It’s always pleasing when my loves of craft and travel combine. On my recent trip to Sabah, in Malaysian Borneo, I had the opportunity to visit a local Batik workshop and try my hand at the traditional textile art of Batik. The workshop is located in the basement of Galleria Artisan, a retail gallery that specializes in showcasing traditional and…
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I’ve been going through my blog archives, tidying up images, old links and broken code. It occurred to me that I’ve got a lot of great tutorials buried deep in those old archives which you’ve probably never seen, so I’ve decided to occasionally republish the best of them. This week I’m re-sharing the instructions for making a simple zippered cushion…
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I had such a great response to my sewing room reveal recently, thank you! Many of you commented how refreshing it was to see a real craft space that wasn’t overly styled or used expensive storage items for organisation. Here are just some of your comments: “I very much like the fact that your space isn’t perfect, not everything matches…
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I love seeing creative people’s work spaces, behind the scenes glimpses are really fascinating to me. A while ago I was asked to share some photos of my sewing space so it could be featured on a craft website, and I realised the only photos I had of my room were over 4 years old. It’s a bit embarrassing to…
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I have a confession to make. I like to start big projects, but finishing them isn’t my strong suit. I wanted to share this because I know that there are many of you out there that have the same problem – Unfinished Craft Projects! Starting a new project is really exciting for me, as soon as inspiration strikes I usually…
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My Upcycled Braided T-Shirt Rug tutorial is consistently one of the most viewed posts on the blog, but I often get comments or emails asking me to clarify the method for cutting the t-shirt into strips. I’ve made a short video that shows you how I do mine which should clarify the process. There are lots of different methods to…
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Instagram is my favourite place ever (well at least virtually!) Where else can creatives from all over the world inspire each other without even having to know another language. It’s true that a picture speaks a thousand multilingual words. Instagram is how I met Gaia Segattini, Italian fashion designer, craft blogger and author of “Handmade per imbranati-rinnova il tuo guardaroba“,…
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As you all know, I’m a big fan of using up every little scrap of fabric I have. My ‘affliction’ can be a bit of a burden sometimes especially when I’m tripping over big bags of fabric scraps on my sewing room floor. So a few weeks ago I decided to start making paper pieced hexagons using the smaller pieces,…
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