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festive fairy Talk to us!
on the cover PhotographY: JESSE WILD, styling: helena tracey and jen gardner, model: NATASHA WHITE
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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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43 LIVING
Handpicked crafty happenings
Our top picks of the most lovely buys for a hand-crafted, creative home
14 trends Three ways with luxe metallics, plus our top product picks
20 TREE TOPPER Stitch a felted fairy – plus mascots – for the top of your Christmas tree
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60 good read Why creatives can’t resist printed photos
62 draft excluder Alfie the sausage dog keeps out chills
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Prep the house with a pretty bathroom rug
Crochet your own mini mountain range
100 templates pinterest.com/MollieMakes
53 crochet doily rug
Macramé artist Emily Katz explains how she reinvented herself and her craft
34 finger knitting
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Inside French jewellery designer Emma Cassi’s romantic, texture-filled home
28 tea and a chat
Make incredibly versatile wall art and learn a new technique at the same time facebook.com/MollieMakes
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Everything you need to make all the issue’s projects, plus a tutorial using your cover gift loom
67 pull-out papers exclusive! Advent papers (plus a project to make them into!) by illustrator, AndSmile
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A useful pooch
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Treats and treasures to fall in love with
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Stitched acorns
Which camp are you in? The ‘No, not Christmas already!’ party or the ‘Oh, I’ve already made half my cards and gifts’ brigade? Opinion is split on Team Mollie Makes, but we hedged our bets and thought we’d get cracking as early as some of you! This jam-packed issue includes fun advent papers from Viktorija Semjonova at AndSmile and a project to match, and we’ve also included a Scandi-style Christmas planner, festive baby clothes and the cutest fairy topper for your tree. Elsewhere there’s plenty to cosy up your home and wardrobe this season and do check out your extra Winter Homestyle magazine (which is very light on Christmas if it’s all a bit too much for you right now). Most exciting of all in this bumper package? The loom kit. We are so thrilled with this gift. Hope you enjoy!
77 loving Beautiful things to adore and make Lara Watson Editor
78 collectOR The magic of vintage children’s books
81 notebook cover Get organised, Scandi-style
85 stitched jumper A gorgeous (and cheap!) upcycling idea
88 tapestry acorns Turn into brooches, garlands and more
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Scandi planner
93 geo jewellery Crochet a maths-inspired symbol
96 festive romper Christmas jumpers for the kiddos
106 back page project Leigh Bowser’s inspiring craftivism Subscribe at molliemakes.com
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INTRODUCING trends
This month we’re obsessing about...
Luxe metallics
Golds, sequins and sparkles are enjoying a decadent makeover...
Get gilded – with or without the pooch. www.gormanshop.
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Don these sequin
mom jeans and get ready to turn heads. Photograph: kari bolen
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Makeover a plain
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Make a wish
Top your tree with Paloma Rocha’s kawaii-inspired fairy doll – or add her to a shelf alongside your kitsch collectables
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Can you describe your style for us in a few words? Modern, whimsical, dreamy, bohemian.
Reinventing yourself with…
emily katz Queen of modern macramé Emily Katz discovered her true passion after her first business went bankrupt.We hear her story... Words: victoria maw Photographs: chantal anderson
Emily Katz’s love affair with macramé began in 2009 on a trip to see her estranged mother. Her fashion label had gone bankrupt and she was looking to reinvent herself, but unsure how. She knew her mother had made macramé planters in the 70s to raise the cash to buy an acoustic guitar and, believing that a shared project might make her visit smoother, she asked her to teach her. So the two women sat in the kitchen making planters. Katz came home to Portland, hung the planters in her bathroom and 28 MOLLIEMAKES.com 58
thought little more of them, getting on and finding work as an art director and interiors stylist. But in 2013, some Japanese magazine editors visited her home and asked where they could source them. So she invited them back the next day and taught her first macramé class. Since then she hasn’t stopped making and teaching, and earlier this year she decided to focus full time on her macramé business. We caught up with her in her plant-filled studio and found out about life and work in Oregon.
What sort of items do you make? Wall hangings, plant hangers and I’m also developing macramé furniture. I’ve made a few day beds and tents that I rent out for weddings, and I even do custom sizes for kids’ bedrooms. I’m also working on creating some rugs. But mostly I teach people how to make plant hangers and wall hangings. I love being able to inspire people to create something of their own – it’s so much more fulfilling than just making a piece and selling it. Describe a typical working day? I’ll wake up, make breakfast and hang out at home for a bit, then I’ll get to the studio at around 10 or 11am or so. I’ll do emails and correspondence and I’m also trying to get better at blogging. I’ll then spend the afternoon working on different macramé pieces. Right now I’m working on a really large commission and I’m breaking it up into sections so that I’m not doing the macramé for eight hours straight a day, because it’s physically exhausting. It’s going to be eight feet tall and the rope is 25 feet long, so it feels a little like rowing. I’ll finish at around 6 or 7pm, sometimes later if I have to. Then I go home or go
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Can you describe your style for us in a few words? Modern, whimsical, dreamy, bohemian. What sort of items do you make? Wall hangings, plant hangers and I’m also developing macramé furniture. I’ve made a few day beds and tents that I rent out for weddings, and I even do custom sizes for kids’ bedrooms. I’m also working on creating some rugs. But mostly I teach people how to make plant hangers and wall hangings. I love being able to inspire
people to create something of their own – it’s so much more fulfilling than just making a piece and selling it. Describe a typical working day? I’ll wake up, make breakfast and hang out at home for a bit, then I’ll get to the studio at around 10 or 11am or so. I’ll do emails and correspondence and I’m also trying to get better at blogging. I’ll then spend the afternoon working on different macramé pieces. Right now I’m working on a really large commission and I’m breaking
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Emily’s home
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Finger Knittin’ Good Take Anne Weil’s finger knitting masterclass, then use your new skills to create striking wall art
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living home tour
Emma’s living room is filled with vintage finds. She particularly loves scouring French markets and junk shops for treasures to bring back home.
The textures and layers of Emma Cassi’s home tell the story of her creative life Words: caroline rowland Photography: corinne schantÉ-angelÉ Styling: MARIE LACIRE
In a leafy part of South West London, French jewellery designer Emma Cassi lives in a two bedroom flat above a shop with her husband and children, Anton, 10 and Hope, five. The area has a village feel, with cosy tearooms and the beautiful shop Tobias and the Angel nearby. It’s a wonderful spot to bring up her family while working on her jewellery business. Inside, the colour palette is subtle, with natural colours and materials dominating.
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Mini mountain range Bring a touch of Alpine freshness into your space with Carmen Jorissen’s crochet mountain cushion
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