Craft From Womans Weekly 2014-09.bak

500 OF FANTASTIC CRAFT PRIZES TO BE WON!
Sept
2014
137
-From
CREATIVE
IDEAS
EASY TO ADVANCED PROJECTS
FUN JEWELLERY
CROSS-STITCH
BEACH SCENES
SEW EASY! Back To

School Makes
PAPERCRAFT
KNITTING & CROCHET
ON
SALE
EVERY
WEEK
Ask your local newsagent to keep a copy for you or
For great ideas, go to womansweekly.com
For plant ideas, go to shop.womansweekly.com
Follow us on Facebook at facebook.com/womansweekly
Fabric and accessories from the Womans Weekly Shop (shop.womansweekly.com; 0800 024 1212)
Hello
Welcome to our new issue,
_PMZMaW]TTVLXTMV\aWN
OWZOMW][KZIN\[QV[XQZMLJa
W]ZTW^MWN\PM[MI[QLMI[_MTT
I[TW\[WNW\PMZQLMI[\WW
?MZMLMTQOP\ML\W\MTTaW]
IJW]\W]ZZMLM[QOVMLWVTQVM
[PWX[PWX_WUIV[_MMSTa
com, where youll continue
\WVLQLMI[NWZKZIN\IVLXI\\MZV[\W
SVQ\IVLKZWKPM\7]Z\MIUPI[_WZSML
\QZMTM[[Ta\WUISMQ\\PMWVTaXTIKMaW]
VMML\WOWNWZITTaW]ZKZIN\SVQ\\QVOIVL
KZWKPM\VMML[_MPWXMaW]TQSMQ\8ZMNMZ
VW\\WOWWVTQVM'6W_WZZQM[?MOQ^MaW]I
V]UJMZI\\PMMVLWNXZWRMK\[aW]KIVKITT
\WUISMaW]ZWZLMZ[
4aV[Ma0ITT[MMJMTW_Q[QVKPIZOMWN
W]Z[PWXAW]TT[MMPMZWVW]Z[PWXXIOM[
QV\PQ[Q[[]MIVLaW]TTJM[MMQVOUWZM
WNPMZQVN]\]ZM?MIT_Ia[TW^M\WPMIZ
aW]ZKWUUMV\[IVL\PW]OP\[IJW]\\PM
UIOIbQVMAW]KIV_ZQ\M
MUIQTKPI\\W][WV.IKMJWWS
IVL[PIZMaW]ZUISM[I\
8QV\MZM[\I\\PM
ILLZM[[M[JMTW_
0IXXa+ZIN\QVO
Dilly Orme
EDITOR
8;.ZWUVM`\UWV\P_MZMKPIVOQVO
our name to 4W^M\W5ISM_Q\P?WUIV[
?MMSTa[WUISM[]ZMaW]LWV\UQ[[Q\
Q\[WV[ITM;MX\MUJMZ
6M^MZUQ[[IVQ[[]M
)[SaW]ZTWKITVM_[IOMV\\WSMMX
IKWXaNWZaW]
Get In Touch!
?:1<-<7=;
Craft from Womans Weekly, 110
Southwark St, London, SE1 0SU.
-5)14=;
WomansWeeklyPostbag
@ipcmedia.com
+0)<<7=;
Facebook.com/
womansweekly
;0):-?1<0=;
Pinterest.com/
womansweekly
ART DIRECTOR Fiona Watson DEPUTY EDITOR Val Wotton CHIEF SUBEDITOR Heather Seabrook
EDITOR IN CHIEF Jayne Marsden HEAD OF MARKETING Mary Bird
Subscription rates: One year, 12 issues (including p&p): UK 59.40; EUR 106.92; North America $130.68; rest of world 84.40.
For all UK subscription enquiries please call 0844 848 0848 and for enquires from overseas please call +44 (0)330 3330 233 or email ipcsubs@quadrantsubs.com
Contents
22
26
8 16
67
54
62
50
66
51
Whats New
6
20
61
64
73
82
98
Pin Board The latest news,

