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  • Sewing With Knits: What is a Knit?

    Sewing With Knits: What is a Knit?

    January 18, 2023June 24, 2025 Blog, Sewing Archives

    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…

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  • Different Ways To Use a Favourite Sewing Pattern

    Different Ways To Use a Favourite Sewing Pattern

    June 12, 2020June 24, 2025 Blog, Sewing Archives

    It’s no secret that I love circle skirts! They suit all body shapes, they’re easy to make, and although I mentioned patterns in the title, I never use a pattern to make one! When I was having a tidy up the other weekend, I found some fabric I’d…

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    Tips For Sewing a Winter Dress From a Summer Pattern

    November 9, 2018June 24, 2025 Blog, Sewing Archives
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    Tips For Sewing a Winter Dress From a Summer Pattern When you find a pattern you like, do you make lots of versions of it in different fabrics? It’s taken me a while to find my comfy spot clothes wise, but now I’ve found it, I have lots…

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    8 Crochet Hacks to Make Crocheting Easier

    March 15, 2018September 22, 2023 Blog
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    8 Crochet Hacks to Make Crocheting Easier Who doesn’t love a hack or 8? Here are some crochet hacks. If you’re a beginner, these will help you to improve yourΒ crocheting and even give you more time to do the hobby you love! If you are more experienced, you…

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    Craft Hoarding: 8 Tips to Stop the Stuff From Taking Over

    October 3, 2017October 3, 2017 Blog
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    Craft Hoarding: 8 Tips to Stop the Stuff From Taking Over Whether you have a whole room devoted to sewing, or whether your stuff is stashed behind the bedroom door, lots of us often find ourselves with same problem. We find ourselves craft hoarding and It takes over….

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  • 10 ways to use sewing to beat the winter blues

    10 Ways to Use Sewing to Beat the Winter Blues

    January 31, 2017June 24, 2025 Blog, Sewing Archives
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    10 Ways to UseΒ Sewing to Beat the Winter Blues Christmas is over, but it is definitely still winter and spring seems a long way off. It’s dark and cold, the weather is mostly horrible and it might seem like there’s not much to look forward to. It’s easy…

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Leaf rubbings revisited πŸπŸ‚ Last year I made Leaf rubbings revisited πŸπŸ‚

Last year I made some leaf rubbings using thin paper and chalky pastels. Now a year on, I wanted to do some more, but different.

I was toying with the idea of trying out printing with a gelli plate (@vickymyerscreations has lots of videos). It looks like fun but I suspect it is addictive, so that doesn't sound like the best idea for me at the moment 🧐😜

Dealing with my disappointment with myself for being sensible, I realised that one of the things that appeals about gelli plate printing is the layers.  Layers is the theme for  October's Wild Blossom Companion (honestly nobody is going to check if the months bleed into each other! πŸ’–), and I had an idea to make leaf rubbings again, but creating layers by adding colour to the paper first.

I like the results, and I already had everything I needed πŸ’–πŸ§‘πŸπŸ‚ I still haven't ruled out the gelli plate thing through!

#creativelife #wildblossomlife #natureinspired #leafrubbings #layers #seasonal creativity
Do you... 🍁 Find inspiration in everyday thing Do you...

🍁 Find inspiration in everyday things?
🍁 Like spending time in nature?
🍁 Crave slowness but can't seem to find it?
🍁 Like making things but don't know where to start?
🍁 Maybe miss yourself a little bit?
🍁 Would like something gentle, not another demand?

Then you are in the right place! πŸπŸ§‘πŸ‚ This is exactly what Wild Blossom Life is about. No huge life changes or masses of time required, just some gentle ways to slow down a bit, notice the changing seasons, and be creative without any expectation of perfection. If this sounds like you, you are very welcome here πŸπŸ§‘πŸŒ°πŸ‚

#wildblossomlife #creativelife #seasonalcreativity
#natureinspired #slowingdownabit
I've been thinking about how easily we can slip in I've been thinking about how easily we can slip into comparing our lives with other people's and feel that we are failing because our lives don't look like theirs.

In the end, we are all different, our circumstances are different, our children are different, our home lives are different. What might work brilliantly for one person at the moment, in the season of life they are in, might just not work for you right now.

Sometimes the best we can do is accept that the current situation is what it is. Sometimes particular things need to take priority, or there might be a weird phase we have to live through. 

But it is worth remembering that growth can look like stillness, care can be keeping things simple, wintering is a thing, letting go is sometimes necessary, and tending what is can be as necessary as cooking up something new.

This is what Wild Blossom Life is about. It's not about making huge changes to your life. It's about doing little things that help, slowing down, getting outside even if it's only for a few moments, remembering to breathe, noticing what is there, then having some kind of creative thing for your hands to do if that is what you need, without pressure or expectation.

#wildblossomlife #autumn #lettinggoofperfectionism #peacefulmoments #changingseasons
From October's Wild Blossom Companion: "This is a From October's Wild Blossom Companion:

"This is a season of layers. 

Leaves drift down to form a rustling tapestry on the forest floor. 

The hedgerows become textured with sloes and rosehips. 

The fields lie stubbled and still. 

The skies stretch wider.

There's a richness in the layering of scent and sound: damp earth, woodsmoke and the call of migrating birds."

#creativelife #wildblossomcompanion #october #slowdownandlook #autumn #imspiredbynature
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