Today I uploaded a fabric haul video about fabric purchases that I didn’t really want to happen. Firstly because I didn’t really need any fabric – how many of us actually NEED fabric I wonder!!! But mostly because I was only near a fabric store because last week I had to drive a 6 hour…… Continue reading The Fabric haul I wish hadn’t happened
My January sewing 2020
Hi, I uploaded a new video today, it’s my January sewing round up. I’d love to hear what you enjoyed. here I am going to round up all the things I mentioned and include a few bonus pictures. The patterns I made this month were: I knitted the seascape sweater by Andre Yetman: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/seascape-6 I…… Continue reading My January sewing 2020
My January favourites – 2020
Hello everyone, I’ve just uploaded a new video on my YouTube channel. Today’s treat is my favourites video for January. I’ve had this website for a while but it has mostly stood in the corner feeling lonely and I thought I really should show it some love! Thats why I am here giving you an…… Continue reading My January favourites – 2020
I’ve been meaning to ask you, can you make me a giraffe..?
Said a dear and trusted friend… Naturally I said yes. And then I did. Well a head at least. And then I had to keep it a secret because it was a surprise. To be honest I was surprised enough to be asked to make a giraffe and then surprised enough that I actually did…… Continue reading I’ve been meaning to ask you, can you make me a giraffe..?
Doing scary things in public
This summer I decided, for reasons I cannot quite fathom even now, that it was a good idea to make myself a bag. Out of leather. With many pockets. And zipped pockets at that. And lining. 3 days before we went on a massive holiday that I really should have been preparing for… Oh and…… Continue reading Doing scary things in public
What is it about buttons..?
What is it about buttons..? As a child I used to love to rootle through my mum’s button tin. To empty it out, search through for my favourites, to sort them by size, or colour, or some other long forgotten criteria which was nevertheless absorbing at the time. Buttons are hypnotic things. Decades later, when…… Continue reading What is it about buttons..?