products and events
Beachcombing Bounty Seaside
accessories to enhance your home.
Bookshelf Our reviews of the latest
craft titles
Whats on the Web This months
new nds.
Win! Two gorgeous cross-stitch kits
LIVE! Meet the team at EventCity
Cake Decorating Workshop
Learn Christmas techniques
Sewing
8
Beach Life Sewn accessories ideal

for days at the seaside
32 Heirloom Prettiness A patchwork
blanket to stitch
51 Sew Its Back to School Get
organised for the new term
70
76 Cheeky Monkeys Made from old

jumpers and t-shirts
Upcyling
36 Take a Jar Create a lovely home

accessory
62 Shore Thing Print slogans onto

planks for an instant style update
84 Stylishly Seated Painted chairs

look great in a dining space
Embroidery
70 Its in the Bag Make a fantastic

summer bag using plastic strips
Cross-stitch
22 Beside the Seaside Charming

beach-inspired pictures
Papercraft
16 Got It Taped Washi tape cards
46 Paper Mates Lovely ower

embellishments for cards
and gifts
65 Cover to Cover Personalise books
with letter stamps
66 Flutter-by Decorate cards, gifts
and your home with butteries
Die-cutting
74 Rustic Wreath Die-cut paper

owers adorn this wreath
87 Just My Type Create a letter art

clock, calendar and pots
Jewellery-making
26 Forever Friends Make a

bracelet for someone special
50 Get a Grip! Beautiful vintage-style

hair pins
CRAFT FROM WOMANS WEEKLY, IPC Connect Ltd, Blue Fin Building, 110 Southwark Street, London SE1 0SU. Call: 020 3148 5000. Email: WomansWeeklyPostbag@ipcmedia.com. Advertising: 020
3148 3680. Oers: 0800 138 2826. Back issues: 01733 385170; mags-uk/ipc. Unless otherwise stated, all competitions, free samplings, discounts and oers are only available to readers in the UK,
Channel Islands, Isle of Man and the Republic of Ireland. All details correct at time of going to press. Colour origination by Rhapsody Media. Covers by Polestar Chantry. Printed by Polestar
Chantry. ISSN 2053-8634. WOMANS WEEKLY is a registered trademark of IPC Media, a Time Inc company, and is sold subject to the following conditions, namely that it shall not, without the
written consent of the publishers rst given, be lent, resold, hired out, or otherwise disposed of by way of trade at more than the recommended selling price shown on the cover, and that it shall
not be lent, resold or hired or otherwise disposed of in a mutilated condition or in any unauthorised cover by way of trade or axed to or as part of any publication or advertising, literary or
pictorial matter whatsoever. All designs used in this magazine are subject to copyright laws. Patterns are for personal use only and cannot be sold. Multiple copies of any part of this publication
may not be made, and no part of this publication whether in its original form or a reproduction thereof may be
sold. All patterns featured within Craft from Womans Weekly are reproduced in good faith that they do not
infringe any copyright. IPC Media, 2014.
36
32
46
42
84 87
90
99
74
94
76
Kids Makes
94 Alien Fun Use felt and junk to

create these out-of-this-world aliens
and spaceship
99 Sunny Sign Up This fun crab sign is
easy to make and looks great
Knitting
42 Pretty in Pink A gorgeous girls

cardigan to knit
Crochet
90 Table Service Make meal times

stylish occasions with these
tablecloths and doilies
Storage
67 Out on Show Super storage

