What Do You Do with Your Empty Thread Spools?

1200 metres of sewing, represented in spools During the year I have gathered a collection of empty thread spools. I have been reluctant to...

Favourite Finds of 2011

Hello there I hope you have been enjoying the festive break. I've been using the time off to do some knitting and sewing (of course) a...

Baby Gifts - Knitted Rabbit and Cardigan

Hello there! I thought I'd share a couple of knitted gifts I recently made for a friend's new baby girl. First off is a rabbit ...

What have I been doing all year?!

2011 Tops & a skirt Making quite a lot of stuff, it seems. When I counted up what I'd made this year I was quite astounded to find ...

Finished: Houndstooth Wool Dress

    Just in time for Christmas and the party season, I present my New Look 6000 dress. I wore it out last night to my work Christmas Meal, a...

Pattern Monday #6

The girls' grins were frozen as they caught a glimpse of their cardigans in the mirror Apologies for late posting of the pattern today ...

The Owl & The Pussycat Wore Some Mittens

At the weekend I posted about the lovely things I received from Sian Lile Makes as part of the blog swap organised by Faith, Hope & Ch...

Pattern Monday #5 Cold Weather Special

Look at these cheery kids bedecked in wool. Not sure I fancy getting caught in a snowstorm in one of those outfits though...

Two New Patterns

Last weekend I was very excited to take delivery of 2 new patterns. The first is New Look 6000:   I really liked this dress when Scruffy ...

Christmas Blog Swap with Sian Lile Makes: What I Received

Recently I took part in my first ever blog swap, organised by Lakota of Faith, Hope & Charity Shopping . There was a maximum spend amoun...

Join us for a Scottish Crafters' Meet Up!

Are you a Scottish/north of England-based crafter who has felt just the teeniest bit jealous of the fabulous London blogger meet ups? Do yo...

Finished: Bargain 1960s/70s Dress

It feels like absolutely ages since I've posted a finished garment and a proper pattern review. I was inspired to make this dress after...