Mollie Makes issue 96 by Mollie

your kit! doughnut pincushion

how to achieve creative confidence PAGE 44 try sashiko stitching

MAKE IT!

PATCHWORK FOR BEGINNERS EASY-MAKE MARBLED NAPKINS

GRANNY SQUARE

CUSHION WOVEN BASKET HACK

PARTY FAVOUR BOXES CROCHET TASSEL

EARRINGS QUICK

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COLOUR POP FURNITURE UPDATE

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issue number ninety-six

ON THE COVER PHOTOGRAPHY: PHILIP SOWELS; STYLING: BECKI CLARK & SALLY BUFTON; MODEL: ALEXANDRA FIA

PAPERCRAFT WREATH

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The latest news from the world of handmade

Fill your life and home with crafted goodness

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47 LIVING

Handpicked crafty happenings

We find the loveliest hand-crafted, new season buys for your home

14 TRENDS Shop and make with dalmatian print

50 HOME TOUR

18 PAPER WREATH

Take a wander through illustrator Emily Hogarth’s creative abode

A botanical beauty to show off indoors

26 TEA AND A CHAT Meet Imogen Lawry from Cockpit Arts

Try foundation paper piecing and sew a geometric wall hanging

32 FURNITURE UPDATE

59 CROCHET CUSHION

Give a retro sideboard a spruce up

Super chunky floor cushion = instant reading nook anywhere you like

36 HANDMADE AWARDS 2018

@MollieMakes

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55 PATCHWORK BANNER

The winners and the highlights

62 MARBLE DYED NAPKINS

41 CROCHET EARRINGS

Roll up your sleeves and create layered colour effects with dye and shaving foam

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44 GOOD READ Tackling self doubt as a creative

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67 PULL-OUT PAPERS A set of eight painterly floral prints, designed by illustrator Becki Clark

Summer embroidery

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Owning our individuality, both as makers and as human beings, is one of the most important things we can do in life. After attending this year’s Mollie Makes Handmade Awards, I came away inspired by the amazing creatives that made the day so special. And, it wasn’t just their talent, but the way their brands are so reflective of who they are. Turn to page 36 to find out which nominees came top of their category, although I like to think we’re all winners! You’ll also find plenty of unique projects in this issue, from the floral wreath on page 18, with no two petals the same, to the handdyed napkins on page 62. Craft them in your own style, then share using #molliemakers.

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LOVING

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Yvette Streeter Acting Editor

75 LOVING Beautiful things to adore and make

77 SASHIKO PENCIL CASE Stitch and sew a September essential

80 KNITTED TEE A boxy cropped top with mesh detail

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85 LEMON EMBROIDERY Stitch your wish-you-were-here moments

91 PAPER BASKET Hello, simple craft storage idea

95 SUMMER FAVOURS Watermelon party favour boxes

98 TEMPLATES All the shapes for this issue’s makes

106 BACK PAGE PROJECT Floss and Mischief on staying inspired Subscribe at molliemakes.com

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THE LATEST IN CREATIVE GOODNESS – HANDPICKED JUST FOR YOU

BE DAZZLING BY RACHEL BURKE (HARDIE GRANT, £8.99) PHOTOGRAPHY © RACHEL BURKE

Every now and then, a crafting gem bursts onto the scene in a haze of pom poms, and makes waves in glitter. Rachel Burke is exactly this kind of maker and now, in her new book Be Dazzling, she’s sharing her secrets. Make your wardrobe sparkle with projects including pom pom jackets, flower crowns and shoe-nicorns, because understated is overrated. www.hardiegrantbooks.com

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Jessica Marquez’s beautiful Make + Mend celebrates the traditional Japanese art of sashiko, showing how simple stitching can be used to update, repair and customise modern projects for maximum impact. www.penguin randomhouse.com

Rifle Paper Co. x Hedley & Bennett present Rosa, an apron with signature floral print, fine detailing and – the clincher – in kids’ sizes too. www.hedleyandbennett.com

THIS MONTH’S WISHLIST

PHOTOGRAPHY: LILY GLASS

TOP READ Slow stitching

Ok, we’ve found them. The statement earrings made for work, wedding season, beach life and popping to the shops. Need any more reasons to click ‘add to bag’? They have both pom poms and a raffia tassel fan. You’re welcome. www.oliverbonas.com

What do you get when you cross onr. shop’s sweet illustrations with the plump, squishy cushions of Nikki McWilliams? Why, the happiest collab you ever did see. www.nikkimcwilliams.com

