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Day 17 #BeeMine- My 30 day blog challenge- Fashion With Fabric

Day 17 #BeeMine- My 30 day blog challenge- Fashion With Fabric

03.03.2015 Blog 1
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Challenged by my publisher to wear a garment every day from my book Fashion with Fabric means lots of organising and frantic calls...

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Day 16 #BeeMine- My 30 day blog challenge- Fashion With Fabric

Day 16 #BeeMine- My 30 day blog challenge- Fashion With Fabric

03.03.2015 Blog 0
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Out and about today meeting with chums and designers so I slipped my striped Drapey dress.This is a great intro to sewing with...

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Day 15 #BeeMine- My 30 day blog challenge- Fashion With Fabric

Day 15 #BeeMine- My 30 day blog challenge- Fashion With Fabric

01.03.2015 Blog 0
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Day 15 of my BeeMine blog challenge is another tweedy A line skirt. This time round my mini has been made up in...

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Day 14 #BeeMine- My 30 day blog challenge- Fashion With Fabric

Day 14 #BeeMine- My 30 day blog challenge- Fashion With Fabric

28.02.2015 Blog 0
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Blimey, day 14 and my publisher is clearly stalking me now, as she popped into the studio to catch me in action teaching...

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Day 13 #BeeMine- My 30 day blog challenge- Fashion With Fabric

Day 13 #BeeMine- My 30 day blog challenge- Fashion With Fabric

27.02.2015 Blog 4
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I braved a spring dress today! A simple black and white striped cotton shirred dress. British Spring time proved a tad windy...

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Day 12 #BeeMine- My 30 day blog challenge- Fashion With Fabric

Day 12 #BeeMine- My 30 day blog challenge- Fashion With Fabric

26.02.2015 Blog 2
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Challenged by my publisher to wear a garment a day from my book, I was dashing about today, so chucked on some casual...

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Tips for sewing corsets from Julia at Sew Curvy

Tips for sewing corsets from Julia at Sew Curvy

26.02.2015 Blog 5
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Tonight in the UK, sees 7 amateur Seamsters grappling with corset making for the first time on The Great British Sewing Bee! EEK!So...

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Day 11 #BeeMine- My 30 day blog challenge- Fashion With Fabric

Day 11 #BeeMine- My 30 day blog challenge- Fashion With Fabric

25.02.2015 Blog 6
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Working in Theatre means it's hard to get to see stuff! A rare trip then, to the Globe Theatre in London sees me in...

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Day 10 #BeeMine- My 30 day blog challenge- Fashion With Fabric

Day 10 #BeeMine- My 30 day blog challenge- Fashion With Fabric

24.02.2015 Blog 0
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My super spring jacket is tweed and faux leather. Remember to share your Sewing Bee Book makes #BeeMine Happy Stitching...

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Day 9 #BeeMine- My 30 day blog challenge- Fashion With Fabric

Day 9 #BeeMine- My 30 day blog challenge- Fashion With Fabric

23.02.2015 Blog 0
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Brrr it's chilly here in London, perfect weather for a cosy Infinity scarf. This one is actually made from super soft recycled blanket fabric! I...

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Claire-Louise Hardie

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Learn to sew with me Claire-Louise Hardie, Former Sewing Producer for The Great British Sewing Bee. I'm an online Sewing Educator who loves making clothes fit and inspiring beginners to get started. For almost 3 decades I've been a professional Freelance Costumer for stage and screen. I'm a Writer for the best selling "Love Sewing" Magazine

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