Linen is wonderful. Like cotton, linen, a textile woven from flax fibres, is one of the oldest and most popular textiles in history. It comes in different kind of weaves, looser or tighter, unbleached or dyed, and when washed, it wrinkles very easily. There’s an old proverb that says “Never choose your women or your linen by …
Summer. You pour a glass of cold water and the surface of the glass instantly turns opaque, then melts into thin, transparent paths. You wait for, and enjoy even the mildest breeze in the hot air. Summers are for keeping what your wear airy and fluid and your hair up and away from your face. …
Today I’m launching a new series: the Sky Turtle Embroidery Patterns, starting this summer with the ICONS mini-collection. The first of the four embroidery patterns is Frida. You can download the free embroidery pattern by subscribing to our newsletter here. You’ll instantly receive the download link. We only email when we publish new content and …
If you’d like to paint eggs in a natural way this Easter, you could try this quick tutorial. I first grated the beetroot and boiled it until it was done. If you don’t want to grate it, you can also cut it into chunks. I strained the beetroot, mix it with carrots and mayo and …
Do you often think about reducing waste, repurposing materials and using only as much as you need when you sew? I wanted to share a quick tip on how I reuse paper for printing my sewing patters: I use old magazines, brochures or snail mail. Most of them come in A4 paper, so I take …
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