With just a hint of metallic and playful animal print, the cheetah mug in the new House collection is small but mighty. Check out the co-ord wallpaper, platter and lamp for spots on spots. www.johnlewis.com 10 MOLLIEMAKES.COM 96

Curated nature Snip, shape and style Nikita Crockerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s exuberant paper wreath

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teach the her sister, before training to technique in New York. The pair met in London, bonded decided over bagels and looms, and “just a to open their own studio (or and good colourful place with ace tunes The chat”, according to their website). bright, London Loom is modern and that’s about a true creative community as as far away from twee or disposable endlessly you could get. We met the began, all it energetic pair to chat how there aren’t what drives them, and why yarn. more shades of neon green

ambitions Did you have any particular when you first started out? a very open We always wanted this to be that are space – inclusive with classes And we’ve unpretentious yet substantial. making our always had the same goal of But overall? space work in our community. what we had We really just wanted to turn feeling like it’s in our heads into reality, and happening is just glorious. How did you get into weaving? love yarn, Weaving just came for us! We to sew and we love knitting and we love sort of make garments. In a roundabout a bit more way, weaving allows us to be I still cross curricular with our crafts. weavers, as wouldn’t call us professional sale. Instead, we don’t produce cloth for business, we’ve always been an educational our joy of imparting knowledge alongside your hands. fibres and making things with both love Tell us more about why you this craft so much. to handThere are so many benefits of handweaving. There’s a long history

– the weaving being used as a therapy occupational term basket case came from therapists working on hand-weaving extremely with veterans with PTSD. It’s and very rhythmic, which is soothing children simple for both beginners and – especially to get to grips with. Weaving really speedy. on our floor looms – is also classes, you Unlike a lot of beginners’ craft very can make something very substantial There is quickly which is super satisfying. but we a lot of set up involved in weaving, so they can do that all for our beginners

just get straight into the studio weaving right away.

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day like? What’s your typical working the week We have a big meeting about other’s ahead and catch up on each moving weekends. Brooke’s more practical, preparing around the studio at light speed I’m on the everything for the week, while and computer, responding to customers businessy arranging meetings for various in the plans. When there are customers atmosphere studio, the music is on, the

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IMOGEN LAWRY We chat to Imogen from Cockpit Arts to find out how this awardwinning social enterprise helps put designer-makers on the map Words: HOLLY JOHNSON Photographs: RACHAEL SMITH

From the mid-1970s onwards, people flocked to Camden markets for their mix of music, street food, handmade clothes and vintage wares. With this in mind, it’s no real surprise that the area has continued to attract craftspeople, entrepreneurs and creative enterprises. It was 1986 when the seeds of one such venture were first sewn. On the site of a disused 18th century cockfighting arena, five units were set up to help unemployed young people launch their own craft businesses. The area, known as Cockpit Yard, has 26 MOLLIEMAKES.COM 96

since become a thriving community of talented designers, artists and makers, and under the umbrella of social enterprise Cockpit Arts, now houses 170 fledgling craft companies. Be it woven textiles, jewellery, ceramics, toys, bespoke headpieces or book art, it’s all handmade with love on this site. We visited the Holborn-based studios and caught up with Imogen Lawry, Cockpit Arts’ Business Incubation Project Manager, to learn how creatives and small businesses are given guidance to launch their careers.

Tell us more about Cockpit Arts. Cockpit Arts is an award-winning social enterprise and the UK’s only business incubator for craftspeople, housing numerous small businesses at our two centres. Cockpit Arts has been in Holborn for 32 years, and in 2002 we purchased a second building in Deptford. We support craft practitioners at the start of their careers, as well as those who are more established, to grow and build successful businesses. We work with a wide range of talented individuals, including master craftspeople, artist-makers, batch producers and makers at the beginning of their careers through our awards and bursaries. When and how did you get involved with the venture? I joined Cockpit Arts back in 2013 as the Business Incubation Project Manager, and since then have had the opportunity to develop our young people initiatives: the Creative Employment Programme, Creative Careers and our School Tours. In 2016 my colleague and I won the CCSkills Craft Award for making a difference to the lives of young people entering the creative industries. Before joining Cockpit Arts I worked at a craft gallery in London, helping

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with a busy exhibitions programme and working with over 350 craftspeople – it was here I first found my passion for supporting makers.

skills. By exploring different craft events, I discovered the organisations that support makers in London and then got involved behind the scenes.

