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Felt this gorgeous cardi tonight!

on-trend projects to sew & upcycle

get the look Create beautiful accessories for your home – we show you how

expert advice Top tips from refashion gurus

Janine Chisholm & Charlotte Liddle

Quick & easy makes Fabric earrings Shirt-to-skirt update Tea towel topknot

OWL PILLOWCASE P86

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Inspire Imagine Create

FOXY KEYRING P18

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QUILTED THROW P98

ADORABLE BABYGROW P92

CUSTOMISE A STRAPLESS DRESS • NURSERY WALL ART MAKE A CUTE COIN PURSE • CROP A DENIM JACKET

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Welcome ...to Home Sewn Style!

We’ve put together a great selection of fun, stylis being economical, reusing old garments and things! 35 exciting new things, to be exact.

Vick guthrie Editorial Editor – Vick Guthrie Art Editor – Vicky Welsby Additional Design – Mike Bailey Sub-Editors – Lee Campbell, Becky Higgins, Justine Moran, Ashleigh Morgan Photographers – Rachel Burgess, Dan Walmsley Models – Anna Clough, Jenny Cooper (Nemesis Talent Experts Ltd) Stylist – Dominic Apenteng

Contributors Mary Jane Baxter, Emma Beasley, Nicole Blum, Victoria Borondo, Alice Brierley, Elizabeth Cake, Arianna Cadwallader, Janine Chisholm, Kristina Clemens, Lisa Comfort, Willow Crossley, Jo Fulham, Katie Garner, Sally Guthrie, Vick Guthrie, Debra Immeraut, Helen Le Caplain, Charlotte Liddle, Bev McCullough, Jodie May Platts, Linsey Nial, Jenni Radosevich, Katrina Robinson, Francine Schokker, Laura Strutt, Lana Red Studio, Nicole Vasbinder, Catherine Waterfield

Publishing & Advertising Publishing Assistant – Janice Whitton janice.whitton@practicalpublishing.co.uk Group Sales Manager – Kevin Edwards kevin.edwards@practicalpublishing.co.uk Tel: 0844 826 0610 Publishing Director – Dave Cusick Managing Director – Danny Bowler Group Managing Director – Robin Wilkinson

h projects with a big focus on

transforming them into exciting new

That’s plenty to keep you inspired over the dreary winter months, from our favourite winter makes like our Felted Cardigan (page 14) and cosy Snood Neck Top (page 60), to timeless accessories that you’ll love to make again and again.

We have some great hand-sewing projects

including our Sammy the Squirrel Sock Toy for the kids (page 82), Bead ed Lace Brooch (page 64) and Fabric Earrings (page 22).

If you’re a whiz with the sewing machine we’v e a wallhanging you can whip up and a great selection of upcycling and refas hioning projects. Glam up a plain strapless dress in three simple steps for an evening out and top it off with a Petal Bib Necklace (page 24)!

Learn how to shorten a denim jacket, attac

h graduated layered sleeves and find out how to add a fashionable peplum to your favourite top. Don’t miss out on our projects for the kids and your home, too.

Our projects are ideal for beginner and inter

mediate stitchers and each is explained clearly so beginners can even have a go at the more complex patterns.

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I hope you enjoy the magazine!

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Contact Practical Publishing International Ltd, Suite G2 St Christopher House, 217 Wellington Road South, Stockport UK SK2 6NG info@practicalpublishing.co.uk www.practicalpublishing.co.uk Tel: 0844 561 1202 Fax: 0161 474 6961 Home Sewn Style is published by Practical Publishing International Ltd. All material © Practical Publishing International Ltd. The style and mark of Home Sewn Style is used under licence from Craft Media Ltd. No material in whole or in part may be reproduced, stored or transmitted in any form whatsoever without the prior written consent of Practical Publishing International Ltd. The publisher welcomes contributions from readers. All such contributions and submissions to the magazine are sent to and accepted by the publisher on the basis of a non-exclusive transferable worldwide licence unless otherwise agreed in writing prior to first publication.

