Issue 1- August/September 2013
Welcome to Annie Online, a new magazine for creative teenage girls. Annie Online was created in the UK because we could not find enough creative material for teens already on the newsstand. However we love that the internet means girls from around the world can also enjoy the magazine. Get involved: we would love to hear your thoughts on the magazine. Hit contact above or you can connect with us via one of our social media sites. Additionally, if you are a young artist, designer, photographer, writer or illustrator, we are always open to contributions and new ideas. Work we love will also be profiled on our blog. We really hope you enjoy issue 1 of Annie Online!
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6. Art Project- Washi tape frames 7-12. Young Artist profile- ‘Doodlebug’ 13-14. Inspired By- Fashion & art
16-17. Main feature- Film festival guide. 18. Films to look out for- Festival special 19-20. Adaptations- Films & Books 21-22. TV- Sitcom Sisters 23-24. Sound & Vision- Music photography 25-28. Established- Music worth making room for.
30. Moving Image- Comedy Chic 31-32. Designer Profile- From Bali to New Zealand. 33-40. Fashion Shoot- ‘Take a Walk’
42-44. Action Girls- Life as a volunteer fire fighter. 45. Food- Hit the road for Mexican street food. 46. Home Girl- Back to school essentials 47. Quiz- Cartoon style icons 48. Make It- DIY your dull electrical cables. 49-50. Comic- How Annie Online was made. 51. Contributors
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Art Project
Start with some art! Use new wonder craft material, Washi tape, to create colourful frames for your bedroom walls.
Select some bright colours of Washi tape (found at good art supply stores or you can order it online) mixing patterned and plain tape always looks good.
First measure the picture you want to frame on your wall, then using a craft knife and cutting board, cut lenghts of tape a little longer than each side of the picture, 6
You can make all sorts of shapes and styles of frame using the tape. Just make sure to stick it down straight, using the ruler to keep everything in line!
Freya Flavell is a very talented illustrator. She has given AnnieOnline some drawings to inspire our end-of-summer outfits. Time to dig out your brightest clothes and wear them all at the same time.
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Inspired by... Didn’t get front row tickets to fashion week? Take a trip to the gallery to view the Autumn Winter 2013 collections. The following fashion designers were each inspired by a different contemporary artist for their Autumn/Winter 2013 collections. This is what it might look like if they swapped jobs... In the frames are the designers’ garments and the three tops show works of art. Proenza Schouler
John Divola
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Ohne Titel
Tauba Auerbach
Phil Frost
BCBG Max Azria
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Music isn’t the only industry that celebrates its creativity with festivals. Throughout the year, film festivals are held to showcase new, independently made films. There’s no camping in muddy fields, but screening parties, panel discussions and always a few big Hollywood stars. What’s the point of these festivals? Getting films shown at cinemas around the world isn’t cheap. Only films that big Hollywood companies have paid to get made will get a guaranteed ‘general release’ meaning they will be shown at your local cinema. Other films, which are referred to as ‘indies’, (because they are made by independent companies or people) will be screened at at film festivals around the globe. They hope to catch the attention of distributors that attend the festivals looking for new films to buy and release at cinemas. Many film festivals also give out big prizes, such as the Palme D’or at Cannes or the Golden Lion in Venice, which give the winners publicity and also money for future projects. Although many people who attend film festivals are there because it is their job, many festivals are also open to members of the public. They are a great opportunity to see films that might never make it to most cinemas. Sundance has just started bringing films to London, you can catch some of the highlights at London’s O2 arena in April.
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The biggest film festival in North America, Toronto screens 336 films from around the world to 500,000 film fans. This is the best festival for getting involved, it hosts a wide selection of workshops, including film summer camps (sign us up now please!) and many films are streamed online.
This is the most significant film event down under. We love Australian cinema, a must watch that has come out of this festival in recent years is The Black Balloon. However the festival is one of the most diverse on the list, showing films from 50+ countries.
SEPT. 5- 15th
Melbourne, Australia, July 22nd- August 7th
TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FEST.
