Behind the Seams: The perfect gift for fans of The Great British Sewing Bee

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[a] captivating and slyly subversive fictional paean to the real women whose work on the Oxford English Dictionary went largely unheralded. Suitable for ages 3 + NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • REESE’S BOOK CLUB PICK • “Delightful . 5cm 5 x 2. Motherless and irrepressibly curious, she spends her childhood in the Scriptorium, an Oxford garden shed in which her father and a team of dedicated lexicographers are collecting words for the very first Oxford English Dictionary.

Features & Benefits

• Jan Wright shares tips for mastering feet available for baby lock overlocks and combination machines
• We meet with The Great British Sewing Bee judges Patrick Grant and Esme Young as they take us behind the scenes of the new series
• Includes subscription offers and competitions
• How to take your sewing to the next level with finishes
• 84 page magazine
• A brief history of the Breton top
• Packed with a wide variety of projects for you to try at home
• Amy Scarr shows us how to raise the neckline on your pattern for more coverage
• Dressmaking dilemmas with Elisalex Jewell - hack a basic darted bodice into a princess-seamed bodice
• Behind the seams with Lena King who guides us through several textiles indigenous to Africa