I recently started a subscription to Stack and just had my first delivery, the latest edition of Wrap magazine. I’ve never come across Wrap before but fell in love with it at first flick through. Sheffield has a serious deficit when it comes to good magazines, our local WH Smith’s has all the usual suspects… Read more »
I went to see the Matisse exhibition at the Tate Modern the very first chance I could get, I was there one of the first weeks and the exhibition was simply breathtaking. So there was no doubt that I was going to quickly book a ticket for the Live at the Tate screening of behind… Read more »
This is just the kind of exhibition that comes up once in a blue moon and I just HAD to see it. I was planning a trip to London for a few meetings and I made it all work so that I could also take a trip to Bermondsey and spend a couple of hours… Read more »
Tie-Dye by Shabd Simon-Alexander gives us readers a fresh look into tie-dye projects and clothing. The easy to read how-to book gives creative ideas and tips for all the tie-dye fashionistas. The book is laid out in such a way that it entices and encourages the reader to become involved with the projects. The presentation… Read more »
I’ve found another book to add to the huge collection of printing, design, craft and sewing books I already own. Make it your own by Anna Alicia is a how-to book, full of 25 ‘stylish projects for your home’. There are quite a few of these kinds of books on the market but this one… Read more »
The highlight of my visit to the Festival of Quilts was the Kaffe Fassett lecture on Colour. This afternoon lecture was packed full of Kaffe fans who just couldn’t wait to hear what the master of colour had to say on the subject. Brandon Mably introduced Kaffe to the room with a brief background of… Read more »
The exhibition stands, demonstration areas and classes at the Festival of Quilts give you oodles of inspiration and then you are set free to spend to your heart’s content on fabric and supplies at the many shop stalls at the event. There is a stall for absolutely everything and even knitting shops have started to… Read more »
Yesterday I took the train to Birmingham to spend the day at Festival of Quilts and what a day I had! It was a long day but a full one, as not only had I planned to take plenty of time to look around the exhibitions and stands, but I’d also booked tickets for an… Read more »
Oh dear, I’ve found another yarn shop. I’m not sure that my yarn cupboard can take the weight of finding yet another fantastic yarn shop, but maybe it can find some hidden strength from somewhere. The yarn addiction has now reached such extraordinary heights that I’ve put myself on a self-imposed therapy programme. Here is… Read more »
Any book that covers my two favourite subjects of vintage style and clothes-making is definitely worth a mention and if it happens to also be a flippin’ good book too then that’s even better. The Vintage Pattern Selector is part history book, part how-to guide and contains a wealth of information about clothes from different… Read more »
