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If you've never made a lampshade, then you should use a lampshade kit!  Here, my friend Rhona shows how easy it is to make a lampshade using a kit from Dannells.  As you can see below, it turned out beautifully.  First of all, you can see the kit here - it comes with everything you need apart from your fabric... View more

There are apparently only 44 days till Christmas - plenty of time to make a lovely hand-made gift for your loved ones.  In this blog post, I'm going to share three quick and easy to sew projects.  You can download the instructions to make these for free on my Make Your Own page, as well as get ideas for other... View more

For Halloween this year, I tried out a new technique - using a linocut to print directly onto fabric.  It has been a fun way of spending time with my daughter!  Last week, I shared how we worked together to adapt a cheap top and made it into a cloak.  This week, we will look at how we printed a... View more