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ON THE COVER PHOTOGRAPHY: PHILIP SOWELS; STYLING: KIT CHEUNG AND MATILDA SMITH; MODEL: ALEXANDRA FIA
Cocktail set
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INTRODUCING... LIVING
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, creative buys for your home
14 TRENDS Shop and make the dark florals look
50 HOME TOUR
18 KITSCH STOCKING
Founder of Southwood Stores Hayley Southwood’s striking Nordic home
A tactile make full of colour and cheer
26 TEA AND A CHAT Get to know design studio Cherry Press
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55 ADVENT CALENDAR Combine monochrome backing with bright numbers for a Scandi-look hanging
32 COCKTAIL SET
59 CROCHET CUSHION
Glam up tablewear with gold décor
Hook up a star-shaped cushion to cosy up with, using extra-chunky yarn
36 GOOD READ
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CHRISTMAS STOCKING
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Shop independent this Christmas
63 ORIGAMI LIGHTS
39 TASSEL SCARF
Cut and fold contemporary papers for seasonal statement lighting
Whip up a cosy, quick-knit fashion fix pinterest.com/MollieMakes
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42 SWAN HOOP Add festive fairytale sparkle to your wall
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67 PULL-OUT PAPERS Festive-themed prints and posters from talented illustrator Louise Cunningham
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Origami fairy lights
LOOKING FORWARD
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Appliqué swan hoop
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There’s change in the air, from the chilly evenings creeping in, to the thought of Christmas getting even closer (hurrah!). And, we’re feeling it on Team Mollie. I’m so excited to be stepping up as Acting Editor while Cath’s away, and can’t wait to welcome two new team members next issue. We’re also looking forward to 2018 with the annual Mollie Makes calendar, flled with Tamsyn Morgans’ beautifully styled projects. But frst, Christmas! Get prepped and ready with our festive makes and gift ideas. Embrace the trend for tassels with a quick-knit scarf, get party-ready with a cocktail set, and catch Santa’s eye with Christine Leech’s stocking – a celebration of texture, colour, and all things festive!
Party skirt
LOVING
Treats and treasures to fall in love with Yvette Streeter Acting Editor
75 LOVING Beautiful things to adore and make
76 PENGUIN MITTENS Knit these playful mitts to keep you cheery and warm through winter
80 PARTY SKIRT Make an easy-sew skirt from Scandiprint fabric for kids’ festive gatherings
85 CHRISTMAS FELTIES Cute decorations to brighten your home
91 WEEKEND BAG
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Tassel scarf
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Kawaii decorations
Girls’ getaway or romantic stopover, add style to your trip with this floral sew
98 TEMPLATES All the shapes for this issue’s makes
106 BACK PAGE PROJECT Sarah Louise Matthews on festive fairs Subscribe at molliemakes.com
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INTRODUCING trends
THIS MONTH WE’RE OBSESSING ABOUT...
DARK FLORALS Delicate blooms get a dramatic makeover in this edgy new-season look
Embrace the darkness in a LBD with a statement silhouette. www.oasis-stores.com
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It’s time to step up
your accessories game. www.topshop.com 03
Create fairytale
opulence in a corner of your home. www. rockettstgeorge.co.uk 04
Up the glamour with
a luxe clutch. www. nikkistrange.co.uk 05
Jot down botanial
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Ward off chills and
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This Anthropologie
X Liberty collab is a dream come true. www. anthropologie.com 08
Make the right call.
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Fuse tunes and trends
with this mini speaker. www.freepeople.com
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Santa’s been! PHOTOGRAPHY: PHILIP SOWELS; STYLING: KIT CHEUNG AND MATILDA SMITH
Adorn a handmade stocking with tassels and trims – Christine Leech shows you how
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Can you describe your style in just three words? Industrial, traditional and fun.
Embracing tradition with...
