What Is Sustainable Gift Wrapping The holiday season is synonymous with gift-giving, and while the joy of exchanging presents warms our hearts, the environmental impact of traditional gift wrapping can leave a chill. Each year, millions of tonnes of wrapping paper end up in landfills, contributing to our planet's mounting waste problem. But there's a simple and elegant solution: swap out your disposable paper fo
20th Nov 2023
Sewing Your Own Christmas Decorations...The holiday season is a time of joy, togetherness, and, of course, decorating your home with festive cheer. While store-bought decorations are readily available, there's something truly special about creating your own Christmas crafts. This year, let your creativity shine by sewing your own DIY Christmas decorations. Materials You'll Need Before you dive into the creative
20th Nov 2023
Creating your own cushion covers means you can style them to fit your home décor, personalise them and have loads of fun making them! Plus, most likely you can make them yourself for a lot less cost than some high-street brands.
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SINGER® Heavy Duty HD6805C Digital Sewing Machine has a needle down function for turning those corners and ensuring your stitching is continuous. It also has the tie-o
10th Feb 2023
If you're looking for a fun and easy DIY project this winter, a beret is the way to go. It's also perfect for beginners who want to try something new!A great advantage to using this method, is that you can choose to use a different fabric on either side and make it reversible!Requirements List:1meter x 25cm or 50 x 50cm of your chosen fabric. A medium – heavy weight fabric will work best. If not Interfacing may be ne
4th Jul 2022
This easy bench seat cover is secure and easily removable without zips!Requirements List:
Cut Foam to the size of your bench (Ours was 60cm x 1.8m)Heavy Duty FabricDenim needle for machineMatching threadScissorsCutting:
You will need 3 pieces of fabric.The top piece will be 65cm x 1.85M (10cm longer than your foam length to allow for extra seam width if you are overlocking.) You also don’t want the cover to be too
5th Jun 2022
This cute pouch is secured with a zip and is great for your bits and pieces when traveling. By mixing fabrics, you can customize your pouch for any occasion. Makes a great gift or stocking filler for Christmas.Requirements List:1 x Fat quarter for outside1 x Fat quarters for border and lining30cm zipper70cm of 10mm ribbonCoordinating sewing machine threadSewing machinePellon/Fusible stabilizerTear AwayRotary cutter,
9th May 2022
Christmas time is almost here! Help your Elf get into the Christmas spirit and sew him or her up some Christmas clothes.Requirements List:Red Velvet - with stretch: 0.2mCo-ordinating thread (x4 for overlocker and x1 for sewing)OverlockerSewing machineConstruction:Overlock lining and fabric font together at the neck lines, front and back. Turn right side out.Pin and overlock skirt and bodice together at waistline.Over
5th Dec 2019
Make sure your little friend is warm this winter!Shopping listPrint out pattern1m fleece fabric, 20cm of plain white cottonCoordinating threadSewing machineOverlocker1/2m elastic 12mm thick1/4m velcro, loop and hook tapeScissorsLoop turnerHobby FillDressing GownPreparation:Download, print and join (where necessary) the free patterns.Cutting:Cut out patterns, refer to sheet on how many. NOTE: if you have fabric with
4th Jul 2019
Grief never ends. But it changes. It’s a passage, not a place to stay. Grief is not a sign of weakness, nor a lack of faith. It is a price of love.- Author Unknown This time of year is super hard for me. The countdown to the day when my mum should be celebrating her birthday and then the day of her passing. She was the most beautiful, caring, amazingly talented woman I have ever met and cancer took her away, way too
28th Sep 2018