The Wicked Stitch of the West: Embroidery

Both the best and worst thing about cross-stitching is how jolly long it takes. What looks like a fast little Continue reading →

Give me one resin to stay here – making resin jewellery

Let’s be frank; we all have a big reason to stay ‘here’ right now, and it’s COVID. But if you’ve Continue reading →

Ten Hobbies to try in 2016

If you’ve seen one too many escape room adverts (and still never been) and had more than your fair share Continue reading →

I should be sew lucky – Sewing

My sum total experience with sewing has been; making a rather wonky heart-shaped foam pin cushion as a child, the Continue reading →

Sweet Emulsions – Screen Printing

Never one to be unprepared, the night before my Beginner’s Screen Printing Class in Dalston’s Print Club, I squinted down Continue reading →

Tag Hag – Graffiti

After a recent move to East London, I’ve been exposed to a crafty array of street art – some a Continue reading →

Clay Play – Pottery

‘Got any idea what you want to make?’ asked our aged hippie art teacher. ‘Er…’ ‘Well it’s just because I Continue reading →

Below The Fold – Origami

As someone whose adventures in paper art end at the aeroplane-that-nose-dives-1-metre-after-being-thrown, I was eager to try out this Origami gag. Continue reading →