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I’ve made a few By Hand London Hannah dresses now and I have to say it’s my favourite and most worn pattern since lockdown. I love wearing a Hannah dress for work calls because it looks presentable…

For those of you who saw our recent posts on working with velvet and sequins, you may have noticed some tell tale signs that I was in the process of stitching up a special something, whilst sharing my tips and tricks... Before I reveal my new beauty, I have to add that the inspiration (or blame...!) behind this make ca

As I'm sure most of you know, it's the little extra details that transform your handmade garms and make them really stand out in a sea of generic High Street trends - things like thoughtful pattern placement, an exquisitely finished hem or the addition of those delicate vintage buttons you found in your Grandma's old s

When it comes to pattern hacks, our favourites are always the ones dreamt up by you! When your keen eyes look at a pattern we've designed, and see something we never even thought of, well, that's when our babies truly fly the nest and come into their own. Today's pattern hack is inspired by, nay, blatantly copied from

One of the things I get asked the most when I'm teaching dressmaking and fitting classes is, "can I just add a sleeve to a sleeveless bodice?". The quick answer is no - a sleeveless bodice has been designed to be sleeveless, and the armhole is very different to one which is designed to hold a sleeve, so by sewing a sle

Is there anything worse than a sagging, gaping neckline on a wrap dress? Because our bodies are all proportioned so differently, with different high bust - full bust - waist ratios and everything in between and all around, getting a woven wrap to fit snugly without any tweaks or alterations to the fit is like assumin

Sometimes the simplest alterations we can make to a pattern are the ones that end up making a world of difference. Moving darts - especially bust darts - is one such miracle alteration. For this tutorial, we will be demonstrating on a bust dart that starts at the side seam, as on our Eloise dress pattern, but you can a

Since the much anticipated release of our latest pattern, the pattern as voted for by you, it's been pretty much Sophia Fever here at BHL HQ. We just can't seem to get enough of the angled darts, that chic sheath skirt with her suggestive split, and those godets... Oh, those godets! It seems we're not the only ones - f