Toronto, Canada. September 4th-13th-
Wilkommen In BERLINALE Film Festival 2013
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2 JAN. 16- 26th
Welcome to Park City, Utah, USA
S. U. N. D. A. N. C. E.
Tribeca Film Festival, Downtown New York
Founded by 70s movie star & all-round handsome man, Robert Redford. Now 28 years old, it brings the film pack to the breathtaking Park City ski resort. It is an unusual setting for a film festival but certainly exciting. There are up to 200 films shown which range from low budget documentaries to future big hits and hosts 40,000 people.
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Sundance, Utah, USAJanuary
Held in Tribeca, which is a smart lower-west side neighbourhood of New York City, this festival gets points for probably being the coolest. Like whatever, its only been going for 12 years and has 410,000 attendees. Oh and did we mention it was cofounded by Tribeca resident, Robert DeNiro? No big deal…
APR. 17- 28th
Tribeca, New York, USA. April
Berlin or ‘Berlinale’, Germany, February 10th-20th Pretty old at 63, Berlin shows the best new films mainly made in Europe. This festival is very well respected by its 19,000 prestigious guests. A panel judges the 350 films shown and the favourite film will win the coveted (and cute) Golden Bear award.
Four Festival Successes To Look Out For The Way, Way Back Sundance
Dramatic comedy about a shy boy holidaying with his dysfunctional family.Things get better when he befriends the manager of a water park. Starring Steve Carrel and Toni Colette.
A Birder’s Guide to Everything Tribeca
Fifteen-year-old bird watcher David enlists his friends to help him find a rare duck. Funny and endearing, the film explores friendship, family, nerdy hobbies and finding inner peace.
The Spectacular Now Sundance
A love story centred on party boy Sutter whose view on life changes when he falls for the intriguing Aimee. Stars several of Hollywood’s popular new faces: Shailene Woodley, Brie Larson and Miles Teller.
The Kings of SummerSundance/Toronto
Three teenage boys seek independence from their parents by building a house in the woods. A coming of age comedy, featuring TV funny folk; Megan Mullally, Nick Offerman and Alison Brie.
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Read the Book/ Watch the Film
We love reading, but are sometimes guilty of seeking out a film adaptation of a novel if we’re feeling too lazy to read the book. However, these four stories were well worth reading, watching, then reading again. The Secret Life of Bees, Sue Monk Kidd/ Gina Prince-Bythewood Lily runs away from home after the death of her mother to stay with the Boatwright sisters in South Carolina, who happen to keep bees. It deals with the serious topics of coping with death, racial equality and gender equality, so not a light read. However it is packed with inspirational quotes, the book is on the school syllabus in the US. The film version stars a host of great female actresses, with Dakota Fanning as Lily and Queen Latifah as August Boatwright. Be warned, both the film and the book will make you cry, in the best possible way. Similar to: The Help, My Sister’s Keeper It’s Kind of Funny Story, Ned Vizzini/ Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck Craig believes he is suffering from depression and checks himself into an adult phsyciatric ward. There he meets Bobby and Noelle and realises he can make a fresh start on life. A heart warming but quite dark comedy that deals with the subjects of mental illness, the struggle of life and the importance of friendships. Zach Galifinakis is great as Bobby in the film adaptation, which also stars Emma Roberts and Keir Gilchrest. Similar to: The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Juno
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The Princess Bride, William Goldman/ Rob Reiner It would be pointless to give you a plot description of this 80s fantasy adventure, just watch the film as soon as possible, read the book, then watch the film again. It’s romantic, dramatic, cheesy and hilarious. If you don’t trust us, The Princess Bride has a big cult following and is endlessly referenced by a long list of other movies & programmes including Lord of the Rings, Scrubs, Pirates of the Caribbean, Scooby Doo, The Office, Star Trek, Love Actually, Shrek, The Powerpuff Girls, How I Met Your Mother, and…Spice World, phew! Similar to: Labyrinth, Stardust
Howl’s Moving Castle, Diana Wynne Jones/ Hayao Miyazaki Fun for any age, this book tells the story of Sophie who becomes cursed by a spiteful witch and sets out to enlist the help of the local wizard, Howl. Unfortunately he has a bad reputation for breaking beautiful girls’ hearts and lives in a castle which moves from town to town. Adventure & lots of magic ensues. The film adaptation is created by Japanese animators, Studio Ghibli all of whose films have strong, independent girls as the main character. Although the studio has put its own spin on a lot of the story, the film is beautiful to look at. Make sure you seek out the English version which has an all-star voice cast including Christian Bale as Howl and Billy Crystal as Calcifer, his fire demon sidekick. Similar to: Harry Potter, Spirited Away 20
Sitcom Sisters TV expert Tara tells us why now is the best time for inspiring female characters. They can be strong willed, independent, clumsy, kind of weird and are all still getting their life together, we can relate!
