I have rediscovered the joys of tacking thread and sewing with it. I used to tack all clothes together when dressmaking, but I have become lazy. No, maybe I should write that I started taking short cuts to speed up production. Using pins and the sewing machine I could make […]
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Knitting Stitches – Grape Hyacinth
Latest square in my knitted patchwork blanket. After several false starts with this square, I have finally finished it. I changed yarn and that made all the difference. It hadn’t helped that there are so many other demands on my time at the moment. There is sowing, planting, weeding and […]
Read moreI love Bank holidays
I love all the bank holidays that we have had recently in the UK. So many items on my To-Do List are now crossed off. Although more items have been added, but they are new and fresh items, with no dust collecting on them. Welcome inclusions. The time off has […]
Read moreFish racing
We’ve done duck racing. We’ve done snail racing. Today we did fish racing, because life is not zany enough! Idea and template from Made by Joel. Printed out a fish for each child. The children coloured and cut them out. I positioned strategic pieces of sellotape, so the front half […]
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