solutions for your crafty bits
and pieces
Experience Levels
At a glance guide to crafting
Easy Peasy
Patchwork quilt
42 Pretty in Pink
A lovely cardigan
for a girl
46 Paper Mates
Paper owers
52 Sew Its Back
to School Just
in Case
54 Sew Its Back to
School You Cant
Judge a Book
58 Sew Its Back
to School Zakkastyle Bag
62 Shore Thing
Slogan sign
74 Rustic Wreath
Paper ower door
decoration
76 Cheeky
Monkeys Toys
16 Got It Taped
Washi tape cards
22 Beside the
Seaside Beachy
cross-stitch pictures
26 Forever
Friends Friendship
bracelets
36 Take a Jar Easy
craft makes using
jars
50 Get a Grip!
Vintage-style hair
grips
56 Sew Its Back to
School Tins Aint
What They Used
To Be
65 Cover To Cover
Letter-stamped
books
66 Flutter-by
Buttery paper
decorations
67 Out On Show
Craft storage
84 Stylishly
Seated Painted
chairs
94 Alien Fun Felt
aliens and junk
spacecraft
99 Sunny Sign Up
Beach door sign
A Bit More
Tricky
12 Beach Life
Striped Windbreak
14 Beach Life
Beach Roll
32 Heirloom
Prettiness
SPECIAL OFFER!
using old t-shirts

87 Just My Type
Die-cutting makes
90 Table Service
Crochet tablecloth
and doilies
Hardish
10 Beach Life
Picnic Sack
Quite a
challenge
70 Its In The
Bag! Plastic bag
embroidery
Sav
eU
pT
o
25

eceive your copy e ore it its t e s ops and never miss an issue
Oer open to UK subscribers only. Oer closes 30.09.2014
Subscribe now at womansweekly.com/knittingclub or

Lines are open between 8am and 9pm, 7 days a week, UK time
call 0844 848 0848 quoting code 10H
Pin oard...
for the latest craft news
Summertime Blues
With autumn just around the corner, were determined to make the most of every
last splash of colour in the garden. But to ensure it lasts long after our blooms
fade, were planning on getting creative and using Laura Ashleys new range of
delicate-hued paints. Available in ve weather-proof colours, including Duck Egg
(shown on shed), and
suitable
for use
on metal
and masonry
as well as
wood, try
out some
subtle
striping on a
fence, add a
contrasting
colour to
metal
table
legs, or
simply
spruce up
your potting
shed. Available in
2.5ltr tins, 35, instore
or online (0333 200
8009; lauraashley.com).
Discover ...
Sugru
On paper, a selfsetting rubber might

not sound hugely
exciting, but combine it with a
creative mind and it becomes a
wonderstuff of crafters dreams.
Sticking to virtually anything,
it moulds like playdough,
transforming into a strong
M`QJTMZ]JJMZ_PMVLZa1\[
functions are limitless, but
our favourite creative ideas
include using it to turn mini lego
O]ZM[QV\WLM[SUW]V\MLKIJTM
holders, or to create handy
hooks and handles. From 6.99
for a pack of three, sugru.com.
Get Creative With Clay
s pottery becomes an increasingly

popular pastime, workshops
are springing up across the
country. Ceramicist Elizabeth Prince
seized the opportunity to share her love of
clay and passion for teaching others how to
work with it by setting up a studio within vintage
homewares and haberdashery emporium Ellie Magpie The interior
of Ellie Magpie is pa
cked with tempting
in Prestwich, near Manchester. Held in a fully equipped
homeware and habe
rdashery buys
room above the shop, children and adults can have a
go at creating something special from clay, inspired by
Elizabeths own work or anything else that sparks inspiration.
Shop owner Jodie a mixed media artist herself also offers a
range of other courses, from lino printing and sewing courses to a
Saturday Surgery, where you can bring along your own projects
for expert guidance and peer support, as well as
popular mother-and-daughter workshops. Find out
more at elliemagpie.co.uk or call 0161 312 0932.
Tutor Elizabeths own work
is available for sale at
princedesign.etsy.com
Pottery w
orkshops
are a grea
to get you
t excuse
r hands d
irty!
1V?Q\P<PM6M_
If you love keeping up with the latest
interiors launches, design show
Tents new webstore, Shop Tent,
showcases key items from designers
and makers who exhibit at its
pioneering event each year, allowing
you to scout out new pieces from the
comfort of your armchair. Theres
a great array of handmade pieces,
such as these unusual ceramic sea
anemone-esque Guinomi cups,
40 each, by Ikuko Iwamoto.
Visit shoptent.co.uk.
Embrace The Eclectic