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Home Sewn Style (ISBN 978-0-9926360-3-6) Published by Practical Publishing International Ltd

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reGuLars 6

on trend

Find out what’s hot on the high street, which fabrics are flying off the shelves and why check-patterned clothing and cross-stitch jewellery are must-have items

52 worksHops Considering going on a sewing workshop? Take a look at our suggestions!

66 etsy sHoppinG We round up our favourite Etsy shops this month

67 Giveaway Your chance to win over £600 of prizes, including two Janome sewing machines

70 bLoGs we Love Blogs we love, that we think you’ll love too!

88 booksHeLf Read our reviews on the very latest sewing books before you decide to buy

91 produCts we Love Our favourite products for embellishing, upcycling and refashioning

120 How to sew Brush up on the basics with our four-page how-to-sew guide

124 GLossary Distinguish between your slip stitch and straight stitch with our handy glossary of sewing terms

proJeCts: Garments & accessories 14 feLted CardiGan Charlotte Liddle gives an old jumper a makeover with fresh buttons, a felted rose design and cute leopard-print fabric

16 fabriC braCeLet Make your own quick fabric bracelets from scraps with Willow Crossley

18 fox keyrinG The perfect addition to your bag or set of keys. Jo Fulham shows us how to sew our own leather fox keyring

22 fabriC earrinGs This quick project by Lisa Comfort makes a perfect gift, but we’ve a feeling you may want to keep them for yourselves!

features 47 tea and Cake witH... Lana red We chat to Dutch fashion blogger Lana about her passion for refashioning

53 CHarLotte LiddLe on: tea, fabriC & sewinG We chat to upcycler Charlotte about the things that make her tick

54 swisHinG and sHwoppinG

24 petaL bib neCkLaCe Custard House Clothing, Janine, first found her passion for altering clothing and how it led to her latest book

Jenni Radosevich explains how to make your own Petal Bib Necklace from tulle and chiffon

74 fieLd Guide: buyinG CLotHes for upCyCLinG

Katrina Robinson transforms a shirt into a skirt in this versatile project

Jodie May Platt explores the best ways to scout out clothes for upcycling, providing helpful tips and advice

101 survey

Helen Le Caplain gives us the lowdown on the swishing and shwopping phenomenon

Tell us what you think of Home Sewn Style to be in with a chance of winning a £150 Hobbycraft voucher

72 Queen of tHrift: Janine CHisHoLm

120 How to: bias bindinG

We find out how author and owner of

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Learn how to sew on bias binding and mitre corners with our step-by-step guide

26 sHirt to skirt

34 ridinG JaCket Take a plain tweed jacket and give it some va va voom with leather lapels and pockets with Janine Chisholm

38 wrist Cuff Create a classic leather wrist cuff with Vick Guthrie

40 red Heart top Customise your top with a leather heart in Lana Red’s step-by-step tutorial

42 How to: Graduated Layers This tutorial by Kristina Clemens shows a great way of creating graduated layered sleeves for any sleeveless dress or top

44 How to: Crop a denim JaCket Katrina Robinson explains how to crop a denim jacket in three simple steps

46 How to: ruffLe top Lana Red shows us how to create ruffles and attach them onto a plain T-shirt

48 tea toweL topknot Milliner Mary Jane Baxter demonstrates how to refashion your favourite tea towel and transform it into a topknot

50 sweater Conversion Janine Chisholm explains how to transform an old jumper into a gorgeous zippered tank top

58 obi beLt Make a statement with Laura Strutt’s reversible Obi Belt

62 Coin purse This cute cherry coin purse from Laura Strutt is simple, quick and a great way of using up scraps of fabric

64 beaded LaCe brooCH Bring a touch of classic beauty to your outfit with this beaded lace brooch by Victoria Borondo

68 How to add a pepLum Add a peplum to the waist of your favorite top or dress with this quick tutorial from Kristina Clemens

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PROJECTS: For Kids

PROJECTS: For The Home

80 FabRiC bOxES

104 VinTagE FabRiC FaiRy LigHTS

Get organised with Alice Brierley’s simple fabric storage boxes – ideal for toys!

