When a problem can be solved using fabric, thread and paint, I can’t help feeling good. A crafty solution at its best. For the next few weeks, I will be processing apples as if they are going out of fashion. My expansive collection of empty jam jars, will start to […]
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Crafty Creatures
I love sewing. My children have grown up surrounded by all my sewing projects and materials. They’ve sat on my lap as I’ve worked. From an early age they’ve learnt that magnets are a fun way to pick up pins and needles. They’ve also learnt that I tend to roar […]
Read moreCutting out ……again
I love sewing, especially dressmaking. If I had to own up to which is my very favourite craft, and I’m not sure when this is likely to ever happen, but if I had to then I’d say sewing. I love all the little stitches. I love all the choices of […]
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Having a go at making yoyos
While eldest has been busy practising her new spinning skill, middle daughter has felt left out. I only have one wheel. If I taught both to spin, then they would be competing over time at the spinning wheel. By the laws of nature, the wheel would stand idle for most […]
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Maker of pretty things, living a country life in a 275 year old cottage, UK
