Add a seersucker tablecloth to your summer home styling

Seersucker fabric: 150cm wide, £12.00 per metre. Purchase on our haberdashery stall in Kendal’s indoor market hall. Seersucker is best known as a lightweight and versatile fabric, often with a striped or squared pattern, that has an attractive puckering due to the way it’s woven. It’s a super fabric for clothing projects but a great…

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Cottons for reusable wax wraps

Cottons for reusable wax wraps

One of the best parts of our job is chatting with customers about their projects. Recently, a conversation over the purchase of some cotton squares revealed that reusable wax wraps can be made at home and used as part of the effort to reduce plastic consumption. What a fantastic way to make use of our…

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Make Your Own Beanie

make your own beanie or pompom hat at home

Autumn months often feel a bit cold and grey and as being whisked off to the Bahamas seems unlikely, we’ve been thinking about how to add a bit of warmth and colour to our lives… If you pop into the shops at the moment, you’ll find lots of headwear in bright, pastel hues; but we…

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Wool and felting projects

Photo by Sharon McCutcheon on Unsplash

Getting to grips with wool and felting projects can be a great way to switch things up and try something new. Here are some fun ideas, which don’t require any expertise or too much time! We stock different felting tools, so you can decide which is best for you. We also have lots of different…

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5 Things to Do with Canvas and Calico

We’re stocking a range of canvas fabric on the stall this summer, and we’re always looking out for ways to use our fabric for projects and crafts. Canvas really lends itself to projects – it’s versatile, durable and strong, and it has a lovely, rustic finish. With that in mind, here are 5 fab things…

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Dressmaking with our August Fabric of the Month

As seen on The Great British Sewing Bee, our Fabric of the Month is a stunning 100% cotton lawn. It’s durable, natural and washes well, as well as being an absolutely beautiful splash of colour and pattern. In Episode 3 of the Sewing Bee, Marni used the fabric to make a lovely co-ord set –…

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Reupholstering Your Dining Room Chairs

We have lots in stock to help you get started on some gorgeous upholstery projects – from fabric to wadding and cushion pads. Our current favourite project involves giving our dining chairs a Spring update by reupholstering them. It’s a simple way to bring new life to indoor spaces, and a fun project to try…

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Making Garden Seats or Cushions

Starting to think about kitting out our garden furniture with lovely seat covers? Perhaps it’ll encourage the sun to come out for us! There’s loads of great inspiration on the internet but to save money we’re going with a DIY project, and we think our fabric of the month will work wonders here, especially because…

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How To Make Your Own Spring Bunting

Bunting has traditionally been used to celebrate whether it be a special occasion or a historic event. In fact, during our research, we found out that the name ‘bunting’ might come from the German word ‘bunt’, which translates to ‘colourful’! Making some lovely Spring bunting is an easy way to brighten up our homes, and…

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Mother’s Day Handmade Gift Guide

Macrame baskets

We are thinking about how to make Mother’s Day (March the 27th) a really special day and a handmade gift is a lovely way to show how much you care! So, if you are feeling like the mums in your life deserve something made with love this Mothering Sunday, we have lots of gorgeous, crafty…

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