Indholdsfortegnelse for October/November 2022 i Australian Homespun

I don't know what I am most excited about in this issue! It is jam packed with wonderful ideas for Christmas, yarns and bag making – I wonder what your favourites will be. Our bag feature includes four projects from talented and well-known creators Kasia Jacquot, Kylie from Little Moo Designs, Crystal McGann from Raspberry Spool and Sue Kim from I Think Sew. You can choose to make any one, or all four, of these original and exciting patterns. Additionally, we share a Bag Making Tips, Tricks, Tools & Patterns round up. There is still time to start, and finish, some cool Christmas projects. Choose from a crocheted hexagon tree skirt by Kylie Moleta, a lavish Australian Flora Wreath made in 100% wool felt by Candice Mason and a bright…

Please notify us at least four months before the event. Queensland October 12-16 South Brisbane Queensland Quilters’ Annual Quilt Show Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre Glenelg Street, South Brisbane More information: www.qldquilters.com Victoria October 8-23 Malvern Threading A Way — Annual Members' Exhibition of The Embroiderers' Guild of Victoria Embroidery House, 170 Wattletree Road, Malvern More information: www.embroiderersguildvic.org/annual-exhibition-2022 New South Wales October 15-16 Mulgoa Fibre Fest 2022 Winbourne Function & Retreat Centre Mulgoa 1315 Mulgoa Road, Mulgoa NSW 2745 More information: info@winbourne.org October 21-23 Rosehill QuiltNSW Exhibition Grand Pavilion Rosehill Gardens Racecourse, Rosehill More information: www.quiltnsw.com/exhibitions/quiltshow October 28-30 Uranquinty Wagga Wagga Patchworkers and Quilters’ Exhibition Uranquinty Community Hall, Baker Street, Uranquinty More information: Maree 0428 629 738 October 29-November 5 Grafton Jacaranda Embroidery Group Biennial Exhibition Anglican Cathedral Parish Centre…

Facebook: littlemoodesigns.au, Instagram: littlemoodesigns, email: lilmoodesigns@hotmail.com MATERIALS ◌ 40cm (½yd) ombre or hand-dyed cotton fabric (outer bag) – see Note ◌ 35cm (⅜yd) coordinating solid cotton fabric (lining) ◌ 40 x 20cm (16 x 8in) natural cork fabric (bag) ◌ 25 x 15cm (10 x 6in) natural cork fabric (tassel) ◌ 40cm (½yd) lightweight fusible interfacing (such as Pellon ◌ Shapeflex SF101 or Legacy Shapeflex L-SF101) ◌ 35cm (⅜yd) fusible fleece (such as Pellon Thermolam 971F or Vilene H640) ◌ Two 25mm (1in) triangular ‘rings’ (or use D rings instead) ◌ Two 40mm (1½in) swivel hooks (strap connectors) ◌ One 25mm (1in) swivel hook (tassel connector) ◌ One 20mm (¾in) magnetic snap ◌ One tassel cap ◌ 10 rivets, 6mm (¼in) and a rivet setter tool or rivet press ◌…

Website: www.ithinksew.com; Instagram: @ithinksew; Facebook: @ithinksewdesigns MATERIALS ◌ 16cm (6¼in) square of assorted print fabrics to total about 90cm (1yd)◌ Fat sixteenth print fabric (external pocket gussets)◌ 90cm (1yd) solid pink fabric (lining)◌ 1.1m (1¼yd) of 50cm (20in) wide medium weight fusible interfacing◌ Two 18mm (¾in) magnetic snaps ◌ Two 6cm {2½in) O rings◌ 8cm (3in) of 25mm (1in) wide hook and loop tape (Velcro)◌ Two 25mm (1in) flat-back buttons (external pocket embellishment)◌ Large sheets of paper (patterns)◌ Rotary cutter, ruler and mat◌ Sewing machine with ¼in foot ◌ General sewing supplies Finished size: 33 x 40.5cm (13 x 16in) not including the strap Note: Read all the instructions before starting the project. Requirements are based on fabric 107cm (42in) wide. It is recommended that fabrics be 100% cotton, pre-washed and…

