Six Crochet Tips you’ll Wish you Knew when you Started
Self-taught crocheter Ashleigh Kiser has made a mire of mistakes and come out of the process with skill and a smile on her face. Here she passes on some must-read crochet tips so you can bypass the winding backroads of crochet knowledge and speed right along the highway to success. I haven’t talked about this […]
Gorgeous Floral Fabrics: Pattern & Palette Play
Fresh greens and posies of pink – it’s a soothingly cool summer combo that’s hard to beat. Take dainty new buds and surround them with leaf colour, just as nature intended. Check out these gorgeous floral fabrics! Top L – R Clockwise: 1. Northcott ‘Peony Passion’ 21289-72, designed by Lynnea Washburn. Distributed by Lloyd Curzon Textiles. 2. […]
Sewing Secrets From the Biggest Names in Craft: Part 2
Last week we revealed 38 must-read secrets from some of the world’s best quilters. Afterwards we felt much better about ourselves and our own quilting shortcuts… And now in Part 2 we share a few more sewing secrets to comfort you even further! As well as inspire to keep going with these tricks from the trade. […]
How To: Make this Gorgeous Pincushion Pattern in Six Simple Steps!
Martina Bahre, co-founder of Brisbane’s Ava & Neve, has created this wonderful hooped, Liberty print pincushion pattern. Make your own in just six easy steps! Everyone needs a cute little something in their sewing room to bring the space to life. I have a nasty way of popping the pins between my lips while I’m busy […]
How To: Make Lisa Walton’s Sheer Origami Quilt Pattern!
We speak to Lisa Walton about the crafting process and the inspiration behind her beautiful, award-winning Sheer Origami Quilt pattern. Finished Size: 95cm x 100cm How did you come up with the idea for the quilt pattern? I once did a class with Jeanette DeNicolis Meyer on translucency in fabrics. One of the exercises we did was […]
Sewing Secrets From the Biggest Names in Craft: Part 1
Time to spill a few beans on sewing secrets! Shortcuts, cheating and the odd make-do are within the realms of some of the craft-world’s biggest names, apparently. Kind of comforting, really! Some hitherto-secret admissions follow… Amy Garro’s Sewing Secrets 1. I sew over pins. Religiously. Okay, so I’ve gotten a little better at this one, but […]
6 Fun Ways to Conquer & Calm Crazed Bobbins
Who isn’t familiar with runaway bobbins? Bobbins trailing ever-lengthening loose threads? Bobbins thrown in drawers to fight it out amongst themselves? Tangles of bobbin tresses that can reduce you to tears? We’re here to show you 6 easy and creative sanity-saving solutions! A Moat of Bobbins You can always count on Karen Way, of Sew […]
