Stitch your own fluffy friend

Celebrate your love of stitching with these delicate designs by Susan Bates 44 quick-and-easy motifs Susan Bates’ design inspiration Stitches for every skill level Helpful tips and advice Unique gift

Elevate your summer style with this fun raffia embroidery ...

YOU WILL NEED ■ A few pairs of old jeans ■ Lining fabric: 20x40in ■ Webbing: 64in, 15/8in wide ■ Denim sewing machine needle ■ Ruler (or quilting square) ■ Matching thread ■ Basic sewing kit NOTES ■ S

The perfect jumper for cool kids

We’d been living in a Victorian house with high ceilings just a mile away, but we were ready for a change. The house had very little garden, and we wanted to become a lot more self-sufficient by havin