French General, website: www.frenchgeneral.com; Blog: The Warp and the Weft at frenchgeneral.blogspot.com; Instagram: @frenchgeneral Hettie's Patch, website: www.hettiespatch.com; Facebook: Hetties Patch; Instagram: @hettiespatch Proudly brought to you by Homespun FABRIC CUTTING GUIDES The amount of each fabric listed in our Materials List (published in Homespun 23.2) and included in the kits available from patchwork shops around Australia has been calculated without much surplus. This ensures you're not paying money for fabric you won't use. It is important, therefore, that you cut each fabric carefully, avoiding wastage. To make things easier, detailed scale diagrams illustrating the shapes to be cut from every fabric used in the project are now available on the Homespun website at www.homespun.net.au. Have a look at them before you cut your fabrics for each block. Another step you…

CHRISTMAS TREE DECORATION This is a perfect quick decoration to create for your Christmas tree. Make one, make more! Each kit contains 100% wool felt in matching colours, DMC Threads and an embroidery needle, along with the instructions to make these 2–3in decorations. Visit My Felt Lady's website to find the pattern and kit. myfeltlady.com/collections/diy-craft-kits FROM PLASTIC TO RUSTIC If you like Christmas canes, but red, white and green does not suit your rustic decor, then you will love this tutorial on how to convert those plastic canes into rustic canes. The canes are easy to find at $2 shops, and you probably have twine at home in your craft box. Grab a few other items and your hot glue gun, and off you go! Visit the website to find…

Ashford Wheels & Looms Website: www.ashford.co.nz Australian Yarn Company Ph: (03) 5442 4673 website: www.ausyarnco.com.au Banksia Yarns Ph: (02) 4505 1615, website: www.banksiayarns.com.au Bernina Australia Ph: (02) 9899 1188, website: www.bernina.com/en-AU Catharina's Vintage Stitches Ph: 1300 308 261, website: www.catharinasvintagestitches.com.au Craft 2 U Ph: (02) 4402 3101, website: www.craft2u.com.au Crochet Australia Ph: (07) 5472 8586, website: www.crochetaustralia.com.au Dragonfly Fabrics Ph: (08) 3889 6024, website: www.dragonfabric.com.au East Coast Fabrics Ph: (07) 8948 0691, website: www.eastcoastfabrics.com.au Faeries in my Garden Ph: (07) 3869 0808, website: www.faeriesinmygarden.com.au Fiskars Australia Ph: (03) 8645 2400, website: www.fiskars.com.au Inspired Embroidery and Sewing Website: www.inspiredembroideryandsewing.com Janome Website: www.janome.com.au Knit & Yarn Ph: 0408 153 631, website: www.knitnyarn.com.au Kornacraft Sewing Centre Ph: (08) 8522 3246, website: www.kornacraft.com.au Lily Lane Quilting Ph: (03) 5199 2777, website: www.lilylane.com.au Lyn's Fine…

There's retro and then there's Ashley Lee Zhong's grannysquare swimming costume. Ashley says, “All I want to do, all day long, is make things.” She sells many of the outputs of her “insatiable creative appetite” on her website. They include clothing, bags, shawls and wallhangings. As for the swimming costume, it's available in sizes XS up to 3XL and isn't, in fact, crocheted. It's made of a stretch fabric with a very realistic printed crochet pattern on it — so perhaps that “no” could become a “maybe”! Visit snapdragonbrand.com FABRICS WITH PANACHE Tilda recently announced it will be producing three new fabric collections each year: one for spring and summer; one for autumn and winter; and a special concept range between, which will allow for the testing of new ideas…

If you'd like to stand out in the crowd, get yourself a hand-knitted jumper, cardigan or top created by Kendall Ross, a fibre artist from Oklahoma City in the USA. As a child, Kendall was taught to crochet by her grandmother and learned to knit in classes at a local yarn shop. She has a BA in history, for which she wrote a thesis on racial divides between black and white women's knitting movements in World War I. Kendall started her Instagram account, @id.knit.that, for fun, to share pieces she had made. But several years ago, she began to take her craft more seriously and set up a website to sell her designs. In a typical week, she makes two or three jumpers or cardigans and has also started publishing…

You will need access to a device that is connected to the internet, an inkjet printer and three A4 sheets of freezer paper. C&T sell freezer paper in 8½ × 11in (A4) sheets that would be ideal for this purpose. Otherwise, you can cut sheets this size from a roll of freezer paper. If you do this, place the sheets under a stack of books for several days before using it so that it doesn't curl. • Visit the Homespun website at www.homespun.net.au and download the three pages of patterns for this project to your device. • Adjust the settings on your printer so that it will accept heavier-thannormal paper and print at its darkest. • Feed the sheets of freezer paper through the printer manually – check that the…

