How-to

How to piece together granny triangles

Putting together a series of crocheted triangles for a new pillowcase.
How to design your own granny square pillowcase

Designing a geometric treble stitch granny square pillow case. Uses a basic elmer square pattern.
Paste-up, découpage or papier mâché glue

How to make paper glue out of flour for découpage, papier mâché or street art paste-ups.
Elderberry and Apple Wine (my own recipe!)

Elderberry and apple wine I have just completed racking my first batch of elderberry and apple…
Elderberry Wine home brewing

Making elderberry wine, foraging for elderberries from around Somerset
Making homemade apple cider vinegar

How to make Apple Cider Vinegar (ACV) at home. Simple, easy to follow recipe.
Rosehip and apple jelly

Crab apple and rosehip jelly recipe, made from foraged fruits gathered around Somerset, UK.
Homebrewing and foraging rosehip wine

Rosehip wine brewed at home I think ‘rose hip wine’ has to be the most adventurous…
Making and bottling elderflower cordial

Elderflower cordial – (simple but messy) Elder is a tree that I have only learned to…
Foraged fruit jelly (crab apple, elderberry, plum and blackberry)

How to make a pectin-rich jelly using glut summer fruit, picked locally.