Winter comes, and it’s time to get knitting by the fire again. I’ve been knitting a lot of presents lately, and here’s another one that’s on the needles, a simple scarf. This is a simple twisted rib stitch, using James … Read More
Make your own 2019 star shaped desk calendar – with three free downloads!
The lovely Louise Lewis asked me to be a guest blogger this month, and I was absolutely thrilled to be asked! My blog is all about how I prepare for my workshops, so if you’re thinking of putting on your … Read More
My lovely partner has just spent two months of back breaking work re-roofing both our and our neighbours houses. And of course that means we have a lot of old broken slates … and as a crafter I can’t just … Read More
I’ve been wanting to play with gelatin plate printing for quite a while, but as the commercial plates are pretty expensive, I hadn’t yet managed to have a try. Over the past few weeks I’ve been teaching collagraph printmaking, and … Read More
Yesterday I was playing with some pre-gessoed canvas paper, and ended up drawing a mandala on it. I had to use a brush pen, as the canvas was quite rough, hence the much thicker lines than I would normally draw … Read More
Get creative making these fun paper folded stars or flowers, perfect for making greetings cards with! I’ve created videos for two types of paper folded star fold, the Diamond Fold and the Triangle fold, both of which you will find … Read More
This is an old project of mine, but still useful every year! Follow the instructions in the video to make your own star shaped desk calendar for 2021. Here are the links to the files in the video. They are … Read More
If you fancy making your own Christmas cards this year, then why not try making these simple lino printed cards? They are really easy and quick to make, a great weekend craft. Print them up on plain white card, or … Read More