Perfect for party fun, kids rooms,
or even an alternative card these
fun and quirky Japanese paper
balloons in animal shapes are sure
to summon up a smile, from 2.65,
Pipii (01342 823921; pipii.co.uk).
Theres certainly no shortage of interiors websites out there, but

Rockett St George is one we nd ourselves going back to time and
time again. With their distinctive black site, founders Jane Rockett
and Lucy St George only stock items hand-picked by them, which
theyd love to have in their own homes. With stunning lifestyle
photography, the look is certainly individual. A vast array of furniture
and home accessories is on oer, and theres plenty to interest the
craft lover too log on to explore. Items from a selection, Rockett St
George (01444 253391; rockettstgeorge.co.uk).
Focus on... Christa Rolf
House your sewing kit in

style with these cute tape
measure covers
Cosy up a sofa with this
pretty bolster cushion
ith a seamstress mother, author and designer

Christa Rolf was destined to work within textiles.
Her 15-year career has seen her both write and edit
craft books and latterly magazines, as well as working
as a course instructor and managing editor in her native
Germany. Her passion for creating and sharing easy, colourful
and dynamic projects is clear to see in her books, from the innovative
Mug Rugs (7.99, Search Press), teaching readers how to make quirky
tabletop padded rugs to house their favourite cuppa, to our favourite,
Love to Sew: Simple Patchwork Gifts
(7.99, Search Press), which includes
instructions for numerous cheerfully
constructed projects. We share how to
make her pencil case
nd tin projects on page
46 and 50. Buy both
of these books at the
Womans Weekly Shop
(0800 024 1212; shop.
womansweekly.com).
Feature: Joanna Thornhill. All prices correct at time of going to press
Beach Life
Whether youre eating and drinking or just lying
in the sun, the beauty of these makes is that they are quick
to sew and will make your summer's day that little bit more
special and comfortable
Windbreak
Towel
8 Craft from WW
www.womansweekly.com
Picnic sack
blanket
Styling: Sian Williams. Photography: Polly Eltes. Instructions: Julie Butterworth. Illustrations:
Michael A Hill. Fabrics from a selection at Laura Ashley (0871 983 5999; lauraashley.com)
Sewing
Craft from WW 9
se this clever bag to hold all

your essentials on the way to
the beach, then all you have to
do is unpack and open out to form a
round picnic blanket
You will need

O 270cm of 140-wide fabric
O Fabric offcuts
O Tacking thread
O Matching thread
O144cm canvas webbing
O 1m rope
O 12 x 3cm D rings
Cut two 135cm-diameter circles

in your main fabric, one for the
outside of the sack and one for the
inside. To add decorative interest to the
inside fabric (the side that will be face up
when you open up into a picnic blanket),
add appliqu swatches of alternative
fabrics: we added triangles in stripes
and spots. Cut out your chosen shapes,
press and tack in place on main fabric.
Using buttonhole stitch on the machine,
or a close zigzag on your machine, work
around the raw edges of each shape to
secure. Remove tacking.
Cut twelve 12cm lengths of canvas

webbing, thread a D ring on to
each one and fold in half, with
short ends together.
2
3
Lay the appliqud circle of fabric

out at on the oor, right side up.
Matching raw edges, position a
canvas tag at each clock position around
the circle. Once you are happy that they
are evenly spaced, tack in place so that
the D rings cannot become detached.
Lay the outside fabric circle

on top, right side down and
matching raw edges (see
illustration above). Pin in place all round.
4
5
Stitch all round, taking a 2.5cm

seam, slowing the machine as
you come to each canvas tag
and leaving a gap between two canvas
tags for turning. Turn through and press
all round. Remove the tacking. Press
under the raw edges and slip-stitch the
opening closed.
To create a handle, gather up all
the D rings and thread with a
length of rope. Tie a knot at the
free ends to nish.
6
10 Craft from WW
Craft from WW 11
St p d
12 Craft from WW
dbr k
wap canvas for designer-style

fabrics with our fun windbreak.
It even has pockets to keep
lotions, books and sunglasses close
to hand.
You will need

