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Following the success of her best-selling book, The Overlocker Technique Manual, textile artist and teacher, Julia Hincks is back with her new title, The Coverstitch Technique Manual. Aimed sewers of all abilities, this book is the perfect guide to help...

We caught up with Linda Seward to chat about her top quilting tips, as well as to discuss the revised and expanded release of her classic quilting book, The Complete Book of Patchwork and Appliqué, considered by many to be the 'quilter's bible'!Hi...

Mending is magical. Really. I’ve been mending for over three decades, and I’m still convinced there’s an element of magic involved. Every time I mend something, even I am surprised by the final result. And every time I mend in public...

After countless requests on how to make the basic bear’s head, here are some step-by-step instructions, with photos, to help you. Try not to over stuff the body of the bear and keep it in proportion to the head to achieve a uniform effect. Stuff...

We heard from Tanja Jung, author of Acrylic Paint Pouring about her life and art, as well as why she thinks paint pouring has been such a global hit in the art world!What is paint pouring?Acrylic pouring inspires us with its unpredictable creations,...

With so many people working from home at the moment, adapting to new technologies and changing your daily routine might seem a bit daunting. To try to help make things a bit easier, we have come up with a list of working-from-home tips that the Search...

We caught up with Wendy Gardiner, internationally accredited sewing guru and author of our fabulous new series Take Two Fat Quarters, to chat about her work and projects. Ideal for sewists of all abilities, they are fantastic stash-busting...

What is screen printing? Screen printing is a technique whereby you force paint onto a surface through a screen of fine material to create a pattern. Tell us a bit about yourself? How did you get into screen printing?Probably because of my mum, she...