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When people ask me what I miss about my time living in Scotland I always respond with the obvious, ‘the amazing people!’, ‘the scenery!’ and ‘the pubs!’ But there is another thing I really miss too…Mandors!
I spent two years living in Scotland and one of the hard things about leaving my little corner of the [...]
Last weekend, I made a special purchase in the Edinburgh branch of Mandors – 20m of green, yellow and red tartan ribbon…
I have now sent off the ribbon to a women’s co-operative called “Groupement Takku Liggey” in the rural village of Keur Momar Sarr, Senegal. Groupement will use the ribbon as part of their [...]
Hello, as I have been laying off painting my nails for a while now in a bid to get them back to health I have been looking for other creative pursuits
I have no idea where I first heard about Kanzashi I just knew it was something I had to attempt as I have [...]
An arm for an arm…
As a dressmaker I regularly get customers bringing me fur coats that have burst or ripped in one place or another. Furs can be repaired, however, the skins dry with age, and although repairing them can be a quick fix, it will usually not last long. Instead of parting with your [...]
So I gave birth to my beautiful Daughter Teresa on November 11th 2011, before this day I had been working full time as a sales assistant and so was happy to have the little break, well little did I know my daughter would steal my heart and make it very near impossible for me to [...]
How to make a difference with your knitting and crochet
One of my earliest knitting memories is sitting with my Mum, aged about 9, making little garter stitch jumpers to the “Oxfam pattern” which were then packaged up and sent off to people in famine areas of Africa. Fast forward 30 years and knitters and crocheters [...]
As you all know we have undertaken the task of producing wonderful costumes for K5′s 21st birthday party in just under 4 weeks, which was not only daring but also a teeny bit over ambitious. Along with this we have been designing our new K’osy collection and attending our part time jobs which is proving [...]
Baby Clothes Quilt – part 1 (The Quilt Top)
Last night, I finished something that’s been in my bag for two years.
The project was a quilt made from my son’s baby clothes. I came up with the idea when he was about 18 months old, and arbitrarily decided that it would include clothing up to when [...]
Handmade Wedding?!?!
So…I’m getting married in September 2012 and I got engaged May 2011 – that’s just over a year to plan and when you throw in that my wedding is going to be very handmade it doesn’t leave much time at all when you slot real life in there too. I should put in here [...]
Its cold outside, give your jam jar a hug!
That’s right, its cold!
I have been off work ill this week which has allowed for bonding time with my jars. The result of which is an eclectic mix of jam jar jumpers! Each one tailor made to give both stylish and practical results.
I’m pretty sure one of [...]