Handicraft

Crochet hooks, circular knitting needles and standard knitting needles can all be stored easily in plastic pages tape to secure the tops of the pages, label them and place in a folder for easy...

Use plastic film canisters as storage for needles, buttons, safety pins and other sewing aids. These containers are great for travelling and fit neatly into a handbag or car...

Always ensure your scissors are sharp when cutting fabric. They can be sharpened by specialists for a lasting effect, but for a quick trick cut into a sheet of sandpaper two or three...

Always work the white areas of a tapestry or needlepoint design first before any other colours are added. White threads that are worked later can easily become discoloured by the threads surrounding...

When you are working with modelling clay, wear disposable plastic gloves. This way you will not leave fingerprints over the surface of the...

Fake flowers can be used to great effect on gift boxes and bags. Just arrange the flowers on a box lid and glue them in place for a fabulous floral effect.

NOTE: To ensure safety, use only 25W light globes in each of the lamps featured here.

If you have never knitted before, here’s how to get started… Click here for a full step by step guide to knitting A sneak preview Casting on 1 Wind the yarn around your left index finger to make a circle as shown above. With a knitting needle, pull a loop of the yarn attached to […]

This knitted cosy is made from 25 pompoms to fit a three-cup teapot. You will need 5 x 50g balls of 8-ply yarn, pink 4mm knitting needles Cardboard Scissors Darning needle Body Using 4mm knitting needles and one strand of yarn, cast on 35 stitches for the front. Repeat with a second ball of yarn […]

This tea-cosy is knitted and crocheted, and will fit a short six-cup teapot. You will need 1 x 50g ball 10-ply variegated green and brown wool (such as Patons Jet) 1 x 50g ball 12-ply grey and green furry wool (such as Anny Blatt Fine Kid) 4mm crochet hook 6mm knitting needles 4mm knitting needles […]