THE BLOG
I have been writing about interesting things since I was about 11 years old when I was given an empty journal by my friend’s mother, Mrs. Peabody. I had always loved writing, and I guess Mrs Peabody (who was a teacher) saw this spark and by giving me a journal was also giving me permission to turn that spark into a flame. I still to this day have a journal that I write in sporadically and it helps me connect with the bigger picture of life.
When I started Make and Do in 2009, I realised that blogging had the potential to connect with people the same way that that old journal of mine did all those years ago. And our posts reflect that – one week it might be about a crafting tool we love, the next about tip or trick we have found that saves time, a great recipe, an App that we think is great or a reminder to take time out for some self-love. A little bit random but isn’t life a bit like that too?
What to do with all of the stuff left behind what a crafter dies?
Once every few months I receive a call or an email that goes something like this: "My Mom was a lifelong crafter and has died and we are cleaning out her crafting stuff. We don't know what to do with it and wondered if you might like it?". I hate the thought of...
How to sew a straight line – every time!
"Can I sew a straight line?" - if I had a pound for every time I was asked that question that almost all beginner sewers want to know. And when we teach workshops, we love to share tips that we use because we know other people like a bit of help too. As a matter of...
Will the Great British Sewing Bee be axed for 2017 and what does that mean for the sewing industry?
I'm not sure if you will have seen the rumors about the Great British Sewing Bee on social media over the last week, but it looks like it may be no more. The reason for the potential cancellation hasn't been very clear or forthcoming, but after four seasons of giving...
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I am about to take some much-needed R and R to give the creative juices a chance to regenerate (as a matter of fact, next month at this time I will be in Vermont, sitting on my parents porch with a very cold beer!). This blog post is a bit different than the...
You are one minute away from making your own beautiful bias binding
When I first started to make my own binding many years ago, it was more out of necessity than anything else. The binding that I could buy was, to put it simply, awful. It was always in wide range of three colours and was the texture of starched linen. When you took it...
What should you really concentrate on this Christmas?
When you are stood in a room surrounded by hundreds of people who sleep under bridges, use benches as mattresses, and consider large cardboard boxes a home, you cannot help but feel humbled at what you have in your life or for the opportunities given to you.
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