82 SaMMy SquiRREL SOCK TOy Linsey Nial explains how to create an adorable squirrel sock toy

86 OLLiE THE OwL PiLLOwCaSE Sally Guthrie takes a plain pillowcase and turns it into a fun bedtime friend

92 EMbELLiSHEd babygROw Give your child’s babygrows a unique touch with this tutorial

94 waLLHanging

Use vintage fabric scraps to create glorious lighting for the home

108 LinEn TabLE RunnER Turn a doily into a perfect centrepiece with this table runner

110 LinEn VOTiVE Experiment with your stitching with this linen votive project

112 MOdERn guEST TOwELS Beautiful hand towels from linen and fabric scraps

114 OxFORd CuSHiOn Brush up on your embellishing skills with this Oxford cushion

Vick Guthrie demonstrates how to create a patchwork wallhanging

117 PaTCHwORK baLL LaMPSHadE

98 quiLTEd THROw

How to make an eye-catching spherical shade for your home

An easy-to-sew project by Vick Guthrie

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Felted Rose Cardigan Charlotte Liddle shows us how to create our own beautiful felted cardigan

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STEP 2

YOU WILL NEED • old pure wool jumper (it will shrink a little so it would be worthwhile

As the fibres have now been felted you can easily cut into the felt and it won’t fray. You can turn the jumper into a simple cardigan by cutting up the middle of the jumper, and make it short sleeved by removing most of the arms. If you would like to make a bolero-style shrug,

getting a jumper

cut more of a curved shape

that is slightly too

around the front edges.

big to start with) • washing machine & powder • floral-print chiffon fabric • needle felting tool, brush & sponge • sewing machine & co-ordinating thread • 2 strips of bias

STEP 3 To add the appliqué detail simply cut two floral motifs from the chiffon fabric and position onto the cardigan wherever you desire (chiffon is great for this as it’s fine and matts into the felt really easily). Place the felting brush or sponge underneath the area you’re working with and use the needle felting tool to punch into the chiffon. You will

binding or fabric

need to punch all over the floral

cut on the bias

motif to ensure it has matted

• 3 large hooks & eyes

and attached itself to the felt.

STEP 4 You can use readymade bias binding or make your own by

STEP 1

simply cutting a strip of fabric

Place the wool jumper into your

on the bias and pressing the

washing machine with some

edges in. Start positioning the

washing powder and put it on a

bias binding over the central

boil wash. The hot temperature

opening edges so that it

will felt the fibres together and

encases the raw edge. Pin this

shrink the jumper slightly. When

in place and machine-stitch it

it’s washed, take it out and leave

down with a straight stitch to

it to dry.

hold it in place.

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Stay cosy and look fabulous at the same time with your own unique felted cardigan STEP 5 Hand-sew the decorative hooks and eyes at the top of the cardigan. You can use whatever fastening method you prefer here.

TRY!

Explore different motifs for different effec ts. You could even felt a large motif onto the b ack of the cardigan!

e designer About th

Charlotte Liddle is a textile designer, maker and tutor with a love of beautiful fabric. Her work focuses on unique colour and texture combinations. She’s just had her book Handmade Glamping, £14.99, published by CICO Books, available from www.cicobooks.co.uk Home Sewn Style

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Everyone likes a swanky jewel, but sometimes you just want something simple and inexpensive that you don’t need to worry about.

These fabric bracelets are loved by tiny people and grown-ups alike

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Images courtesy of The Art of Handmade Living by Willow Crossley, Photography by Claire Richardson Š CICO Books

Fabric Bracelets

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YOU WILL NEED • Liberty Lawn cotton • tape measure • scissors • beads & buttons • needle

TRY!

Why not phrases an try spelling out d names w ith alphab beads? Be et fo them on, th re you start threadin g read a crim p cord at th e point whe bead onto the re you wa first bead nt the to sit, then squeeze w flat-nose p ith liers to tigh ten. Do th same thin e g when yo u’ve threaded o n all the beads

• linen thread

anything except the fabric

STEP 1 The fabric bracelets shown here are made using Liberty Lawn cotton. It’s lightweight and soft, which makes braiding (plaiting) much easier and also means the bracelets will sit better on your wrist.