O
O
O
O
3m main fabric, 110cm wide

Matching thread
Fabric offcuts for pockets
Four broom handles
Turn under 2.5cm then 3cm all

around the main fabric and stitch
close to the folded edges. Cut three
35cm squares from contrasting fabric for
the pockets. Turn under 5mm then 2cm
along the top edge of each and hem.
Turn all remaining edges under by 2.5cm
and press.
To stitch the channels for the

broom handles, start at one short
end of the hemmed fabric and
wrap the fabric around the handle.
Ensuring that the channel is loose
enough to slip on and o the handle
but not so loose that it slips down when
in position, tack in place from the top
to the bottom of the broom handle.
Remove handle.
Repeat at evenly spaced intervals

for the two centre handles and
then again for the nal handle
at the opposite end. Machine stitch all
channels and remove tacking.
Position a pocket centrally on

each section of the windbreak
around 20cm from the bottom
and pin, then top-stitch in place.
Craft from WW 13
njoy lazing on the sand with

this handy make, and it packs
up to almost nothing too. Use
towels to stu the bolster section for
extra comfort. Remove lling, roll up
and tie for easy carrying.
You will need

O UWNWZITNIJZQKKU_QLM
O UWN[\ZQXMLJWZLMZJIKSQVO
NIJZQKKU_QLM
O 5I\KPQVO\PZMIL
O <IKSQVO\PZMIL
For the front, cut out one oral

panel, 2.5m by 50cm; and two
striped strips 2.5m by 20cm. For
the back, cut one striped panel 2.5m by
80cm. For the channeled bolster ends,
cut two striped strips 53cm by 15cm.
For the bolster ties, cut two 4cm

by 30cm strips of oral fabric. For
the wrap-around tie, cut one 4cm
by 80cm length of oral fabric, joining
pieces as necessary. To make the ties,
place fabric wrong side face up and fold
in each long edge so that they meet in
the middle. Press, fold in half lengthways
and press again. Tuck in the raw edges at
each end, then top-stitch all round.
Join the three front sections

together along the long edges
taking 2.5cm seams. Press open
seam allowances.
3
4
Take one bolster end strip and

overlock or zigzag stitch both
short edges. Turn under 2.5cm
along each short edge, press and tack in
place. Turn under 2cm then 3cm along
one long edge. Machine stitch close to
the fold to form a channel for the bolster
tie. Repeat with the second bolster
end piece.
14 Craft from WW
To join all the pieces, place the

three-piece front section right
side up on a at surface. Right
sides facing and matching raw side
edges, place one bolster strip at the top
left-hand corner, 3cm down from the top
raw edge (see illustration below, left).
Position the second bolster strip in the
same way on the top right-hand side.
Tack in position along seam lines. With
wrong side up and matching raw edges
all round, place the back striped piece on
top. Pin and tack along the side edges,
stitch taking a 2.5cm seam, trim seam
allowances, turn through and press.
To make the bolster section at the

top of the beach roll, turn under
2.5cm along the top raw edge
then fold down again by 24cm, aligning
the two side edges of each bolster piece,
and tack along the folded edge. Machine
stitch along tacking through all layers
as close to the folded edge as possible.
Remove tacking.
Take one of the shorter ties and

push and fasten a small safety
pin through one short end. Push
into one bolster channel and, using the
safety pin to help, manoeuvre the tie
through the channel and out the other
end. Holding both ends of the tie, gently
gather up the fabric. Secure the tie with
a bow. Repeat to t the second short
tie into the other side of the beach roll.
Remove safety pins and unpick tacking
along overlocked edges.
To hem the bottom edge of