Television is so much better
than cinema right now, for a number of different reasons and one of them is because hilarious female characters are dominating American sitcoms. In 2013, dysfunctional and awkward individuals are celebrated and the things that happen in situation comedy are becoming much more relatable. The rise of sitcoms, good and bad, has been overwhelming in recent years, and today we don’t have to look far to be exposed to funny and aspiring women. Though men still may be dominating television and sitcoms in particular, it’s the women who stand out. The strongest example of this can be seen in NBC’s Parks and Recreation, one of the best sitcoms on television right now with an outstanding cast. The show stars the fantastic Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope, a perky and extremely ambitious bu-
reaucrat in the parks department of Pawnee, Indiana. The female characters are all different but fantastic and strong in their own ways. There’s Donna who is confident, competent and has very little tolerance for stupidity. She is extremely comfortable with who she is and knows how to have a good time. Queen of deadpan comedy Aubrey Plaza plays April Ludgate, an apathetic college student employed as an intern. She starts as Ron Swanson’s assistant but as the show goes on she becomes much more than that. Throughout she is dry and sarcastic but is a strong character because she does whatever the hell she wants to, plus she is genuinely hilarious. Finally, there is Ann Perkins who is a nurse and best friend of Leslie. Portayed by the super cool Rashida Jones, Ann at first appears to be not as strong as the other women around her. She lives her life by trying to find identity through different significant others but she is a good person. What I admire about this show, and many other shows right now is the way that it celebrates women but still shows mistakes we can make and how we deal with them. Ann’s friendship with Leslie is one of the sweetest on television. As the series develops, Ann learns to find herself without a boyfriend and 21
“date herself ” and in the show’s current season ***SPOILER*** she becomes accustomed to the idea of being a single mother and raising a child herself which is an extremely inspirational thing to do. Like the characters in Parks And Rec, there are a number of fantastic, funny and independent female characters than can be found on TV. Considering we live in a world where celebrity culture is unavoidable, it’s extremely satisfying and inspiring to turn on the TV and see a ton of women I can actually relate to. Television is the best way to escape journalism, airbrushed models and crazy celebrities. It’s uplifting and not to mention entertaining! It’s so great to see more and more characters that can be considered “outcasts” as well, proving different is good. Other characters than spring to mind are Liz Lemon from 30 Rock, a strong and funny, successful TV writer. What I like most about her is no matter how much her peers mock her or her parents disapprove of her life choice she is still so sure of herself, a great quality to have. She isn’t delusional and her failed experiences provide nothing but hilarious insight and witty remarks. The most inspiring thing about her is how often
she openly expresses her love of food and doesn’t obsess over her weight. (There is even a Ben & Jerry’s frozen yoghurt flavor named after the character!) Not having your life completely together is The New Normal when it comes to situation comedy. You’ll find most sitcoms these days follow a female lead that hasn’t quite got it together yet. Not only is this entertaining, it’s very reassuring and works as a good escape for women who are struggling or have had a bad day. Zooey Deschanel’s Jess Day from FOX’s New Girl is an example of this and another inspiring character. The show starts off with her fresh from a breakup and starting a new chapter of her life, which is a situation many women will find themselves in. She moves in with a bunch of guys who find her qualities strange at first but she never changes or compromises her beliefs and traditions.
