I met a friend for coffee this morning and we popped up to take a look at a medieval fayre. Sadly, it was just about to close when we arrived but I was highly amused by her prop – do you see the F&M on that basket? That is a gift basket basket from Fortnum [...]
I found a couple of super websites: Colette Patterns and Tilly and the Buttons where you can download and print out your patterns for instant gratification. I also love the idea that I can print it out again if I cut it out wrong or print another size if I need to I would like [...]
I can only describe locker hooking as a little like rug making. This is a sample made by the class teacher of what I was meant to achieve today. I failed to bring the right materials so had to scrounge some fabric from the tutor. When I went to our local craft store, they looked [...]
Last night, we had a cake decorating class at Women’s Institute. This is the cake we were supposed to have emulated I liked the rolling out with the textured rolling pin – I’ve never seen one of those before but it is really cool. The making of the rose petals was a little more involved [...]
I joined a spinning guild today and went along to their felt bag making workshop. The plan was to make a felt bag! So the first step was to cover the template with lots of fluff. You layer it downwards then the next layer goes on crossways, rinse and repeat til you have a fair [...]
My weekend plans came about quite by accident. I guess the best plans do come together in this way and I am ever so excited about that I’m doing tomorrow. I’m heading off to a day workshop to do some wet felting. It isn’t something I’ve done before so I’m really looking forward to it. [...]
I was ever so pleased to have finished these socks. Some vanilla quickies that resided in my handbag for emergencies! When I was spinning in the gallery, I heard about a spinning group that doesn’t meet too far away and went along this morning. I hadn’t been before because I don’t like trying new things [...]
A lot of making going on this week. Yesterday we made and have been eating luscious lemon curd I’ve been working on my very long Betty Mouat scarf cum blanket. Some while ago, I created my own sock club inspired by an idea by Lynne. The yarn in the packet was gorgeous. I think that [...]
I went to my lovely friend’s Make, Do, Give Workshop again today and we were doing knitting and crochet. I enjoyed it again immensely and concentrated mainly on crocheting flowers. Not the best photo but where I was at the halfway stage. I branched out (do you see what I did there ?) into variegated [...]
Fiona and I went to Sophie’s workshop at the Beaney again today and today’s craft was fabric printing where the intention is that we will make a lovely flower like the one above. We used some very simple blocks made of cardboard and foam. I already knew exactly what I was going to make and [...]