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I’m Clare aka. Sew Mama Bear

I’m a professional dressmaker, mum of three and the creator behind your next favourite sewing project!

Whether you’re here to grab one of my sewing patterns, book onto one of my sewing workshops or learn from my tutorials, I’m here to help you fall in love with the world of sewing, so let’s get making!

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Stretch Denim Coord
Stretch Denim Coord

This fabric is just so me isn't it, but the fun here is its part of the print on demand service from Minerva.com so I got to choose the base cloth it's on which is such an incredible thing... as is this stretch denim!

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Hope Dress Pattern Hack
Hope Dress Pattern Hack

The Style Arc Hope Dress is super versatile with the extension pattern, and this time I've changed the skirt entirely putting on a tiered gathered moment and made it in chiffon too for a really different vibe.

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Christmas Cracker Hats
Christmas Cracker Hats

The biggest issue I have with the changes to what I understand to be a very British tradition of Christmas crackers in order to make them more sustainable and eco friendly is it just doesn't feel like Christmas Day if everyone isn't sat around the table in cracker hats.

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Kindle/Tablet Cover Tutorial
Kindle/Tablet Cover Tutorial

As we begin the run-up to Christmas I thought I'd share a few ideas of things you could make for gifts. I mean this one is by no means festive in any way it'd just be a great gift for someone you know who loves their E-Reader or Tablet and it's really easy to make.

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