I had a super busy week last week, 2 new crafts in one week! Magic loop knitting, which I have tried to pick up again, I’ve cast on some socks by Winwick Mum who’s got the most amazing blog with a sockalong – so much information, but I’m yet to pick them up again. I… Read More New craft number 7
I’m not a knitter. I don’t ever usually admit that I can knit. I learnt to knit when I was probably about 7, my mum taught me, but from what I can remember she used to cast on for me, then I knitted, and then she would probably cast off the square I’d eventually made… Read More New craft number 6 for 2018
Last night saw me trying new craft number 5. Now, you may or may not know, but I set up The Makers’ Cabin to teach crochet, and I do this a lot, but I also set up workshops for other arty and crafty people to come and teach too. Last night saw a first ever… Read More New craft number 5 – Screen Printing
As part of my 2018 goals, I decided to learn 12 new crafts and skills, as well as more crochet! I’m on number 4 now, having done Macrame, and I love this, and teach it now too. You can make something so quickly and easily. Calligraphy, I loved this, but don’t think I have the patience… Read More New craft number 4 – Mosaics
Friday saw the turn of craft number 3 being attempted – hand spinning! Calligraphy and Macrame are both great fun, so I thought I’d try and give this a go. I’d seen these lovely stalls at the knitting and Stitching show, and Festiwool selling these super colourful plaits, but hadn’t ever really know what to… Read More Craft number 3 ……… Hand Spinning
It’s half term in the UK this week – and as predicted the weather has been horrible! It’s cold, rainy, and still dark a lot of the time. Little people have needed to be amused, so yesterday saw us painting rocks. I say us, they both started, got bored, so I carried on! Its not… Read More Rock Painting
I’ve been super busy and super secretive too…… learning Macrame! New skill number 2 – tick and it’s only January! (Number one was calligraphy – read about it here) I know – very retro, but also very in too! It’s super addictive too when you get going, and pretty quick to get results. The downside… Read More Learning a new craft – Number 2 for 2018
Ok, So I will admit it, I’m getting a bit obsessed with glass Jewellery, and making it! I did this workshop in November (at The Makers’ Cabin), but I had to wait until after Christmas to share the pictures, as a few were given out at presents! I’ve been on a couple of great workshops… Read More Another Jewellery workshop
This is the year for new crafts – ideally 12, but we’ll see how I get on! You all know I can crochet, I still love crochet, I will always be crocheting, but sometimes you need to try something new too- as I think any crafter is an eternal crafter. Yep -I can’t be the… Read More A new craft – Calligraphy
I’m getting a bit addicted to wreaths, or all shapes and sizes! I love the “real ones” and made one a couple of weeks ago at a great workshop which you can read about here. I made a crochet one in my first year of crocheting – a challenge to myself, but I never got… Read More A quick and easy Crochet Christmas wreath