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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 ...
Interiors
How to make envelope cushions from recycled fabric
An easy project for a sewing beginner to start with and a good idea for brightening up the house during this drab period till spring appears. These cushion covers are so easy to make that my 12 year old daughter made them - her first, ...
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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.
Stories - Fashion
Kate Moss does the green thing
Kate Moss has thrown her weight (well, perhaps that's the wrong metaphor) behind a green charity that supports Make it and Mend it's passions. She 'stars' in an animation in which a paper doll Kate takes two different lifestyle ...
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Sarong ideas – don’t just wear it
In The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, the first book in a surreal science fiction epic by the late Douglas Adams, he points out that one of the most important things you need for intergalactic travel is a towel. Its uses, according ...
fashion
How to make or mend a hem on a skirt
You’ve found that perfect skirt, but it is just a bit too long. Here’s how to save money on getting it adjusted. Hemming is a simple sewing task that's easy to learn, and it's one that will prove invaluable to you. If you know how ...
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Update old footwear
Even people who love to whip their sewing machine out at every opportunity, will draw the line at updating their footwear. But you don't have to sew to give your old shoes a new lease of life. A great deal can be accomplished with fabric ...
fashion
How to reinvent your holiday wardrobe
The summer is here and you're off on your holidays - yea! - but unfortunately we're in the midst of recession and you have spent all your available cash on the actual holiday, leaving nothing left to shopping for your holiday wardrobe - ...
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