Gathered grid

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GH ’s Simon Swift takes up a familial hobby — and with it a familiar habit of not finishing what he started…

PACK INCLUDES ■ Pattern sheet x 1 (Tracing required) ■ Instruction sheet YOU WILL NEED ■ 2.3m of 140cm wide fabric or 2.8m of 115cm wide fabric ■ 0.75m of iron on interfacing ■ 9 x 11mm buttons ■ Matc

Stitch this purrfect doorstop in tweedy fabrics for your home

Emma Leith’s fabric and yarn combo makes adding detail easy. Pick a floral print and you’re already halfway there! ■ Yarnsmiths Create DK (100% acrylic, 100g/290m), 2 balls of Yarn A Cream (3050), 1 b

Egypt is a country overflowing with history, archaeology and landmarks – the Pyramids of Giza and the Valley of the Kings, for example – that have stood the test of time. The writing system they used