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CUTE SLOTH EMBROIDERY ON THE COVER PHOTOGRAPHY: JESSE WILD; STYLING: HELENA STEELE & MATILDA SMITH; MODEL: NIKKI CHISLETT
Appliqué pinafore
INTRODUCING... LIVING
The latest news from the world of handmade
Fill your life and home with crafted goodness
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43 LIVING
Handpicked crafty happenings
We find the loveliest hand-crafted, new season buys for your home
14 TRENDS Shop and craft the luxe texture trend
46 HOME TOUR
18 SLOTH HOOP
Interiors lover Sara Carlton shows us around her plant-filled cottage renovation
Combine appliqué with embroidery to stitch this sleepy rainforest champ
51 RUG HOOKED STOOL Our touchy-feely IKEA hack project
26 TEA AND A CHAT Meet surface designer Imogen Heath
55 BOHO THROW Update your space with this easy sew
32 MACRAMÉ STRAP
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58 FLORAL GARLAND
Knot a beautifully detailed strap for your beloved camera in soft neutrals
Create peonies and roses with paper
36 GOOD READ
63 CROCHET CUSHION
Why what we make is so personal to us
A chance to nail bobble stitch texture
39 TASSEL EARRINGS
67 PULL-OUT PAPERS
Make a fresh set of statement danglers with polymer clay and linen thread
Striking prints and vibrant patterns designed by Susan Driscoll
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Crochet cushion
LOVING
Treats and treasures to fall in love with
MacramŽ strap
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I usually use this space to share what the Mollie team have been up to, but this month I want to hear from you! We’re running an online survey and would love to know what you enjoy reading and making from the mag, as well as your crafting habits and obsessions. Turn to page 31 to fnd out more, and to check out the £200 worth of treats you could win for taking part... Once you’re done, there’s plenty to get you back to the business of crafting. Make Jenny Blair’s cute sloth hoop on page 18, add colour to your wardrobe courtesy of our tassel earrings on page 39, or get on the boho bandwagon with a macramé camera strap – two craft trends in one project.
Knitted socks Yvette Streeter Acting Editor
75 LOVING Beautiful things to adore and make
76 APPLIQUE PINAFORÉ Kirsty Hartley’s retro rainbow dress
81 CAT YARN BOWL Make a helpful feline with air-dry clay
85 CROCHET BACKPACK Hook yourself a mini pastel rucksack
88 ANKLE SOCKS Knit our colour pop spring must-haves
93 SQUIRREL FELTIE
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Tassel earrings
Meet Twig, our new woodland favourite
97 TEMPLATES All you need for this issue’s makes
106 BACK PAGE PROJECT Jess Phoenix on expanding her brand Subscribe at molliemakes.com
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INTRODUCING trends
Set the tone with a lavishly tactile woven wall hanging. www. anthropologie.com
THIS MONTH WE’RE OBSESSING ABOUT...
LUXE TEXTURE Think plush fabrics, fancy embellishment and all things touchy-feely
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Bring the boudoir
vibes with shamelessly lustrous bed linen. www.westelm.co.uk 02
Acrylic eye candy.
www.tattydevine.com 07
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Artisan-embellished
soft leather slippers = 08
everyday luxury. www. bohemiadesign.co.uk 04
Never have we
needed to squeeze a cushion more.
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www.trouva.com 05
Blush pink poms and
barely-there gold – meet your new fave earrings. www.bando.com 06
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When you want to be
covered in velvet and/or a Wes Anderson extra. www.misspatina.com 07
For mermaids with
smart phones. www. skinnydiplondon.com 08
Too 90s? As if.
www.topshop.com 04
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PHOTOGRAPHY: JESSE WILD; STYLING: HELENA STEELE AND MATILDA SMITH
Layer up embroidery and appliquŽ to make Jenny Blair’s fuzzy sloth friend
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Peony season Craft year-round wild flower dŽcor – Nikita Crocker shows you how
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PHOTOGRAPHY: JESSE WILD; STYLING: HELENA STEELE AND MATILDA SMITH
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The Barker and Stonehouse sofa was one of Sara and Chris’s only splurges in their budget renovation.
Sara Carlton’s renovation project is a rustic twist on bohemian style Words: LARA WATSON Photography: RACHAEL SMITH
For Sara Carlton, a home is a constant work in progress. Taking on this renovation project on a budget has led to some surprising fxes, with plenty of room for her beautiful wall hangings. The 200-year-old cottage she shares with her photographer boyfriend Chris and cat, Cat (a stray who wandered into their lives), sits in a small village in County Durham, not far from where they grew up. “We weren’t looking to buy a house,” says Sara. “We were saving
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PHOTOGRAPHY: JESSE WILD; STYLING: HELENA STEELE AND MATILDA SMITH
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