What Does it Mean to Live a Creative Life? Over the last few months I’ve been having a think about what it means to live a creative life and how that might look. Not necessarily for people who are established artists and designers, but those of us who…
Before Christmas, and before I had the lurgy which was possibly the actual flu as opposed to a cold, I started a slow stitching project. By started, I mean I had sorted out some bits and pieces that I could use, but I hadn’t got any further. I’d…
This is the second post in the series Sewing With Knits. If you missed the first post, you can find it here. What is a Knit and How is it Different to Other Kinds of Fabric? Knowing what knit fabric is and how it differs from non knits…
It’s nice to have a reason to make things, and this waterproof drawstring bag is one of those kind of projects. Having a word for the year was a thing a few years ago, and although it can seem as much as of a cliche as New Year’s…
For many of us, including those of us who quite like winter, January can be a challenge. I like the rawness of New Year’s Day, the way it feels like the first page in a new diary, full of possibilities and with no mistakes in it, but after…
My poor old purse has finally breathed its last. While I was looking at its dirty, fraying self the other day, I realised that it had done its job for 4 1/2 years. My boys were all still at school when I made it, and I remember a…