I really like batik and the effect it gives, but don’t have the spare change to buy a proper set up to do batik traditionally, which is why as soon as I saw this tutorial I had to try it out straight away! Tutorial: Flour Paste Batik Level: Easy Time taken: Probably only an hour worth of actual work, but there’s a lot of waiting time as well, this isn’t an instant gratification project! Give yourself a full weekend to [...]

The sewing world has been buzzing with news about Spoonflower.com for a couple of months now. I’ve had an account and my design for a couple of weeks and have just got around to placing my first order, two yards of fabric with my own design should be heading my way soon! I won’t be able to give a full review until the fabric has arrived, but so far my experience with them has been awesome, the site is very [...]