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Vintage craft book kids

Vintage craft book kids are a strange lot. I don’t think photographers got as many chances…
Fur and leather sewing – where do I even start?

Fur and leather. I was recently passed down some items of sentimental value. There’s some kind…
Clothing alterations; adding to a slip to make it correctly fit

So, another thing that I tried out in January was learning a new stitch, and using…
Vintage craft books

Vintage craft books are great. Although, it is really difficult to find a website that will…
Making a dress, the January project

Making a dress Making a dress is complicated. There’s all sorts of hidden layers to the…
A how-to on making jam, pt. 2.

A wrap up on how to make cherry guava jelly from summer foraging in Queensland.
Pectin test.

I thought I might add my two cents to conversations on the internet about pectin –…
A how-to on making jam

Making guava jam, and how to use pectin to help jellies gel properly
First rugging workshop

….went well. Nine people learned a new skill, and I have some more information about running…
Crafternoon Feb 11th; Lantern decoupage

The very cool and switched on Alison Mooney from MARS invited me to go dumpster diving recently.…