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We love to make – handmade is more than just a hobby for us, it’s in everything we do. We can’t resist hunting down treasures in thrift stores, then customising, re-covering and embellishing our finds with our endless stash of ribbons and bows, buttons and beads, fabrics and felt. We’re forever on the lookout for new inspiration. Whatever we do, we’re living and loving handmade.
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14 OUT AND ABOUT
Professional stylist Lesley Dilcock shows us around her beautiful London home
A visit to the Fashion and Textile Museum’s latest exhibition
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Stitch a simple raindrops-and-rainbows mini-quilt for little ones to snuggle under
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59 DREAMING OF…
Craft a fabric cover for your books
A literary love sees a bookish couple starting a brand new chapter
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96 TEMPLATES
We catch up with the creative brains behind Famille Summerbelle
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DEAR DIARIES
A new year brings with it the promise of new beginnings - whether it’s finally learning to crochet, or turning your hobby into a business, Mollie Makes is here to inspire you to go for it! One of my favourite sayings is ‘Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass, it’s about learning to dance in the rain’. Keep dancing…
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69 LOVING Beautiful things to covet, adore and make
70 FAUX FUR COLLAR Stitch Sarai Mitnick’s on-trend project to radically transform your favourite tops
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A chat with Julie Marabelle
76 WHY YOU SHOULD VISIT… Shimelle Laine takes a trip around Portland – the craft capital of the USA
86 SCRAPBOOKING Editor Jane on the creative art of photos, words and telling your story
90 CUTE EMBROIDERY Make one fine statement with this sweet embroidery that will brighten your day
106 MY SPACE A look at the inventive workspace of Teawagon Tales’ Jane Hughes
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Sarai Mitnick’s faux fur collar
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This issue’s exclusive free gift is from illustrator Mandy Sutcliffe’s magical world of Belle & Boo.Turn to page 96 to find out how to put your needlecase together with a few simple stitches, and stash your needles safely in one pretty place. belleandboo.com
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Editor Jane Toft molliemakes@futurenet.com Deputy Editor Lucy Rice Art Editor Helena Tracey Creative Editor Lara Watson Picture Editor Emma Georgiou Production Editor Davina Rungasamy Community Editor Lyndsey Mayhew Editorial Consultant Janet Meadowcroft
Chloë Owens
London-based Chloë is a designer and maker with a penchant for appliqué. She makes and sells fabulous fabric creations from t-shirts to soft toys on her website. She is also the author of All Sewn Up, out February 2012. Make Chloë’s patchwork quilt over on page 52. chloeowens.com
Shimelle Laine
Shimelle grew up in Kansas City, USA, but now lives in London, where she loves to create beautiful things. She also teaches others how to do the same with her online scrapbooking, journalling and crafting classes. Shimelle takes a trip to Portland, page 76. shimelle.com
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In 2008 Sarah Corbett set up Craftivism in order to ‘expose the scandal of poverty, and human rights injustices though the power of craft and art’. Other followers of the movement include Perri Lewis, Tatty Devine and comedian Josie Long. Find out more about Craftivism on page 13. craftivist-collective.com
Sarai Mitnick
Designer and sewing writer Sarai is the founder of the gorgeous Colette Patterns – a collection of vintage-inspired fashion ideas designed to be flattering and feminine for the modern woman. Sarai is also a keen blogger and cat-lover. Whip up Sarai’s faux fur collar over on page 70. colettepatterns.com
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Jane Hughes
UK-based crafter and Smiths fan Jane has traded a life of graphic doodling and fashion design to concentrate on running Little Teawagon, where she sells her favourite vintage fabric and projects made from it. Janes shows us around her workspace on page 106. teawagontales.blogspot.com
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Add ‘Zakka’ to your vocab this year – it’s a Japanese word meaning ‘many things’ and has evolved to capture the feeling of surrounding yourself with pretty, kitsch wares, and noticing beauty in everyday objects. This new collaborative book, Zakka Style, edited by fabric designer Rashida Coleman-Hale, offers 24 ways to do just that. stashbooksblog.com iheartlinen.typepad.com
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Say it with style! Ring in the new with this joyful banner, from photobooth prop-makers extraordinaire, Little Retreats. You can customise your colour so it all ties in nicely. littleretreats.etsy.com
Did you know that most people think the Queen faces to the right on postage stamps? Proof here that she looks the other way!
FRESH STARTS
New Year, new beginnings. Learn something new, support your fellow makers and be inspired
Illustrator Michelle Smith’s journal keeps track of your hopes and dreams. michellesmith.etsy.com
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Extend a renewed zest for life into your wardrobe with this get-up-and-go, free ‘Graceful Kelly’ bag pattern. It’s perfect for looking stylish and sweet while also ruthlessly executing that new action plan. u-handbag.typepad.com
Be happy and glorious this year! Creative couple Mark and Lisa Poulier make long-lasting home furnishings with plenty of wit and charm. Their new designs feature Australia’s Founding Fathers – like this rather dashing Captain Cook. poulierandpoulier.com.au
Give your lightbulb moments some love with this hand-carved rubber stamp. Hugfish and Orange can make up custom orders, too – your new craft business logo perhaps... Now that’s a bright idea. hugfishandorange. etsy.com
If, like novelist Louisa May Alcott, you like “good strong words that mean something”, you’ll love scrapbooker Ali Edwards’ class, One Little Word. Whether you choose ‘Achieve’, ‘Simplify’ or any other verb, Ali will help you focus your creativity in the year ahead. aliedwards.com bigpictureclasses.com