Time to try macramé

Make a sustainable start to the New Year and fill the quieter days after the festive flurry with these mindful greener crafting ideas that will bring lots of joy but won’t cost the earth

Shopping list ● 1m fabric for cushion cover ● tape measure ● scissors ● pins ● sewing machine ● ball of yarn ● cardboard ● needle ● thread ● 40 x 40cm cushion pad How to… 1 To make the cushion cover,

Sew and make these simple decorations to bring a homemade touch to your Christmas decor

Create celebration and nature-inspired blocks with these two gorgeous ideas by Kate Eastwood

Sprinkled with a sugary colour palette of pastel pinks, butter yellow and baby blues, this folk art hoop will brighten up your winter days. Let spring in with this illustrative and detailed hoop of sy

Notes Wind off a smaller ball of Yarn A before you begin (or locate the other end of the ball). Use a separate end of yarn for each colour section (intarsia method) and cross yarns at colour changes t