Monster Knees mending is one of my favourite forms of visible mending. Knees often seem to be the first part of a pair of trousers that need mending. My kids could get rips in the knees the very first time they put them on! Monster Knees mending transforms the hole into a monster mouth, that …
This post is all about folk singer-songwriter Elanor Rosalind making the Ella Blouse from Sew Over It London. Ellie’s a 20 something English Literature graduate living in Leeds. Our idea was to get someone new to sewing, like Ellie, to stitch up something gig worthy. We were looking for a top that would look fabulous …
Following on from her last post on making jeans, Jen takes a look at mending denim: Invisible mending Visible mending Sashiko stitching on denim Embroidery and embellishing denim Meet the Author – Katrina Rodabaugh Textile artist Tamara Russell Social media inspiration @MendingMayhem More about jeans! As I touched on in my previous blog, denim has …
Celebrate Halloween with our Window Pumpkins. It’s a super sewing project for kids. Perfect for Half Term. Hang them in a window and the sun shines through so they look like they’re glowing. Halloween window pumpkins look great on a lampshade too. This is a great chance for your children to have some supervised sewing …
