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How to make a sparkly laptop bag
It is amazing what you can do with a little left over fabric, especially something as lovely and glittery as this fabric I managed to get my ...
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Project! – Make this great tote bag
Thanks to Make it and Mend it fan Jen Woolcock for sharing this easy to make tote bag with us. It's not only really cute but you can use up your old fabric or grab a remnant and then use your fabulous and totally unique tote bag to nip ...
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A Grand Day Out: Sewing Fair at the NEC
When my sewing club 'Sew Make Believe' heard about the Sewing for Pleasure fair at the NEC we put it straight in the diary. We knew several of us would want to attend, little did we know we’d be so lucky as to win tickets from MIAMI for ...
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The beginners guide to swishing and clothes swapping
Going to a swishing part for the first time? Here's Penny Golightly's guide to some of the main formats. Like-for-like swapshops At these events you all keep your garments or accessories with you and look around to see what other ...
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Step away from that fitting room!
Guest writer, Gabrielle Utton, has set set herself a big personal challenge: no new clothes for one year. Here she tells us why... No new clothes for a year? What’s your reaction to that sentence? Is it: no problem, just think ...
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Keeping warm the old fashioned way
This winter has been a humdinger. Some say it's the coldest winter for 100 years and comparisons have been drawn with the big freeze of 1947. But how did they cope back then without the wonders of modern inventions? Read our top tips ...
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How to add some Christmas sparkle to the Little Black Dress
There are loads of things you can do to ring the changes with your LBD - none of them need to be expensive or time-consuming. We've gathered lots of tips to help your get that little black dress through the toughest of party seasons.
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Make a knitted bobble hat like Cheryl’s
Knitted bobble hats are all the rage again, and everybody wants one just like Cheryl Cole's. But don't worry if you haven't got £50 to spare - make your own! All you have to do is buy some wool and some needles and get ...
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Advice for new knitters
Teaching yourself to knit can be daunting. Trying to decide what someone else’s fingers in a book diagram are doing with the yarn on the right needle, or what ‘PSSO’ stands for can make you feel as if you are learning British Sign ...
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