I’m definitely a year-round knitter, I made this hat back in May and have been waiting since then to get it out of the drawer and start wearing it. This is the Luca Pom Hat by Stitch & Story. I won the kit to make this hat via a competition on Stitch & Story’s social media. I […]
Last Saturday was the annual Open Day of the Birmingham Guild of Weavers, Spinners & Dyers, where I am a member. The open day includes an exhibition of items produced by Guild members which have been woven, spun or dyed. The Guild are a very talented group and I snapped a few photos of some of
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As a result of participating in #1year1outfit, and also becoming more interested in knitting, I have become fascinated by the wool content and provenance of yarn. If you are interested in unusual and rare breed yarn and local wool, then it doesn’t get much better than Blacker Yarns’ newest yarn Cornish Tin, which is released today.
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I’m very happy to announce that my first pattern, the Lou Lou Dress, is now available in my Etsy shop. Lou Lou is a short, sleeveless, A-line dress with a twist. The pattern is designed for light-weight woven fabrics with lots of drape, e.g. silk, rayon, polyester, lace, or light-weight cottons. The pattern comes in
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Happily, I have a few crafty weekends lined up at the moment. Two weeks ago I met up with friends on Sunday for knit and natter, this weekend I’m going to a dyer’s picnic event with my WSD guild where we’ll try a range of natural and acic dyes, and last weekend I attended a Creative
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Happy Me-Made-May! This will be my second year taking part. I’m planning to wear something me-made everyday. I’m not yet at a point with my handmade wardrobe where I can wear only handmade, but during May I’m going to try & pair my me-made clothing with clothing which I’ve purchased second hand, or which is
A few cool things you might enjoy reading about with a cup of tea this weekend:) ♥ I’ve recently backed two fantastic campaigns on Kickstarter. Scarves & Sustainability want to establish a business in Northern Ethiopia to support local women artisans and create two lines of hand-loomed scarves. The scarves are goooorgeous. There is loads of
Last Saturday I attended a Creative and Crafty Bloggers meet in Derby. This was the first meet-up I’ve attended since SewBrum and it was very nice to just turn up & enjoy the day, with no organising to do! #ccbloggers is a Midlands-based group for creative bloggers, organised by Sam and Kat. Attendees at the
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So, the SewBrum meet-up took place yesterday. Massive thanks to everyone who came along – I hope you all had a good time & managed to meet some new-to-you sewists. We had people joining at different points during the day & I was rubbish at keeping count (whoops) but I think there were 56 of us
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Just a final reminder that the SewBrum meet-up is taking place tomorrow, Saturday 04th October. Everyone who has registered should have received an email from me with the details – if not let me know. The final itinerary for the day is: 10:00: Meet at Birmingham New Street Station opposite Starbucks (exit the platform area through
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