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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 your 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 Use 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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Creative invitations for February, on the theme of Creative invitations for February, on the theme of thresholds:

Spot thresholds and make a written or mental list 

Make something woven to symbolise February as a gate between winter and spring

Notice things that feel undecided or in between, both objects and impressions. You might like to explore them in a collage

Begin something with no intention of finishing it

#creativelife #wildblossomlife #february #creativeinvitations #inspiredbynature
February is the doorway between winter and spring February is the doorway between winter and spring 💚🤍🌱❄️

The days stay light a little bit longer. Twigs are tipped with buds, and the green swords if daffodils are cutting through the cold ground. Even when it is cold, there is sometimes a hint of spring in the air, and the promise of green things waiting.

#creativelife #wildblossomlife #february #norfolkfens #nearlyspring🌸
Colour schemes for February 💚🤍 February always se Colour schemes for February 💚🤍

February always seems like a green and white kind of month. Snowdrops, obviously, but also I'm surprised at how much green there is at the beginning of February. The lack of leaves make the greens of moss and lichen, and of evergreens, more noticeable. 

By the end of February, there'll be blossom, and maybe even a few leaves 💚🤍💚🌱💮

#creativelife #february #green #colourschemes #februarycolourpalette
So I gave in and got a gelli plate. I didn't befor So I gave in and got a gelli plate. I didn't before because I thought it was probably not the best idea to get myself into another thing that was  potentially addicting! But due to the kerfuffle in finishing the next unit of my textiles degree, I missed the deadline to start in February, so I start the next unit in March. And I still wanted to try it.

These are the best results from my first attempts. The first one is my favourite, which I made with a piece of hessian. The second one was also hessian, and the last 2 were bubble wrap. But even the ones that didn't turn out that well had interesting bits, and the others could probably be used for backgrounds or collage.

I'm going to carry on experimenting. If you've tried printing with a gelli plate and you have some suggestions, please let me know!

#wildblossomlife #creativelife #gelliprint #textures #lettinggoofperfectionism
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