Offcut Projects: Sewing Clothes With Just 1 Metre
If you have offcuts of around a metre, can you make any clothes with them? Yes, you absolutely can. Let’s take a look at some… Read More »Offcut Projects: Sewing Clothes With Just 1 Metre
A Guide To Crafting Without Plastic
In the crafting world, plastic is everywhere – from product packaging and plastic tools to materials which contain plastics (and often aren’t clearly labelled as… Read More »A Guide To Crafting Without Plastic
Is Wool A Sustainable Material To Craft With?
How do you know if the materials you’re choosing are more or less sustainable than ones you were previously using? This question comes up a… Read More »Is Wool A Sustainable Material To Craft With?
Sourcing and Using Sustainable Leather Alternatives
Right now, we’re seeing the development of some pretty exciting technologies, including a growing number of leather alternatives.
Vegan Leather: Is It Sustainable?
Vegan ‘leather’ is usually a ‘faux’ material, produced to feel like the real thing. Depending on how that leather is made, you’ll find that some… Read More »Vegan Leather: Is It Sustainable?
Personalising Garments With Embroidery
I decided a while back that I wanted to make my handmade garments more ‘me’ by embroidering designs onto them that reflect who I am… Read More »Personalising Garments With Embroidery
How To Unshrink Woollen Jumpers
We’ve all been there – you have a beautiful woolly jumper that needs a wash and after a while, you realise it just doesn’t fit… Read More »How To Unshrink Woollen Jumpers
PDF Patterns vs Paper: The Benefits Of Digital Downloads
Digital downloads are one of those things that seem to divide people: you have folks who are used to using paper patterns and swear by… Read More »PDF Patterns vs Paper: The Benefits Of Digital Downloads
Sewing Plans And Crafting Goals For the New Year
This year I want to build upon what I’ve been learning over the past couple of years and see where that takes me! With that… Read More »Sewing Plans And Crafting Goals For the New Year
Learning to Read Crochet Charts
I decided to make something for my dad which involves crochet charts, which I’ve never used before. Overall it’s not been as difficult as I… Read More »Learning to Read Crochet Charts
