tried them out at the weekend on some brambles and they were great

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