You can thread on as many or as few beads as you like. I’ve even made some without

and they look divine – simple and understated.

This isn’t the kind of project where I tell you to put one bead here and one bead there – it all comes down to your personal taste and how you want your bracelet to look.

Measure the circumference of your wrist and double it. Cut three strips of fabric to this length and 12mm (1⁄2”) wide.

STEP 2

TRY!

Recently, I’ ve started adding little silver a beads, whic nd gold crimp h stop the larger beads from slipping a round and make everything look a lot more p rofessiona l

Hold the strips together in a

STEP 3

bunch and tie a knot at one

bead with a hole too small

end. Start braiding the fabric.

to feed the fabric through it,

Continue braiding the strips,

When you reach the point at

thread a needle with a short

adding beads wherever you

which you want a bead, thread

length of matching thread

choose. Finish by tying the

one onto one of the strands of

and stitch the bead or button

three strands together in a

fabric. To attach a button, or a

in place.

knot at the end.

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Upcycled Fox Keyring Woodland creatures are very popular at the moment.

Jo Fulham shows us how to create our very own fox keyring

TRY!

k inner Swap the chec bright a r fo ear fabric ton ot c d ne r patte tra for that ex wow factor

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YOU WILL NEED • white & tan

STEP 1 Trace the templates onto card

pieces onto the head. Wait a few

of stitching). Carefully cut the

minutes for the glue to dry. (See Pic A.)

excess fabric from the back of

using a pencil. Cut out carefully, label each piece and put to one

the keyring, following the shape

STEP 3

side. Place the fox’s head

Loop the hanging tag piece over

of the head.

STEP 5

template onto your piece of tan

the ‘O’ ring and glue the ends

pieces of recycled

fabric and draw around with a

together. Glue the hanging tag

Glue the eyes into position.

leather, suede or

pen (a fibre tip works best). Cut

with attached ring to the back of

When the glue is dry, machine-

similar fabric

it out neatly. Next, place both of

the fox’s head at the top as shown.

sew diagonally using a zigzag

the fox’s cheek templates on the

Glue the head onto the wrong side

stitch with the stitch length set

white fabric, draw around and

of the scrap of leather or other

at 0 (so that the stitches sew in

cut out. Place the inner ear

non-fraying fabric. (See Pic B.)

the same place), then zigzag

• brown wool check fabric scrap • 2 15mm wooden 4-hole buttons

template onto the wool check fabric, draw around and cut out.

the other way creating an ‘x’ in

STEP 4

the centre of the eye. Tie off and

It’s a little fiddly, but the sharper

Stitch around the edge of the

the scissors the better! Draw

keyring using a small straight

around the hanging tag

machine stitch, securing the

• 25mm ‘O’ ring

template on the tan fabric

hanging tag with a few stitches

Finally, glue the nose into position

• black thread

and cut out.

back and forth. Stitch around the

at the bottom centre of the keyring

cheeks and ears as you go (you

and secure with a zigzag stitch.

will have to stitch some areas

Tie off and cut excess threads.

twice to use one continuous line

Your keyring is now complete!

• black 10mm 2-hole button

• sewing machine • scrap leather

STEP 2 Glue the cheek and inner ear

trim excess threads. (See Pic C.)

STEP 6

or other nonfraying fabric

A

B

C

• fabric glue • sharp fabric scissors • templates (pages 125-130) • fibre-tipped pen • card, pen, pencil & scissors

These fox keyrings

NOTES For this project you can use a regular needle (size 12 or 14) because the leather is pre-loved, it’ll be nice and soft

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make great, quick, personal presents for birthdays

designer About t he Jo Fulham is creator of Etsy shop Mojo Sew Sew, etsy.com/shop/mojosewsew where you’ll find all manner of beautiful handsewn and recycled fabric creations like cushions, keyrings and purses

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