Do you come from a creative background yourself? I studied Fine Art at University and, unknowingly, was using a lot of craft skills to create my work – from embroidery to mould making. It was only when I left university and wanted to create work without a studio space that I really got into learning new craft

What benefits do creatives take away from their time at Cockpit Arts? Essentially, we provide intensive wraparound support for makers – from oneto-one business coaching to a wide range of more practical business workshops. We call it incubation support as it’s designed to provide the building blocks for growing

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Creative gallery wall: a collection of Emily’s artwork, displayed with her childrens’ drawings and a piece by a friend. Right: Emily’s living room looks out onto her garden studio space

Emily Hogarth’s Scottish home is full of collected tresasures with stories to tell Words: COLETTE EARLEY Photography: CARO WEISS

After outgrowing their home in the south side of Edinburgh, illustrator Emily Hogarth, husband Conor, children Maggie (five) and Finn (three), and Mary the West Highland terrier moved to Musselburgh, just outside the city. In search of a property they could renovate, that offered a lot of space, they found their dream project in the shape of their now-home. The family have lived in the house for a year, after spending 18 months renovating, and the

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THE LONDON LOOM Francesca Kletz and Brooke Dennis launched London’s first drop-in weaving studio in 2017. Francesca shares their story. Words: LOTTIE STOREY Photographs: INGRID RASMUSSEN

There aren’t many creative businesses that celebrate their second year of business and launch their first book on the same night, but the London Loom is one such success story. After closing her sewing studio in New Zealand to move to London with her family, Brooke bought her first loom and fell in love with a gentle, tactile practice that allowed her to flow with her intuition rather than following patterns. Meanwhile, Francesca discovered freestyle weaving at a beginner’s class in Japan while visiting

her sister, before training to teach the technique in New York. The pair met in London, bonded over bagels and looms, and decided to open their own studio (or “just a colourful place with ace tunes and good chat”, according to their website). The London Loom is modern and bright, a true creative community that’s about as far away from twee or disposable as you could get. We met the endlessly energetic pair to chat how it all began, what drives them, and why there aren’t more shades of neon green yarn.

Did you have any particular ambitions when you first started out? We always wanted this to be a very open space – inclusive with classes that are unpretentious yet substantial. And we’ve always had the same goal of making our space work in our community. But overall? We really just wanted to turn what we had in our heads into reality, and feeling like it’s happening is just glorious. How did you get into weaving? Weaving just came for us! We love yarn, we love knitting and we love to sew and make garments. In a roundabout sort of way, weaving allows us to be a bit more cross curricular with our crafts. I still wouldn’t call us professional weavers, as we don’t produce cloth for sale. Instead, we’ve always been an educational business, imparting knowledge alongside our joy of fibres and making things with your hands. Tell us more about why you both love this craft so much. There are so many benefits to handweaving. There’s a long history of hand-

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Describe your style in three words. Awesome, colourful and hilarious.

weaving being used as a therapy – the term basket case came from occupational therapists working on hand-weaving with veterans with PTSD. It’s extremely rhythmic, which is soothing and very simple for both beginners and children to get to grips with. Weaving – especially on our floor looms – is also really speedy. Unlike a lot of beginners’ craft classes, you can make something very substantial very quickly which is super satisfying. There is a lot of set up involved in weaving, but we do that all for our beginners so they can

just get straight into the studio and start weaving right away. What’s your typical working day like? We have a big meeting about the week ahead and catch up on each other’s weekends. Brooke’s more practical, moving around the studio at light speed preparing everything for the week, while I’m on the computer, responding to customers and arranging meetings for various businessy plans. When there are customers in the studio, the music is on, the atmosphere

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Brooke and

Freestyle weaving

Francesca set up

is fun and fast, and

The London Loom

the end results can

to be somewhere

be impressive.

“colourful and

Francesca adds

bright... a place with

green pom poms to

good equipment and

a salmon-coloured

quality materials”.

weave on the loom.

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THE LONDON LOOM Francesca Kletz and Brooke Dennis launched London’s first drop-in weaving studio in 2017. Francesca shares their story. Words: LOTTIE STOREY Photographs: INGRID RASMUSSEN

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Brooke and

Freestyle weaving

Francesca set up

is fun and fast, and

The London Loom

the end results can

to be somewhere

be impressive.

“colourful and

bright... a place with

Francesca adds

green pom poms to

good equipment and

a salmon-coloured

quality materials”.

weave on the loom.

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