Innehållsförteckning för September 2021 från Mollie Magazine

HOW TO MAKE A MACRAMÉ WAISTCOAT MATERIALS ■ Natural single twist 5mm (/32") macramé string ■ Tape measure ■ Masking tape ■ Clothes hanger This waistcoat is an amazing way to top off a relaxed boho outfit channelling chilled Cali vibes. It’s got loads of room to customise – choose a colour or add beads to the fringe to make a statement. This project is a great level-up if you’ve already mastered plant holders and wall hangings, and Isabella’s easy steps will make sure you smash this one too. 01 Cut 32 lengths of 4 metre-long (157½") macramé string and 6 lengths of 3 metre-long (118") macramé string for a size small (UK 8-10), 8 lengths of 3 metres (118") for a size medium (UK 12-14) or 10 lengths of…

HOW TO MAKE A WOVEN BOWL MATERIALS ¦ 12mm (½") Supersoft Single Twist Cotton String in Antique Peach, Mocha, Natural, Guave ¦ Wool needle ¦ Rug wool ¦ Ruler We’re loving warm neutral décor to get your space cosy and calm. Think Scandi inspo with soft textures and light wooden furniture – and what table would be complete without a bowl to keep all your little knickknacks in and still look amazing? This project lends itself to trying out new materials and playing with decorative touches. Add wooden beads or go eco and craft your own string from old T-shirts, natural raffia or even plastic bags. 01 Thread the wool needle with a double strand of the wool. Wrap the two ends of the wool around the end of the…

HOW TO MAKE A CROCHET BACKPACK MATERIALS ■ Paintbox Yarns Cotton Aran, 100% cotton, 50g/85m per ball; 1 ball each in Buttercup Yellow (623) (Yarn A), Bubblegum Pink (651) (Yarn B), Lime Green (629) (Yarn C) and 2 balls in Spearmint Green (626) (Yarn D) (we got ours from www. lovecrafts.com ) ■ 4.0 mm (UK 8, US G/6) crochet hook ■ Yarn needle TENSION ■ A flower square to the first 4 rounds is approx 10cm (4") square ABBREVIATIONS (UK) St(s) stitch(es) Ch chain Ch-sp(s) chain space(s) Ss slip stitch Dc double crochet Htr half treble crochet Tr treble crochet Rep repeat RS right side BLO work stitch through back loop only Yrh yarn round hook Tr2tog treble 2 together - (yrh, insert hook in next st, yrh and…

Hi Jane! We’ve been a fan of your blog since the beginning. How did you discover your love for baking? When I was little I loved baking with my mum, for school bake sales, and for any occasion I could. This love grew so much over the years and it’s just my absolute passion now. I have always loved food and cooking, but baking is just the best. Your debut recipe book Jane’s Patisserie is out now and it’s packed with audience-requested recipes, how does it feel to see your recipes in print? It still doesn’t even feel real. To be able to see my recipes and all of the most requested recipes in there is insane - it’s an absolute career goal and I am so unbelievably happy that…

“To make it work for me, I needed to have a dedicated space.” Spending many a summer holiday with my granny, sewing fabric pouches on her vintage sewing machine while trying to mimic everything she did, was only the beginning of my creative and crafty journey. It was the inspiration and catalyst for me to start my own brand and finally, after taking a yarn dyeing class and becoming well and truly hooked, JAMESMAKESYARN was born. I am still a hairdresser by day and work in the salon full-time while dedicating the majority of my spare time to running my business. People often ask me: how do you juggle it all? And, if I am being honest, it is a lot of hard work but I always find myself replying…

Atia Azmi Atia loves looking for colourful walls around London to photograph her latest sewing project. When she’s not sewing, she enjoys local bike rides on her pastel bike, drinking tea and growing flowers in her garden. Make Atia’s cottagecore cushion on page 36 www.thebrightblooms.com Taome Tucker Taome started Hooked Apparel as a side hustle in May 2020, and now she’s planning to expand her business and ethically outsource. She wants to offer a larger range of products while staying committed to making them affordable and accessible. Hook up Taome’s crochet backpack on page 64 www.hookedmcr.com Emily Peacock Emily can’t go anywhere without a needle in her hand. She’s been stitching for 50 years and producing kits and teaching since 2007. Her inspiration comes from typography, cheap packaging and the…

HOW TO MAKE A PAINTED CANDLE AND CLAY HOLDER MATERIALS ■ 85g oven-hardening modelling clay (we used Fimo Professional) ■ Paint pens in blue, black, green, white ■ Dinner candle ■ Oven proof dish Painterly florals are a gorgeous way to give candles a midsummer makeover and add a touch of colour to your home décor. Becki’s super-easy tutorial can be mastered in an afternoon, ready to decorate a table for your outdoor summer party or just to enjoy the atmosphere as the sun sets on a calming night in. 01 Start by decorating the dinner candle. Using the blue paint pen, draw four teardrop shapes in a circle with the points meeting in the middle to create the petals of a flower. Colour in these petal shapes. 02 Next,…

