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The Bamboo Maxi Dress

Minka House at Kew Gardens

Hello Sewists! I am delighted to announce that I have been asked to be part of the Minerva Makes Team! How excited to be able to showcase my makes on their wonderful new website. For my first project on Minerva,…

How to make Peter Rabbit Christmas Stockings

Materials for the Peter Rabbit Christmas Stockings

Making your own Christmas decorations is a ritual in my family. It has always been part of the festive fun! From handmade biscuits to painted baubles and what else? Christmas Stockings!!! This year I wanted to juxtapose traditional Christmas themes…

How to personalise ceramic baubles

Doughnut Style Collection

Christmas is the perfect season to indulge yourself in crafting and to spread your creative wings. It is one of the most joyful times of the year where you can bring imagination to life making your own decorations, gifts and…

Craft trends at The Handmade Fair

Everything hand made!

It is now tradition that every September our Queen of craft, Kirstie Allsopp, hosts The Handmade Fair at the Green at Hampton Court Palace. I can’t wait to see her going around with the electric buggy discussing the latest craft…

Frida Kahlo: The New Revolution

Frida Kahlo at Mudec Milan

This year there are two exceptional and major exhibitions of Frida Kahlo going on display in Europe. The first is now open and hosted in Milan at Mudec Museum. The second will be open at London’s Victoria and Albert Museum…

From Loop to Making Winter

Fennel Cowl

Don your apron, roll up your sleeves and discover the amazing book, ‘Making Winter’, about surviving the winter through creativity.  A few months ago, on a gloomy London day, I went to the gorgeous Islington yarn shop and haberdashery, Loop,…