Hi, Just needing some advice please... I'm wanting to take up seeing again, I say again... I did textiles at school! Haha so I have a basic skill level but want to work upon this and get into a new hobby. I've seen a Hobbycraft Multi Stitch sewing machine at a decent price but wondering if this would be a good machine to…
A friend gave me two lengths of the 'webbing' (don't think that's the word) that you use for rug making. I've completed a pre printed rug kit before but want to draw my own design this time. The only problem is there is already a design on one side. Is there anything I can use to 'paint' over the design? thanks
Hello, I've never been in to crafts etc and I'm not very artistic. However, recently I've had a strange urge to take up a crafty type hobby. Don't know what or where to start. Any ideas please.
hi. I have been searching for ideas for months and could really do with some help now as I seem to have come to a dead end. My mum makes her own cakes and has uncovered an amazing talent. Her cakes are amazing. It's her birthday soon and I would like to make some kind of memory book or scrapbook with pictures of all her…
Hi Are there any dress makers out there that can advise me please? I've bought some gorgeous chiffon fabric that I am going to make into a dress. I am a bit of a novice with the sewing machine, I've been sewing since April last year and an comfortable making bags & pouches and I made my Christmas dress. I think I will be…
I do a lot of card and paper craft and I'm struggling with the best (and most cost effective) glue. PVA type is too wet and makes the paper wrinkly. Finding that the rollers that discharge temporary glue dots are ok, but a few weeks later the glue has failed I notice that on tv craft programmes they tend to use double…
My oh will be 70 this year, money at the moment is tight for me so I thought I'd make a scrapbook for him. I've never attempted anything like it before and I've no idea where to start, I have until the middle of June to do it but I really feel I need to start now just so I get it right. Can anyone please shove me in the…
