Here is my beautiful (newly acquired!) 222K Featherweight. Featherweights (221, 222K’s) are often described as the “perfect portable” sewing machine due to their light weight aluminium build. Continue reading
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Beginners Bunny Bunting – ideal for hand or machine sewing
Bunny Bunting is a great sewing project for beginners.You can use different hand stitches to decorate your bunny, or learn how to control a sewing machine as you follow the bunny contours.
Are you ready to get Bunny Bunting busy? Firstly, make yourself a Bunny Bunting template – the internet is a great place to look for bunny shapes. The bigger the ears the better! Continue reading
Top Tips for Understanding Crochet Charts
My sister-in-law is an amazing crocheter. She is able to glance at a chart, instinctively know what all the symbols mean, and then pick up her hook and create a corresponding crochet masterpiece. She has long encouraged me to learn how to read a crochet chart and at last I have done it!
It has opened up a whole new world for me where language no longer matters.
Here is my first crochet chart make.
The design is based on the Fan Centred Scarf in Judith Durant and Edie Eckman’s Crochet One-Skein Wonder book.
Can you see those beautiful fan shapes at its centre?
If you haven’t used a chart before – just have a go! There are so many reasons why: Continue reading
Knicker Making Mayhem
Today’s post is all about having some fun – if you have ever wanted to make some Knickers read on!
As a knicker-making virgin I’ve opted for a kit. Although I’m using Flo-Jo’s Fancy Pants Knicker Making Kit there are also several others which are worth checking out such as those by Trixie Lixie.
Taking Better Craft Blog Photos
Father Christmas was very kind to me this year – in a very loooooong stocking I found some…
Mini studio lights (for better pictures in the long winter nights) and a tripod (for those close up crochet shots)!


I’ve finally managed to find some time this weekend to do some reading on how to take a better photo and have come across some wonderful sites which I wanted to share. Continue reading
