well wadoyaknow I found some, whilst looking for something totally different!
The Fabric Room - cheap too, so ordered some for beach trousers and skirts for my hols, nice and light and easy to launder as we will be away for 3 weeks - fab 

Hi folk's
Does anyone know where I can get crinkle fabric other than hong Kong 
I think its a sort of polyester/viscose mix I don't mind buying online and would like different colour choices but especially navy blue and bottle green
Ta in advance
JP

Well one happy bride to be has just left the building
It doesn't matter how many times I do this, I am always anxious when the bride returns, and this one was particularly easy by compariason so I was convinced it would be wrong!

She said the loveliest thing though, 'before it was a pretty dress, now it feels like MY dess' she was twirling and just enjoying the dress now that she felt it fitted her and she was so much more comfortable in it,  moments like this is why I do it 
Now onto more mundane sewing for the rest of the day - bags/covers for some new camping equipment - not in the same league but necessary all the same.

I love hand sewing, and have done embroidery, cross stitch, etc  but my first love is dressmaking and last year it was a need to sew a garment that made me do it, I wasn't bothered about how it turned out really but it was great and I planned to do more, but here I am almost a year later and been too busy, hence the plan this holiday.
I looked up manx quilting might have a go one day, a great way to use scraps but I do have some rag quilts on the go they've been 'on the go' for a while, maybe this winter they might make it to the beds - but don't quote me on it 

Hi everyone
I'm not sure why I keep saying yes, but altering a wedding dress seems to come my way quite often - and although I sometimes think 'Oh for goodness sake! I'd rather make one from scratch than alter someone else's' I usually find I quite enjoy it, perhaps that's because it means so much to the bride? who are usually so happy about how different it feels when it fits better/is the right length and so on.
The latest one is here:  https://www.wed2b.co.uk/arlington
It is a beautiful dress, looks amazing on the lady in question and her chosen shoes are to die for.
The back needs attention, it fits well in the front, but she has a narrow back so it gapes she also needs way of support for the bust because of the open back she cannot wear an ordinary bra.
She brought to the fitting a longline bra which fastened just above the waist, it still shows, but I undid it and pinned it to the edge of the bottom back that meets the skirt and it worked in that she felt the support to the boobies was enough, and it slightly pulled the bottom back in and felt better on the waist. I had her moving about and it seemed to do the trick, so I will secure it and get her back for a fitting. I need to do something about the top back section yet.
I also got her to try on a tiered petticoat that I use on my dress form when making 50's style dresses to see the effect and the dress was transformed and she loved it.
It really is one of my favourite dresses so far, and not much work required, or at least not one that you have to take apart several layers, nor does it need hemming  - result! I'll let you know how I get on.

Twopence it took me a while at first I was looking every day but got so busy I hardly had time to turn the PC on for email let alone search for a new sewing forum soooo glad I looked on the weekend can't wait to get going again - nice to see you