Now that the days are starting to become a little chillier, I was facing a bit of a problem whenever I leave the house. Boy 4 has outgrown his cute little fleece jacket that he wore last autumn, but it is not yet cold enough for his big…
As a little girl, I used to enjoy rummaging through my mum’s blanket box full of left over fabric and the cubby of her sewing machine where she kept other bits and bobs. I can remember finding masses of bias binding, wondering what on earth it was for…
The other day I wanted to crochet but I also needed to make some earrings. So it got me thinking: would it be possible to mash the two things together and crochet some earrings? Preferably earrings that are neither enormous or woolly looking. I had a go at…
The last couple of purses I’ve made have been tiny so here is a purse tutorial for a rather bigger one! I love the whole retro, Scandi, massive flowers and geometric shapes thing that is going on at the moment. I am old enough to remember the 70s…
Continuing with the theme of stuff that I thought was wizardry until I found out it was easy, here is a little tutorial showing how to make covered buttons! Covering buttons yourself is another little way in which you can add a smart touch to your handmade stuff….
Making buttonholes that look neat is one of those things that can make the difference between your finished item looking handmade and it looking homemade. In other words, you don’t want to botch it because it could spoil the look of the beautiful thing you have spent hours making….