HOW TO MAKE A RUFFLE EDGE CUSHION MATERIALS ■ 50cm (19¾") quilting cotton fabric ■ 25cm (9 7/8") solid coloured linen cotton or quilting cotton fabric ■ 40cm (15¾") invisible zip ■ String ■ Tracing paper ■ Sewing machine Cottagecore is the home trend we are still loving this summer. Anything that gives us the classic prettiness of ditsy floral prints is a yes in our book. Add in some gorgeous ruffled detailing and you’ve got yourself a subtle home update that everyone will love. If you’re feeling confident with sewing, experiment with the proportions for a different look, like using a double ruffle. 01 First, create the pattern pieces for the cushion. Draw a circle on the sheet of tracing paper with a radius of 20cm (7/8") using the…

In March 2020 our lives were put on hold. Pubs and restaurants shut their doors, independent and retail shops closed, our social lives were no more, and drinks at the weekend turned into a quiz over video call on a Friday night. Among all of this doom, gloom and Zoom there were some unexpected positives. We started to slow our lives down and really focus on what mattered most to us. Working from home brought an end to commuting for some and, with less of us driving to work and flying on holiday, there was a significant drop in NOx air pollutants according to data from the Environment Agency. We saw deer roaming empty streets in Japan, dolphins coming closer than ever to the shore in Turkey and the Kashmiri…

MID-CENTURY STYLING WITH SUSTAINABILITY KEPT IN MIND. Fancy interiors brand Rockett St George brings us all of the most unique, fun and exciting homeware and furniture that they source from around the world. And now, they’ve gone eco – creating a range of furniture made from sustainably sourced wood. We love this chest of drawers made from a mixture of warm-toned woods. www.rockettstgeorge.co.uk LATEST DROP TRANSPORT YOURSELF far away while you have your morning coffee with these beautiful painterly mugs from SBH Pottery. Sarah - the person behind the brand - handmakes all of their items from mugs to vases to earrings. These cups combine her illustration background with her pottery and each one is unique. www.instagram.com/ sbhpottery WE LOVE IT WHEN A MAKER SHAKES things up. Sisters Jo and…

You’ve probably had the question “do you dream in black and white or in colour?” yourself more than once. We’re pretty sure that Dutch interior designer Ayla Geest dreams in colour. She lives in her vivid home in Schoorl, the Netherlands, with her husband and two kids, in a house they attached to the previous one. According to Ayla, “we completely transformed it into a new home and created the whole interior design ourselves,” which was a dream come true for her. This was by no means the beginning of her décor passion, though. “I was already busy with interior design and, in our previous house, I was able to do a lot in terms of interior design. Even as a child, I loved designing my room and putting all…

HOW TO MAKE PAPER PALM SPEARS AND FANS MATERIALS ■ A4 paper (we used our lovely art prints from page 55) ■ Stapler ■ Glue stick ■ Cotton string ■ Bamboo dowel rods ■ Contact glue ■ PVA glue If you’re looking for a fun, eco-friendly way to use the illustrated prints from this issue, we’ve got you. Yvette’s palm spears look amazing arranged in a vase with some dried bunny tails or pampas grass. You can make the stems as long as you like, so they can be a small, subtle table decoration, or take centre-stage in a big floor vase. Mix some neutral colours with this month’s vivid prints and link them together with string to make a beautiful garland ready for any celebration or just to brighten…

HOW TO MAKE A WHITE CHOCOLATE AND RASPBERRY TART INGREDIENTS ■ 300g (10½oz) digestive biscuits ■ 150g (5¼oz) unsalted butter, melted ■ 25g (¾oz) unsalted butter at room temperature ■ 200g (7oz) raspberries ■ 1 tbsp caster sugar ■ 2 tbsp water ■ 600g (21oz) white chocolate, broken into pieces ■ 250ml (18½ fl oz) double cream ■ 5g (¼oz) freeze-dried raspberries EQUIPMENT ■ Food processor ■ 23cm (9 /8") loose-bottomed tart tin ■ Whisk ■ Hand-held blender ■ Sieve SERVES 8-10 If you’re heading to a dinner party or a long-awaited get together with pals, this recipe is the ultimate indulgent dessert to bring along and impress everyone. It’s a super-simple method with fresh raspberries and a coulis to cut through the sweetness of the white chocolate and add…