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A SOFT OPTION We're always on the lookout for ways to get children started with craft. We were delighted, therefore, to come across a book published last year entitled The Zenki Way: A Guide to Designing & Enjoying Your Own Creative Softies. Sydneybased author Trixi Symonds has developed an approach that makes it very feasible for anyone — including children as young as six — to design and stitch huggable hand-sewn soft toys. All that's required are two pieces of felt, a simple running stitch and not much else. Full-size patterns and instructions are provided for 14 softies to get you started, but after that, the sky's the limit. Published by Schiffer Publishing. STORM IN A TEACUP A hand-knitted tea cosy in every colour of yarn imaginable has set a…

From skeletons with jack-o’-lantern heads to ghosts with friendly smiles greeting you at the door, designer Lindsay Swearingen's cross-stitch world is spooky and surreal, but has a playful twist. As Lindsay articulates, her style is “subtly spooky”. She loves exploring dark themes with a dash of fun in her artworks. “My favourite designs are usually those that appear just slightly morbid, but also have some whimsy to them,” she explains. “I've been really inspired by Edward Gorey for some time; his work is definitely dark but also humorous at the same time. I love that contrast and I like to include it in my work whenever I can.” From Hocus Pocus to Nightmare Before Christmas, Lindsay's interest in spooky themes was sparked by movies she enjoyed when she was young.…

email: raspberryspool@gmail, website: www.raspberryspool.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/raspberryspool, Instagram: @raspberry spool MATERIALS ◌ 80cm (⅞yd) in total of assorted print fabric scraps (bag front and back panels)◌ 30cm (⅜yd) geometric print fabric (gusset and zipper panel)◌ 25cm ¼yd) print fabric (piping)◌ 50cm (⅝yd) lining fabric◌ 2m (2¼yd) of 3mm (⅛in) cotton piping cord◌ 1.5m (½yd) of 45mm (1¾in) wide cotton webbing (shoulder strap)◌ One 20cm (8in) and one 25cm (10in) dress zipper — see Note◌ Two 50mm (2in) rectangular rings (strap attachment)◌ 75cm (⅞yd) batting — see Note◌ Rotary cutter, ruler and mat◌ Sewing machine with ¼in, quilting and zipper feet◌ General sewing supplies Finished size: 30cm (12in) diameter plus strap Note: Read all the instructions before starting the project. It is recommended that fabric be 100% cotton, pre-washed and well ironed. Requirements…

Email: mal_bell@hotmail.com MATERIALS ○50cm ⅝yd) soft pink print fabric ○20cm ¼yd) light grey print fabric ○40cm ½yd) white spot print fabric ○20cm ¼yd) yellow print fabric ○65cm ¾yd) multi-coloured stripe print fabric ○40cm ½yd) pale blue print fabric ○Scraps of assorted print fabrics ○1.2m 1⅜yd) backing fabric — see Marilyn's Backing Tip ○Batting at least 115cm (45in) square ○Pre-cut papers for English paper piecing (optional). You will need 1in honeycombs, 1 in squares, lin pentagons and 1¼in diamonds. Refer to Step 1 below for the number of each shape you will use in this project ○Template plastic and fine permanent-marking pen ○Stiff paper and a scrap of cardboard ○Fabric glue (optional) Spray starch ○Perle 12 thread in white (hand quilting) ○Rotary cutter, ruler and mat ○Sewing machine with…

QUICK CROCHET: NO-FUSS PATTERNS FOR COLORFUL SCARVES, BLANKETS, BAGS AND MORE By Kate Rowell Your projects will come to life in three hours or less with fast-paced patterns for a Speedy Striped Cowl or a Hanging Storage Basket that's both functional and fun. You won't believe how easy it is to transform your space or wardrobe in a single afternoon with exciting patterns like the Rainbow Fringe Wallhanging, Cozy Slipper Socks and Easy Market Bag. And if you've ever spent weeks labouring over a larger project, like a blanket or shawl, you'll be delighted by designs like the Spikes & Stripes Throw, Boho Rug and the Chunky Triangle Shawl, which work up in just a few days. With easy-to-follow instructions and step-by-step photography, this is sure to become your go-to…

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