Hello one and all!Easter is fast approaching, so we thought we'd share with you the steps to making your own wonderful dangling egg decorations. Hang them up in your window, create a mobile, or put them up around your house and garden as a chocolate-
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It's now more important than ever to look after our planet and there are lots of little adjustments that we make every day in order to be more eco conscious; we sort waste into recycling bins and try to cut down on single use plastic, but are we brin
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It’s easy to feel discouraged when we’re not immediately great at a craft but mistakes are all part of learning. Earlier this week I was joining the shoulder seams of a baby cardigan I’ve been knitting and ended up with the seam on the outside rather
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For us, Summer is all about bright colours which is something that Royal Talens does very well with their Ecoline range! The vivid hues of these liquid watercolours are sure to spark your imagination and with both brush pens and bottled colour to cho
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Fall in love with fabric again with the 'Love Note' collection by Lella Boutique for Moda Fabrics. It is a delightfully romantic range of dreamy florals, dainty hearts and delicate stripes, giving the feel of warm summer afternoons in the garden, sur
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This year, we encourage you to MAKE your Christmas…It is a long family tradition in our house to have at least one new, handmade Christmas decoration to add to the decorations each year. This can be anything from a quilted table runner, paper decorat
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Christmas couldn't be cancelled AGAIN! With continued delays on the delivery of Christmas fabric ranges extending into this Christmas Season, we felt it was time to take matters into our own hands and find a project that could be completed solel
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Cloth Mask Education and InformationWe have recently had many requests to provide materials or patterns for cloth masks, given the current climate of worry surrounding contracting COVID-19. We wish to make it very plain from the beginning of this art
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Greetings one and all! Gather round, don't be shy! Shall I tell you grand tales of adventure and romance~?Or shall I tell you of my magnificent hat?Isn't it just out of this world~?When Lewis and Irene's new Light Years collection came in, I just cou
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Looking for a magical fabric for your fantastical project?Small Things... Mystical and Magical might just be for you!We've just gotten in four beautiful fabrics from this wonderful Lewis and Irene collection. Ideal for all manner of crafts, this glis
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This one goes out to my fellow Tabletop Gamers.We just recently got in the Lost in Space collection and I instantly knew what I wanted to make with it. As both a player and game master in tabletop gaming, I was in dire need of a new dice bag to
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Easter's not far away, and everyone's getting ready to hunt for treats left by rabbits and decorate eggs.But boiled eggs are either eaten at the end of the day, or thrown away before they go bad. A more long-lasting alternative? Our polystyrene eggs!
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Clever connections are... well, clever. So I figured it would be clever to make a fantastical 16th century French Hood using one of the French General fabric collections. My chosen collection: Jardin de Versailles. While not exactly period accur
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Love pearls but hate wearing them? Look no further than Pearl Clay!(Not real pearls, before anyone asks.)Coming in packs of three colours; simply split the clear modelling compound between the pots of pearls, mix it in well (I recommend repeatedly st
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Cotton Yarns are for more than dishcloths!Cotton yarn has been traditionally associated with this very essential and functional piece of kit. Dishcloth making can be fun, easy and quite satisfying, and with such an array of colours now available
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Experimenting with Adriafil Self-Stripers Why the Adriafil Yarns?Adriafil has always been a favourite in our little shop. They seem to have a knack for getting their yarn right, every time. Always high quality, decently priced and easy to w
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If you are following and joining in this crochet along --- well done you! This is no.3.. You should have by now quite a few squares piling up... what you don't know about granny squares at the end of this won't be worth mentioning! Remember we k
Read moreCrochet a blanket in installments!Hello out there! how's everyone getting on? Anyone getting their teeth into this GORGEOUS crochet project? Well here is part 2!!Good thing about this is that hopefully it encourages completion of a project and anyone
Read moreAttention all artists, we have been spending the last month working hard to setup a new shop dedicated to selling art supplies. From paints, pads, pencils, pens to paper we hope to have the new website running within the month so keep an eye out for
Read moreI don't blog often. As the owner of bricks and mortar shop I do excessive amounts of chatting daily to customers. As anyone who visits knows! Generally there is daily running theme which we encourage customers whether they are regulars or just p
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Kaffe Fassett Knit Along - week 2 - Ascending Squares or Descending Squares, whichever you choose. Make 2Hope you are having fun with the first square! I found a knitters thimble helps to keep the tension even and reduces the problem of the yarns twi
Read moreWoo hoo!!It is now here! Week one of Kaffe Fassetts Afghan Knit along using the exceptional Rowan Pure Wool Worsted yarn, 100% pure wool comes in 100g balls. While you may prefer to use another yarn the best thing is to swap with another yarn of aran
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The latest Rowan Knit along is nearly here! Knit a few squares per week following the free patterns released by Rowan over the next 14 weeks and you will end up with a glorious throw of approx 188cm x 200cm designed by Kaffe Fassett and created
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If you have been stomping around the the yarn section for at least as long as me you probably have noticed Erika Knights contribution to knitting design. Now gone independent this lady has brought out her own brand of yarns which like herself is simp
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If I had pound for every person who told me that they can only crochet granny squares I would be alot richer than I currently am. What can't you do with a granny square?Blankets, shawls, cushion covers, bags, throws, clothes, hats... whatever y
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Hello everyone.I thought it was about time we introduced our fabrics. I had my interest in patchwork fired up when I was 11 years old by my home economics teacher who already saw me as a lost cause gave me the rag bag and suggested I gave it a go. At
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DMC have teamed up with Tatty Teddy with a few lovely goodies for everyone..... We have mini cross stitch as well as 3 crochet patterns available individually as well as kits to make up for your wee one using DMC Natura Cotton, a 4ply ultra soft cott
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These past few weeks has seen a mass overhaul of our Sirdar products on the new site. We have spent time carefully considering what products to keep and creating new 'Option Sets' to make it easier for our customers to purchase some of the amazing pr
Read moreDear Past, Present (and hopefully future!) CustomersWelcome to 2015! We all hope you have had a safe and happy holiday (and made lots of New Year’s Resolutions to do with crafts and knitting!).With a new year, we are happy to announce our transfer fr
Read moreNew Store!!!!!We have worked long and hard to create a brand new store for our beautiful selection of yarns and accessories!We hope you like it and enjoy browsing amongst the delectable offerings we have in store. Please feel free to drop in to our r
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