I have had some knitted jersey fabric for at least 3 years now – purchased on a whim from a local very small business. The…
Oh the deep joy of being able to snaffle a few hours to myself so I can sneak off up to my sewing room. I…
The thought of dressmaking has always daunted me – whether it’s knowing that to make something for me could throw up alls orts of fitting…
Nothing gets a sewing and craft ethusiast’s juices flowing faster than the chance to try out a new all dancing sewing machine or knitting machine. …
We’ve had quite a year so far with pageantry and celebratory events for the Queen’s incredible platinum jubilee. Out came the union jack patterns of…
I’ve been involved in a madcap project recently to yarnbomb a local town’s bandstand for the jubilee celebrations. I’ve visited villages that go in for…
Gosh how the days whizz by. It doesn’t seem five minutes since I was happily sat in a cottage in Derbyshire last summer with a…
There are so many absolutely fabulous new pogrammes on day time tv at the moment. Not that there is really any excuse for anyone to…
It’s a funny thing when you’re showing friends and relatives things you’ve made, they either gush all over enthusiastically, or they just shut off, bored…
I was happily showing off my latest home sewing makes to a pal of many years – she was absolutely amazed, and delighted, that I…