What To Do When A Sewing Project Goes Wrong No matter how long you have been sewing for, it happens to all of us. An error of judgement, a mistake when measuring, pieces cut incorrectly, an omnivorous sewing machine. A sewing project that goes wrong. I have made…
How to Make a Picnic Place Mat When the weather is nice, my boys and I love to eat outside. Sometimes we like to go to a park, or to the beach. Sometimes we just sit at our picnic table in the back garden. A little problem with…
The Atom Superhero Style DIY Costume I no longer feel like Superman’s mum. You know the part where his mum makes his suit? As far as I am aware, she only does it the once. It is like I am mum to umpteen superheroes. Including Booster Gold (I…
Adding Fibres to Handmade Felt I love making felt! It is easy to do, you can get pleasing results easily and it’s a lovely, tactile thing to work with. Making felt doesn’t require expensive speciallist equipment. Some wool rovings, a bamboo mat (like the table mats people had in the 80s), soap…
How to Make a Bunting Cushion As much as I love bunting, there is a limit to how much of it you can have strung up about the place. A bunting cushion is a nice, easy way of adding the same cheeriness but without tying yourself up in…
How to Fix a Jammed Sewing Machine It happens from time to time. You’re sewing away happily, perhaps hoping to get a project finished before your baby wakes up, or before you have to pick the kids up from school, or before midnight because you need to sleep! You…