Other females that can be written off as a bit weird by guys are the characters in Whitney; they all have hilariously messed up qualities and complexes but they are still very likeable. Protagonist Whitney is quite literally crazy but she is in a healthy, long-term relationship and has a close group of friends. This is something that all these women have in common as well as being funny. Friendship is very much celebrated in sitcom and these female friendships are fun to watch. Max and Caroline from 2 Broke Girls and June and Chloe from Don’t Trust The B In Apartment 23 are completely opposites but end up becoming really good friends. Another inspiring thing about all these females is the fact that they take from their own life experiences; these characters are funny and great because the women playing them are too. As well as acting, a number of these 22
women often produce and write for the shows they star in. In life there are obstacles and what I really admire about sitcoms right now is how writers don’t sugarcoat life. Yes all sitcoms are driven by a will-they-won’t-they romance, which we all want it to happen, but along the way we are exposed to a number of completely unlikeable characters and upsetting situations. There’s a pretty equal balance between good and bad characters, which is something I really love about television. A show that does this well is Lena Dunham’s Girls, some of the girls on the show are the worst but it’s real, we all know someone as annoying as Marnie. This show, like many others, can depict how mean women can be as well as how great. Most importantly they deal with strength and how we deal with certain situations.
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A look at four inspirational females who lead the way in the field of music photography.
Annie Liebowitz Now most famous for her Vanity Fair portraits of Hollywood’s elite, Liebowitz started as a tour photographer for Rolling Stone magazine. She most famously shot the Rolling Stones on their 1975 tour We like to imagine it was exactly like the movie Almost Famous. Annie blazed a trail to prove that not every woman backstage was a groupie.
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Linda McCartney Like Liebowitz, McCartney also made a name for herself shooting for Rolling Magazine. Our favourites were when she captured offstage moments, from the Rolling Stones travelling by train to Jimi Hendrix yawning backstage. These rock and roll legends seem wonderfully relaxed and normal in front of her camera, as if they are old friends.
Try this: Practise your camera skills and have some fun by trying to recreate some of these famous images with your friends or family.
Janette Beckman British photographer who still shoots for campaigns and has a huge portfolio of work. We like her effortlessly cool street shots of style tribes from the late 70s80s. They were associated with music of the time such as Punks, Mods, Ska-girls and B boys.
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Make room on your desk for these albums by some seriously talented female musicians.
Sun by Cat Power, 2012
The Milk-Eyed Mender by Joanna Newsom, 2004
Crazy For You by Best Coast, 2010
Heartthrob by Tegan and Sara, 2013
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Moving Image Comedy Chic
Fashion and comedy don’t often mix. But when they do the results can be wonderful. Currently we are thoroughly enjoying Mean Girls graduate Lizzy Caplan in ‘Fashion Film’ for the Viva Vena clothing line. It is a clever parody of many typical fashion and beauty ads you see now. Note to fashion industry: more like this please!
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New Designers:
twoWORLDS Clothing twoWORLDS is a new label with a conscience from New Zealand. They are making waves in their native country, with their second collection recently showing at Wellington fashion week and despite the distance, we were lucky enough to make contact with twoWORLDS designer Nevada Brown to ask her about her fantastic brand. Can you describe the kind of girl who would wear the twoWORLDS collections? The twoWORLDS customer is intelligent and knows what she wants. She isn’t afraid of colour or precision tailoring. She knows that all garments have a story and wants her clothes to be ethical as well as elegant. Your brand believes in ethical trade, can you tell us a bit about why this is so important to you? We believe in the importance of being able to trace garments back to their origins. This is why we travel to Bali to purchase fabric from the very
women that have woven it so we can see ourselves what the working conditions are like. Back in New Zealand I then pattern-make, sample and sew all of the garments so they are of the highest quality. It is crucial to our company that 31
the entire process is transparent because then we know the story of each and every piece of twoWORLDS clothing. 3. Can you tell us a bit about your new collection ‘The Edge of the Archipelago’
(pronounced Ar-kee-pel-ago to us Brits) and your thinking behind it? This is our S/S 13/14 collection based on fabrics personally sourced from Bali. Bali is one small island in the Indonesian archipelago and a place of such lush natural beauty and grace, that inspires me every time we visit. This collection consists mostly of natural fibres such as silks/ handwoven cotton ikat and linens, which I have then worked into designs based around the fabrics. The collection is edgy but elegant with a lot of navy ascents popping up in-between bold bursts of colour. What other artists, designers or creative types do you admire the most at the moment? Currently I have been enjoying a lot of local fashion as we have some fantastic emerging and established designers from NZ. Brooke Barrett, Jacque Shaw, James Bush and Highnoontea are all emerging Wellington Designers who I love right now and Zambesi never fails to wow me with their textures and design especially in their menswear.
