Stitch It

25/09/2023

Loads of cone wool, patterns and knitting machines at Farleigh Moulsham St Charity shop this Saturday.

30/07/2023

Too many souvenir/charity Tea Towels in the drawer. These 2 Guide Dogs for the Blind towels, made a useful summer hat!
Come and learn to sew your own.

29/07/2023

If you need school uniform FREE, go to Essex Free School Uniform page

We are at the Tollgate Hall, just behind Stanway Community Hall.
Lots of The Stanway school uniform and Stanway Primary free of charge and open to all!
10 to 4pm

18/07/2023

School uniform needs altering! Hems, repairs, waist altering or badge sewn to blazer.

18/07/2023

Trouser hems - machine stitched
2 common machine hem choices - These are nature linen trousers, the fabric is very forgiving of stiches.

Blind hem (Photo 1-3):
The machine is used to ‘nip’ a stitch into the inside of the hem every 4 or 6 stiches (Photo 1 and 2). Leaving small, sometimes nearly invisible stitches on the good side (Photo 3).

Machine turned hem:
The hem is turned twice to enclose the raw edge and a row of stitching is visible on both the inside and the good side (Photo 4 and 5).