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Erin Eggenburg is a visible mending instructor and owner of wrenbirdarts, an online mending shop. Erin also hosts Mending Club, an online forum she created for visible mending enthusiasts, and has a blog that performs in the top 10 per cent of Shopify...

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...

Last year we heard from Eddie Armer, who volunteers at West Kent Mind and is the author of two books for Search Press, about his thoughts on creativity and mental health. This year we hear a little about Eddie’s other creative love, music. Eddie...

Size: 13 x 13in (33 x 33cm), flat These traditional Japanese bags are cleverly made from a rectangle of fabric. Use contrasting thread colours for the stitching, including the big stitch to keep the lining in place.These bags are a great way to use...

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...

During the Covid-19 lockdown I have spent a lot of time in my studio developing a sketchbook based on flowers. I particularly love daisies: I have lovely memories of making daisy chains with my late mum as a child and singing ‘Daisy, Daisy, give...

Bobbi Heath is a couture milliner, teacher and the owner of Chic Chapeau, a bespoke millinery business which also offers one-to-one tuition, and group workshops. In her new book, Making Felt Hats, Bobbi shows you how to make felt hats in six...

Title: ‘Looking for Covid’ Textile Panel Created by: Jan Dowson, author of The Textile Artist: Expressive Stitches. A ‘no-rules’ guide to creating original textile art Size: 25 x 25in square (64 x 64cm square) Materials:...

It’s perhaps misleading of us to present ‘a day in the life’ of the Editorial Department: no two days are identical – even during lockdown, when the days spill, Dali-like, into each other. So I’m not going to try. Editorial...

20 to Craft: Kawaii Charms in Polymer Clay is Ruth Thompson's first book with Search Press. Ruth is a crafter who is passionate about Kawaii art and fashion, and specialises in polymer clay charms and jewellery. She also sells her creations through...