How to: make perfect facings

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Facings are something that can initially seem quite tricky to sew, particularly if you are a beginner. However, they can add a lot to your garment, both aesthetically and structurally. So, here’s a tutorial that’ll show you how to sew perfect facings every time.

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Fifty Shades of Grey: the Review

East Coast Mermaid

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Note: This post is LACED with spoilers for both the movie and the book. If you haven’t read the book and are thinking about checking out the movie – this post, still won’t make sense – but I do encourage you to go see the movie and come back to check this out. And no – I’m not trying to rip off this much longer Buzzfeed post, but it is genius and I suggest you check it out after mine. 

Fifty Shades of Grey.

This movie had me from the second it started: “I Put a Spell On You” was the perfect opening song choice and Christian running along a seawall with seagulls and the ocean is this nautical girl’s porn.

I mean, if we’re being totally honest here.

From the absolutely hot sex (that was also incredibly tasteful in a way only a woman director could produce –…

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