Nearly Time for Me Made June

3 Senchas, freshly washed and ironed As of tomorrow, the 1st June, I will be endeavouring to wear an item of handmade clothing every day fo...

Crestfallen about Crescent

As you may know I have been participating in the Crescent skirt sewalong on Sewaholic's blog. After some reservations about the fabric ...

Knit Bits

  Despite being firmly resolved to get on with Me Made June sewing, I've been finding my attention captured by vintage knitting pattern...

Finished Object: Simplicity 2593 Cynthia Rowley Top

  Pattern Used Simplicity 2593 Cynthia Rowley top. I made View A, a sleeveless top with a twisted band at the neckline. There are no facin...

Finds - For the Sewing Box

Hello there - I hope you had a nice weekend. Mine was filled with knitting, sewing, sanding, painting, cleaning, shopping and watching Mad M...

Why do you make what you make?

Over the last week I've been considering the reasons why I end up making the choices to sew and knit what I do. This pondering was spark...

Progress, progress

As Me Made June gets ever closer, I have been working away on a few different projects, mindful of the fact that I need to produce a few mo...

Attention Scottish Crafty Ladies!

The website itison.com is currently running a brilliant voucher deal - pay £16 and get £40 to spend in Mandors in Glasgow or Edinburgh on ...

French Seams - I Think I'm in Love

I've been participating in Sewaholic's Crescent Sewalong , and am pleased to say I am completely up to date with it. I think the pac...

Not Sewing, just Relaxing and Reading

What a beautiful, sunny bank holiday weekend we've had in the UK. I've been lucky enough to have four days off work in a row, and ha...