CHERRY PRESS Self-taught letterpress mastermind David Lewis is the owner of Cherry Press, a design studio and shop he runs with wife Amie Words: LOTTIE STOREY Photographs: FIONA MURRAY
After an ill-timed redundancy, David Lewis decided to switch tack and start his own letterpress business. Partly planned and partly serendipitous, a request to print his sister’s wedding stationery led to more and more commissions, and David was fnally able to launch Cherry Press in his hometown of Chipping Campden two years ago. A design studio and shop, Cherry Press ofers wedding, business and gift stationery collections as well as a bespoke design service. And now, it’s a family business. David’s wife Amie 26 MOLLIEMAKES.COM 85
works alongside him in the shop, with a fexible approach allowing the couple to work around their two children, Casper and Nancy. Their vintage-inspired studio is home to the beautiful ‘Marigold’, a Heidelberg 10 x 15 Windmill press, and ‘Martha’, a splendid Crown folio Arab. Both David’s precious presses are true works of art, and are fondly cared for to safeguard their original condition and heritage. We caught up with David in his industrial workspace to chat about his creative practice and inspirations.
What does a typical working day look like for you? We start our day around 7.30am. As soon as I get to the shop I check and reply to emails, and look at what’s on for the day. Then work begins on the presses. I line up the plates, mix inks, then fre up the old girls! Inking up and setting up takes a while, so I try to print a batch of the same colour if I can. With a batch being printed, I get on with trimming and wrapping, as well as sorting postage. Then there are the customers who pop into the shop and need serving. I usually fnish at the shop around 4-5pm, then pick up admin again at home later in the evening. Was letterpress an industry you always wanted to work in? No! I have worked in a few industries though, and learnt many things in them that guided me to where I am now. I was in the military for fve years, which instilled routine, a strong work ethic, and commitment. I stumbled across letterpress about seven or eight years ago and immediately fell in love with the process. I used to work as a sales manager in a commercial print and design company
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where I learnt a lot about processing jobs, paper and print-making. When I was made redundant from that job I found myself at a crossroads. I looked at the possibility of opening my own digital print studio, but everyone was doing that, so I explored other options. A friend suggested letterpress, so I bought a small press, began experimenting, and fell in love with the medium. Then I bought a slightly bigger one, large enough to print my sister’s wedding invitations, and the whole thing spiralled from there. Subscribe at molliemakes.com
Explain to us how your creative process works. I just love letterpress, having fun with it and using the process to really showcase what it can do. Most clients already have a good idea of what they want by the time they get in touch and will hit us with their ideas, while others supply us with a full moodboard to dissect. It’s the best when you get a client who wants you to test the boundaries. I love it when I’m asked to produce something blind debossed (where the paper goes through the press without
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Light it up
PHOTOGRAPHY: PHILIP SOWELS; STYLING: KIT CHEUNG AND MATILDA SMITH
Fold your way to statement lighting with Esther Thorpe’s origami shapes
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Swan lake Use delicate embroidery and appliqué to craft Kirsty Neale’s enchanting winter scene
PHOTOGRAPHY: PHILIP SOWELS; STYLING: KIT CHEUNG AND MATILDA SMITH
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LIVING home tour
Hayley Southwood’s chic home acts as a canvas for her Scandi-style finds Words: LARA WATSON Photography: RACHAEL SMITH
Describing herself with a smile as an ‘accidental entrepreneur’, Hayley Southwood, founder of Scandinavian-infuenced Southwood Stores and the Southwood Social Hub, is a busy woman. As such, she treats her house as her sanctuary – a calm space she feels protective towards. “This is the frst time I’ve invited a magazine in!” she admits, a little nervously. And it’s a privilege to visit. It comes as no surprise that the same impeccable curation of her Swanbourne-
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FLORAL STYLING: JEMMA COX OF MARTIN AND COX WWW.MARTINANDCOX.CO.UK
The gorgeous greenery was supplied and styled by forist and Southward Social Hub member Jemma Cox of Martin & Cox
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PHOTOGRAPHY: PHILIP SOWELS; STYLING: KIT CHEUNG AND MATILDA SMITH; MODEL: MATILDA LAING
Tiny dancer
Get your little ’un party-ready with The Fold Line’s easy-sew statement skirt
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