such great months with plenty of sunshine and so many outdoor activities. One of my favourite things to do is to pop down to Oriental Bay in Wellington for a walk around the esplanade or join the crowds on the beach soaking up the last rays of Vitamin D before winter hits.
Images include a preview of the SS13/14 collection lookbook, close-up details of some of the twoWORLDS fabrics and photos from inside the workshop in Bali. Including one of the weavers Nevada met. All photos, thanks to twoWORLDS.
What is your favorite things about the time of year our issue is out? So end of summer, beginning of Autumn? (In NZ this is February and March) February and March in NZ are
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T A K E A W A L K
Grey Marl Sweatshirt, H&M, £16.99 Navy and White Checked Dress, Forever 21, £13.99
Red and black Checked Raincoat, TopShop, £49.99. Navy and White Checked Skirt, Forever 21, £13.99. Blue Checked Shirt, Uniqlo, £14.99. Wellingtons and Socks, Models own.
Opposite Page: Zig Zag jumper, Anthropologie, £38.95. Skirt, Rokit Vintage, £11.99 This page: Bomber Jacket, H&M, £15.99. Denim dress, & Other Stories, £39.99. Polka-dot shirt, Monki, £14,99.
White Polka Dot Semi-Sheer Shirt, Monki, £14.99. Navy Pinafore Dress, & Other Stories, £49.99
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ACTION GIRLS
This issue’s action girl is Samantha from Australia who volunteers with her local fire brigade...
Samantha helps out a team who do vital work in the community, including taming the dangerous bush fires that spread so quickly in the country’s hot climate. She is also a keen photographer and has been kind enough to tell us a bit about her experiences:
photographer, and being a volunteer fire fighter along with the rest of my family. Thirty years ago my father and his siblings joined our local fire brigade, my Dad and his brothers as fire fighters and my Aunt joined the Ladies Auxiliary, which looks after fundraising. Since I was born I’ve been running around the big red trucks and people in overalls. My Grandfather was also a member of the brigade, as well as my cousins and Uncle. Being in a CFA (Country Fire Authority) fire brigade isn’t what movies display,
My name is Samantha, but in my fire brigade I’m known as “Little Bear” or “Cinders”. I’m currently sixteen, and I live in the western suburbs of Melbourne Victoria, Australia. My life consists of school, my future career as a
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we don’t sit around on shift waiting for a call or do dramatic nail biting rescues, and this isn’t our only job. In Australia there are many types of fire fighters: career fire fighters who get paid and have shifts at a station; Aviation fire fighters who work at airports, and volunteer fire fighters like my family who have jobs and families of their own, who get paged and travel from where ever they are, to the station and onto a truck, voluntarily; among many others. A normal day of a volunteer fire fighter could be similar to anyone else’s, on weekends you go about your business as you would with your family, you could be watching a football match, or helping neighbours. However, at any given time, a page can be sent over and it will alert you to an incident. Fire fighters have four minutes to get to the station in a private vehicle, and then four minutes to get into their
gear and climb on a truck to respond to the call. We have three trucks at my station, a Heavy Pumper which pumps water and carries tools for fires of any kind and responds first to most calls. A Rescue Truck which is equip with tools for car accidents like the Jaws of Life, stabilizers and many other tools; and finally the Tanker, which holds thousands of litres of water, to fight grass and bush fires; this truck you can stand in the back and fight fires from a moving vehicle rather than standing on the ground, it is the most seen truck in bush fire news footage. We also have a four by four land cruiser, which is a control unit, it carries drinking water and extra crew and is the control point of an incident. Being in a fire brigade isn’t all about being a fire fighter, right now until school finishes I am a part of the Ladies Auxiliary, so I can focus on my studies and when I’m eighteen I can begin my training to become a fire fighter just like those who have inspired me as a child. A lot of people believe that a fire station that is just like another work place where you clock in, work, and clock out. But they couldn’t be any more wrong. A fire station is a family, everyone has each other’s back and we pull together when times get tough. The station is our
second home, with fire fighters spend more time down at the station then they do at home. As a daughter, friend and relative of many fire fighters, you see things not every person gets to see; a car accident first hand, the remains of a burnt out family home and it’s things like that that has made me grow up quickly and look at things from a different perspective. I’m grateful for this. I’ve also got two families, a biological 43
one and one that will always be there and have my back when I need them, but most of all I’ve got friends and family that make a difference in the community twenty four hours a day, seven days a week, from the kindness of their hearts. In the UK, many fire stations have volunteer programmes such as the Fire Cadets that you can get involved with.
