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Manchester crafters rejoice: I’m beginning to exhibit at various Makers Markets around the city, so now you’ll be able to come and purchase direct from… Read More »Events Calendar
Manchester crafters rejoice: I’m beginning to exhibit at various Makers Markets around the city, so now you’ll be able to come and purchase direct from… Read More »Events Calendar
A little bit late getting this one written and published, but I didn’t want to just leave it until next year. This past year in… Read More »Second Year Sustainability Report
Learning to draft my own sewing patterns has been a long old process so far. I’ve tried various pieces of software to date, though it’s… Read More »Learning to draft patterns with Clo3D
It can be hard to buy Christmas presents for loved ones and friends – especially if you don’t know a great deal about their hobbies… Read More »A Non-Crafter’s Guide To Christmas
Shopping sustainably need not be a difficult task – it just requires a little forward thinking and planning.
What’s the difference between a zero waste pattern and one that’s minimal waste?
It’s entirely possible to have spooktacular decorations for Hallowe’en without the plastic – and what’s better is that many of these are small projects which… Read More »Scraptastic Hallowe’en Decorating
Last year I enrolled on a course to learn how to make my own sewing patterns. It’s been interesting and I’ve learned a great deal,… Read More »Learning digital pattern cutting
Lots of sewists want to be more sustainable and are focused on great projects which make a conscious effort to choose more sustainable fabrics. So… Read More »Haberdashery and sustainable sewing
Keeping your wardrobe manageable is hard. Making clothes can easily mean it gets out of control and you have more garments than you actually wear,… Read More »The one-in-one-out approach to making clothes