Blog
Tutorials for creative projects and musings on creativity
I am passionate about creativity and believe that everyone is creative. For a number of years I ran a creative business initially called Blue Radish and later Rebecca Angela. My career has now moved in a different direction but I am leaving my blog up as an archive in the hope that it might help you be creative too. Enjoy!
Learn-to-Sew: Sewing Ergonomics to Avoid Strain and Injury
Sewing Ergonomics Perhaps not the most exciting of topics but it is, none-the-less, very important for avoiding strain, pain and injury when you...
Learn-to-Sew: Top 5 Tips for Happy Sewing
I've talked about how to deal with frustration in Finding your Sewing Zen. Today I give you my top five hot tips for avoiding the frustration in the...
Learn-to-Sew: Taking Accurate Body Measurements
Measuring your body is important Garment sizing is confusing. There doesn’t seem to be a reliable standard – you might be a Size 12 in one store but...
Learn-to-Sew: Cutting Out From Paper Patterns
So you’ve chosen a pattern you’d like to tackle. How do you go about cutting out from it? Let’s break it down… Choosing Fabric First you’ll need to...
Learn-to-Sew: Sewing Curves
I hope you've mastered sewing straight seams now. How are you going on the curves? If you have been making masks, you may be facing sewing around...
Learn-to-Sew: Sewing Terms Explained
Are you confused by sewing terms? Pick up any sewing pattern and there will be terms used that are specific to sewing. Everything has its own...
Learn-to-sew: Five Principles for Neat Sewing
This next post in the Learn-to-Sew series gives you five principles for ‘neat’ sewing. The quality of your finished item will be so much the...
Learn-to-Sew: All About Fabric
Today we are talking about fabric. I don’t need to tell you that fabric comes in a dizzying array of types and weights but understanding fabrics...