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    Win a craft kit with The Sewing Directory!
    • Sep 15, 2017
    • 1 min

    Win a craft kit with The Sewing Directory!

    Have you heard of The Sewing Directory? Founded by Fiona Pullen in 2010 The Sewing Directory was started to make it easier for people to find sewing supplies and classes around the country. In April 2015 ex-Sewing World editor Julie Briggs joined the directory. The site is packed full of information on workshops, techniques, latest industry news, classes and regular giveaways. If you are a true sewing enthusiast it is the place for you! If you run a sewing business you can re
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    3 Liberty Home bedroom Ideas
    • Jun 28, 2017
    • 2 min

    3 Liberty Home bedroom Ideas

    Learn how to restyle your bedroom with step by step tutorials. Hurry! Don’t miss issue 9 of Sew Now Magazine! Not yet heard of Sew Now? Well, we will forgive you as it’s the UK’s newest and most fashion-led sewing magazine out there. Don’t miss the GIVEAWAY further down this page. It’s aim: To bring catwalk and high street fashion into your wardrobe at home. Its pages boast fashion inspiration, fabric ideas, free patterns to work from and refashioning tips and projects for yo
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    Take more risks and make what you love!
    • Mar 13, 2017
    • 4 min

    Take more risks and make what you love!

    Busying away in her studio she makes freehand machine embroidered gifts for all ages as well as running workshops teaching her unique craft. Dawn’s upcoming workshops include ‘Freehand Embroidered Tea light Holder’ (we recognise those lantern kits 😉 and ‘Enchanted Gardens Showcase’ an evening of online shopping to support all things handmade. We caught up with Dawn to ask her about her passion: Freehand embroidery is exactly that, freehand! When the machine is running I’m co
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    PicpacNaddywak and her intricate free motion embroidery
    • May 16, 2016
    • 1 min

    PicpacNaddywak and her intricate free motion embroidery

    PicpacNaddywak designs and creates free hand embroidery products. Being a mum to 4 children I find myself busy all the time, however, recently one of my oldest friends got married and I decided to make bunting for her garden party she was holding after her wedding. Little did she or I know that it would lead to a wonderful adventure of experimenting with designs, searching out gorgeous fabrics, applique and free machine embroidery and all sorts of other lovely things…..still
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    Embroidery with The Art of the Needle
    • Apr 25, 2016
    • 2 min

    Embroidery with The Art of the Needle

    So the person I’m introducing you to this week is the wonderful embroidery artist Elizabeth Tapper from the Art of the Needle. Elizabeth creates decorative hand embroidery and is a designer and teacher… Welcome to the world of the embroidered lampshade! I’m a professionally trained hand embroiderer, with two small children, now living in Somerset. I first came across Needcraft’s lampshade kits when planning my hen party two years ago. Possibly an unusual choice for a hen part
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    Stitches 2016 – Will you be there?
    • Feb 8, 2016
    • 2 min

    Stitches 2016 – Will you be there?

    21-23 FEBRUARY 2016 Thousands of creative and crafty professionals are preparing to gather at this year’s CHSI Stitches 2016 trade show at Birmingham’s NEC. CHSI or Stitches is Europe’s largest trade show for craft, needlecraft, art and hobby. This is the place to discover new and exciting innovations in the craft industry, watch demonstrations, try new products and have your inspiration ignited by a wealth of creative know-how. We will! If you are a craft business wanting to
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    Raggedy Ruff Designs and her beautiful lampshades – Runner up #2!
    • Jun 1, 2015
    • 3 min

    Raggedy Ruff Designs and her beautiful lampshades – Runner up #2!

    Announcing our second very special runner-up for Needcraft’s competition #Lampshadebusinessinabox! Andrea’s free motion embroidery combined with lampshade making produces beautiful and joyful results. Her Intricate, child-like designs really encourage light and laughter! Raggedy Ruff simply had to be a runner up in the Needcraft competition to win £250 to spend on lampshade making supplies and the five runners up each a lampshade manufacturing pack! Read on to hear about Andr
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