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Hit the Streets Traditional Mexican street food is soon going to be everywhere in the UK. Good for brunch, lunch or an evening meal. We chased down the colourful Wahaca food truck on London’s Southbank to get our fill of this fast but fresh food. Choose from a hard shelled taco, a salad bowl or a tortilla wrap and fill with your choice of beans, meat, salad, rice and top off with big dollop of guacamole. See also; Chilangos, Islington.
Snack time: Try something new with these raw chocolate bars. They are healthier than other chocolate as the coco-beans have been less processed. Stuffed 45
full of natural ingredients, they are designed to give you longer lasting energy than your usual sugar fix. Cut into bitesize pieces to enjoy with a cup of tea.
HOMESeptember is time to liven up your GIRL schoolbag and your room!
Top Row, left to right: Wooden Stapler, £12.50, Page markers, £6 for set of 4, Square soaps, £7 each, all Anthropologie. Second row: Monster soft toy, £6, Monki. Rectangular printed pencil case, £5, Paperchase. Thirs Row: Dinosaur multi-zip pencil case, £6.50 and Simple excercise books, £2 each, all Paperchase.
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POPQUIZ
This princess always dresses appropriately for the occasion with her many pink outfits.
As a Borrower, Arietty has to make all her clothes. She keeps it minimal and sticks to her signature red.
Take the quiz below to find out which cartoon heroine could be your new style inspiration...
Patti from Doug always gets right. We wish this is how we could dress for school every day.
If you struggle to look neat and put-together all the time then Pippi is your scruffy- chic icon.
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Debbie is the ultimate 90s grunge girl who keeps her cool even in the desert and amidst her crazy family.
Dragon girl Astrid knows how to mix style and practicality with armoured shoulder pads and fireproof boots.
Transform Your Dull Cables Into Stripy Masterpieces...
Pick out some coloured friendship bracelet thread. You need at least two whole lengths like those above.
Cut a length of thread and knot it to one end of your cable a few times until it stays in place.
Start wrapping the thread round and around the cable making sure the thread is lying flat against the cable each rotation and not on top of itself.
When you have wound on a good amount of one colour, change threads! Just tie the new colour on and carry on winding. Make sure to wrap any loose ends along with the cable to hide them.
For close together stripes like in the image above, wide two threads at once, making sure they lie side by side. Change colours or threads as many times as you like.
It takes a lot of wrapping but when you have finally reached the other end, tie a few knots like you did at the beginning. Cut off loose ends and you could even use a blob of glue to secure.
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The making of AnnieOnline according to Becky...
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Contributors This magazine would not have been possible without the following Rebecca Chambers Founder, creative director, editor rebeccasophiechambers. tumblr.com
Tara Costello Writer
soundonsight.org/author/ tara-costello
Samantha Ryan Writer/ photographer facebook.com/Samantha JayyPhotography
Freya Flavell Illustrator
doodoodloo.tumblr.com
Ruby Elliot Illustrator
rubyetc.tumblr.com
Heather Dee Illustrator Esme Brand Model Nevada & Lauren Fashion twoworlds.co.nz
Alice Usachev Web Designer
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