Sewing and Craft – The Red Wren

Creating… a person!

It’s been quite a while since I’ve regularly blogged, and at least six weeks since I’ve blogged at all. I can finally reveal why… These are bought slippers, not crafted by ...

Sewing and Craft

Thursday Three – Edition Four

Elijah has recently become really interested in Ben and Holly’s Magical Kingdom. He watched episodes back to back and recites the opening words when he thinks no one is listening. Last ...

Life and Outings, Sewing and Craft

Thursday Three – Edition Three

Hunting for eggs at kinder. Given how completely overboard I go with Christmas decorating, it may surprise you to know I don’t get carried away at Easter. I think Easter decorating is ...

Life and Outings, Sewing and Craft

Thursday Three – Edition Two

Welcome to this weeks edition of Thursday Three which is all about crochet. I’m currently working on finishing a crochet beret by end of March that, according to my Ravelry project page, I ...

Memory Keeping, Sewing and Craft

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas…

The stores have decorations out, and the supermarkets are selling puddings and mince pies; Christmas is fast approaching and I thought I’d share my Christmas crafty plans. Sewing As usual I have ...

Sewing and Craft

Simple Singlet

How are we all today? I’ve been a busy bee this week rediscovering my machine and have a singlet to show you. I saw this great kite knit fabric in spotlight a few weeks ago, but it didn’t have a ...

Sewing and Craft

Simplicity 2451

It’s been quite a while since I sewed for myself, so I feel the need to put a bit of a preface on this post. I’m not a beautiful seamstress, I’m a functional seamstress. People who don’t sew ...

Sewing and Craft

Stashbusting 2014

I cleaned up my sewing room this week, and while organising my fabric stash I felt a real sense of sadness that I’ve done so little with so much of it. The piles of Christmas fabrics, the ...

Sewing and Craft

Chains of hearts

I noticed a chain of origami hearts at a friend’s home last weekend and decided that was just what I needed to add some cheer to the lounge room. It started with a few hearts, then quickly became ...