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Welcome to the craft tutorials on this website. There is something for everyone, from sewing to mosaic work. All of these tutorials are designed for anyone to follow and complete on a budget.
Many of them can be made from items you probably already have at home. Take a look through them, get inspired and get crafting!
Updated 20th May 2022 to include another kit! Do you dream of being a painter but the reality does not quite match up? If so, painting by numbers for adults could be for you. A kit will allow you to be creative and produce a fabulous piece of art even if, like me, you lack…
This article is a full and detailed review of the ergonomic crochet hook set available on Amazon.com. It is branded differently in different countries but it is still the same set. I bought mine over 12 months ago so I have some experience of using it with different projects and yarns. It is a great…
Turn any inexpensive notebook or diary into a luxurious, top of the range product. Make a fabric cover that slips on and off. You can even transfer it from book to book as you fill each one. A fabric covered notebook is a great gift idea. How about personalising them for those special people in…
A yarn doll is really quick and easy to make and is a fantastic use for leftover yarn from other projects. I first encountered them many years ago as ‘dammit dolls’. I have included a free printable sheet of the labels to use if you would like ‘dammit dolls’. These make great gifts or craft…
On this site there are various tutorials showing you how to make your own sewing supplies. You can make your own needlebook, make a pincushion that sharpens your pins and make some pattern weights. This tutorial shows you how to complement those items with some small, simple dressmaking pattern weights. I use both kinds of…
So, you have all that fruit either from your garden or the hedgerows. Now what do you do with it all? Well this fruit jam (fruit jelly) is gorgeous and so easy to make. No complicated quantities to remember and no specialist equipment needed. Just use your normal kitchen equipment. Then you can sit back…
In many houses we get through so many cereal boxes. Like me, you probably squash the box and put it out for recycling without really thinking about it too much. But maybe that box could be useful in helping you to organise your home. This tutorial will show you how to take any cereal box…
This is the third part in the series showing you how to make your own sewing supplies, pattern weights which are so useful and easy to make The first part was a pincushion that sharpens your pins that you can find here. The second part was a needlebook to store all your needles safely and…
This is the second tutorial in a series that will show you how to make your own dressmaking supplies. This tutorial will show you how to make a really simple needlebook to store all your needles. It will also give you great tips on adapting it to suit your needs. So simple yet so effective….
This tutorial will show you how to make a gorgeous pincushion that you can use for all your sewing tasks. If you include wire wool in your pincushion it will also sharpen your pins whenever they are inserted. You can use any item you like to make these. As you can see, I used various…