Australian Homespun

F rom Christmas projects to a delightful pouch, spring knitting and upcycling clothing, we have it all covered in this issue. There is plenty of time to make a special quilt for Christmas using the new Twas the Night fabric range from Devonstone Coll

These are just a few of them … Any artistic endeavour requires a good dollop of inspiration, a dash of enterprise and a tonne of hard yakka. Combine that with dedicated teamwork and you have a winning formula. My husband, Kevin, and I work together t

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Please notify us at least four months before the event. November 1–3 Hawkesbury Hawkesbury Papercraft Show Hawkesbury Showgrounds, 40 Racecourse Road, Clarendon More information: www.craftalive.com.au/events/hawkesbury-2 November 23–24 Bungendore Bun

A moving new children’s picture book tells the story of how a young girl – called Sashiko – learns to cope with difficult emotions through the traditional Japanese embroidery practice of sashiko. When her mother teaches her to stitch, Shasiko finds a

By Sarah London – $9.95 The perfect gift for a new baby, this crochet baby blanket from Sarah Alexander is the perfect sweet crochet pattern for a cot-sized blanket. Sarah originally created this popcorn-stitch crocheted blanket in citrus and pink ya

Jumpers & Jazz in July is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, and the Yarntopians are celebrating 10 years of creating yarn installations together. At the St Mark's Church precinct they collaborated on a large-scale installation inspired by v

I loved creating Sunshine & Lollipops. I was given the Tilda Jubilee collection of fabrics as it was her 25th year of designing fabric, so I already had a starting point. I wanted this quilt to be full of celebration and silliness as I think this is

Half-square triangles and quartersquare triangles are both commonly used triangles in many quilt patterns and designs A half-square triangle, which is commonly abbreviated HST, is a triangle that is cut from a square. Traditionally, you will start wi

Taking cues from the natural world, wander through the author's contemporary fibre art practice to be encouraged and supported as you find your own creative path. Fleur’s practice is as untamed as the New Zealand landscape that inspires her, free of

Did you know that Crochet Australia has one of the largest colour ranges of DMC Perle cotton balls? Check out our website for our full range of threads and yarn. Looking for something else? Homespun readers receive a storewide 20% discount on all reg