"What to do with 19 ties and a yard of knicker elastic?!" Well make a dress, of course! I have a collection of ties, mostly donated from a year ago when I was making waistcoats out of them, but some bought in charity shops. I was having a tidy up in my fabric stash the other day when I came across this tie collection. I fancied using some of them but didn't really know what to make. I had a rummage and found that I had a dozen or so in a soft silky fabric so thought I'd make a skirt. Ties are cut on the bias so drape very well. So having selected the softer ties I took them all apart, it's amazing how much fabric is in a tie when it's pressed flat. I then arranged them in a pleasing sort of order, keeping bugs bunny away from the pub frog! and proceeded to stitch them together along their length keeping the bottom front edges together. This gave me a big panel that was wider at the bottom, ideal for a skirt. Having set my dressmakers dummy to my size I started draping this panel on the dummy to see what I could so with it and came up with a strapless sundress affair. Looking good so far but quite liable to fall down in an embarrassing manner so another rummage found a quantity of pink knicker elastic ( you have to acquire these things when available and cheap!! I have about 10 yards of it!!) ideal to stitch around the inside of the dress to hold it up. Elastic stitched in and a halter strap made from another tie later I have a slightly, OK very, eccentric sundress to wear when the sun comes out. It's not quite finished yet, a few loose ends to thread through and the hem to finish but then the sun isn't shining is it? It's amazing what you can make from scrap fabric when you have a needle and thread to hand. Of course I also do conventional dressmaking with fabric and pattern for those of you who don't have 19 ties and a yard of knicker elastic! Find my details on the CAP Business Clubs member listing. or at www.fashion-revived.co.uk Caroline Jones, dressmaker in chief at Fashion Revived
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Is Sleep Triggering Your Back Pain? Recent research has revealed that nearly one in three people experience back and neck pain after a night's sleep, while most feel stiff or achey in the mornings. The British Chiropractic Association carried out a poll of 2,400 people and found that 30% of the people asked said they believe sleep triggers back and neck pain and 42% said they had been kept awake by the pain. Some 83% said they feel stiff or ache when they get up in the morning. It is important to check that your mattress is still supporting you enough and check your pillows too! The survey found 33% of people change their mattress only once a decade despite recommendations to buy a new one every seven years. A fifth (21%) admit changing their mattress less than once a decade and 10% had never changed it at all. The BCA says people should change their mattress if they regularly wake up stiff or aching, have a better night's sleep somewhere else, the mattress is misshapen or sagging, it creaks when people move, or if individual springs can be felt. How often you should change a mattress depends on lots of factors including your weight and how well you have cared for your mattress. However, as soon as a mattress stops supporting your back it's vital you get a new one. A mistake that people often make when choosing a new mattress is thinking the firmer the better. This is not always true - one bed does not fit all. We spend a third of our lives in bed so it's important to spend time choosing your new mattress and, remember; if you're planning on sharing your bed with your partner, take them with you to test it. Sleep Position I always advise my patients to sleep either on their side with their knees together and a pillow between the knees to keep the spine and pelvis in alignment and to avoid back pain. Or on your back with a pillow under your knees to keep them bent allowing the lower back to flatten out making sleeping more comfortable. I advise against sleeping on your front as this stresses the lower back and encourages a twist to occur in the spine which over time can lead to back pain. For more information and advice please get in contact : 01600 890282 / 07726 297813 Fashion Trends for Spring and Summer
For those women who are wishing to dress on-trend this spring and summer then the colours to choose are bright and bold paired with cooler pastels. This year choose bold blues, reds, orange, yellow greens worn as block colours. Aquamarine is a colour that is very much in favour with fashion designers. Wear these as your main item of clothing such as jackets dresses, skirts, or trousers and shoes then pair this with a cooler pastel blouse, scarf or other accessories. These really are colours to get you noticed! Classics such as styled cool linens are also very much in vogue this year, worn for the slightly rumpled look in the paler more natural tones, which give an air of style to the slightly more mature women. Big bright bold flower patterns are also favoured this year, worn as wide legged trousers, jacket or blouse, teamed or trimmed with denim, another favourite for the coming season. For those of you who prefer something slightly less colourful, then monochrome may be your choice for spring and summer 2014 Louisa Dwyer - Kit & Caboodle Boutique £30b Loss To The Economy
The report by Smarter Working Britain which was the result of a joint study carried out by the Centre for Economic and Business Research (CEBR) and )02 has discovered that the public sector and some of the Country’s biggest businesses lose out on £30b of economic growth due to lack of connectivity. These organisations state that their staff are unable to access instant messaging facilities, apps and other services which are available or are required to enable them to work productively outside of the office environment and effectively make better use of an employee’s time and productivity by being able to access information during meetings and whilst working from home or out and about on business. The lack of such connectivity increases the travelling time of such employees because they have to attend the office when it would be more beneficial to work away from the office. The study argued that just saving 121 employees travelling time equates to £127 hours per year. Do you or an employee of yours have to go into the office because you are unable to access certain data at home or you have to download it prior to a meeting because you know that there will be insufficient connectivity at the meeting or you are at a meeting and try to download some important data and are unable to do so? How much does this cost you in time and travelling costs, let alone frustration? Beta Telecoms www.betatelcoms.co.uk |
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