I have been becoming increasingly frustrated with the mess that surrounds my chair when I do mending or hand sewing so I thought I would make an armrest organiser to see if I could get myself under control. I did a lot of hunting for a pattern which might appeal to me and finally stumbled […]
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Yes, I still seem to be awash in deconstructed jeans so I thought I’d make a Stokx Flirt skirt. This seemingly small skirt takes quite a bit of fabric and it took the legs of 3 pairs of jeans to create it. I wanted to vary the colour of denim, so chose light and dark […]
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Twice I year I try to do an online retreat called “Making Zen”, which consists of more than 30 tutors giving workshops over the course of five days. It is the most marvellous way to learn new skills in a low risk environment. The best news is that it’s completely free, with each day’s videos […]
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The latest design to come from the kitchen atelier of Liz Haywood is the zero waste belt bag, and I couldn’t wait to give it a go! The pattern is currently 25% off so even better. I really wanted a recycled denim one so had a little hunt for something big enough and found the […]
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