the beach roll, turn in both the
raw edges by 2.5cm and press.
Tack the two pressed edges together,
sandwiching the wrap-around tie, folded
in half, centrally in between as you go.
Top-stitch close to the folded edge.
Remove all tacking and press to nish.
Tip4Ia\PMJMIKPZWTTWVI\W_MT
WZNWZILLMLKWUNWZ\J]\UWZM
J]TS_PMVKIZZaQVOTQVMQ\_Q\P
XWTaM[\MZ_ILLQVO"[QUXTa\IKS
_ILLQVOJMPQVL\PMRWQVMLNZWV\
XQMKM[JMNWZMUISQVO]X
Craft from WW 15
Got It Taped
Washi tape is so easy to use, it can be cut or torn or
layered to create different effects
Home Sweet
Home
Make a card as a house-warming gift or

choose any message you like
reating little houses is easy with squares
and triangles cut from tape. Add a strip of
grass for extra colour. Then stamp or write your
message underneath.
16 Craft from WW
Papercraft
Silhouette Art
Use a photo to create a keepsake card for a loved one
rint out a picture in prole in the

size youd like the nal piece to be.
Turn the print over and cover the back of
the page in strips of washi tape, making
sure the tape is placed well beyond the
image. Turn the print back over and cut
around the silhouette using a craft knife.

Glue the silhouette onto a patterned
or plain piece of folded card or frame
to keep.
Craft from WW 17
Projects taken from Washi Tape by Courtney Cerruti, published by Quarry Books, 14.99.
Surprise, Surprise
Whip up a cute cupcake for an
instant homemade card
BUY THE MATERIALS

A selection of washi tape and
materials are available from
shop.womansweekly.com
Or call 0800 024 1212
Lines open Mon-Fri, 10am to 4pm

18 Craft from WW
ut out an icing shape from 3.8cm-wide solid

tape. Then create a case shape underneath
from a patchwork of dierent tapes. Complete
with a thin strip, cut at an angle and topped with
a yellow ame to create a candle. Use the same
method to make three miniature cakes for a
matching gift tag.
Womans Weekly Shop
Summer Memories
Our cross-stitch kits capture the essence of the great British holiday
Southwold Beach Huts

(DMCC14FG05P1)
Stripey Deckchairs
(DMCC14FG05P9)
olourful painted beach huts and
striped deckchairs these images of
summer holidays will add a cheerful
note, even on the dullest day!
These Stripey Deckchairs and Southwold
Beach Huts cross-stitch kits from DMC
Creative World are based on original
paintings by Lynette Amelie Art. Lynette
loves to paint the English seaside. Her
collection of watercolour paintings,
prints and cards also features sandcastles,
lighthouses, seagulls, Punch and Judy
shows, shing boats and all things that

remind us of happy holidays. Her collection
even includes works of art painted on pieces
of driftwood. Both kits contain full-colour
front covers, white 14-count Aida fabric,
pre-sorted DMC Mouline stranded cotton,
cross-stitch needles, instructions and clear
black-and-white charts.
The Stripey Deckchairs design measures
10 x 6in (25 x 15cm) and costs 20, and the
Beach Huts cross-stitch measures 14 x 6in
(35.5 x 15cm) and costs 20.
It is a good
idea to start
stitching
the largest
area of
KWTW]ZZ[\\PMV
build up the smaller
sections around it.
Dilly Orme, Editor
Order today online online at
Call FREEPHONE 0800 024 1212
Call FREEPHONE 0800 024 1212. MasterCard, Visa, or Maestro
cardholders can order direct on this number, quoting the
product code. The order line is open weekdays, 10am-4pm.
Terms and conditions: Items will be despatched within 2 to 5 days.

Youll be notied if a longer delay is expected. This oer is subject to
availability and is available to readers only in the UK. There will be a
standard charge of 2.99 for p&p per order. Please see online for full
terms and conditions.
Craft SEPTEMBER
She sells sea shells
Get creative with shells display

them in a bowl, on a window ledge
or put some aside for a craft project.
Beach Hut Collection lotion dispenser,
4.99; toothbrush holder, 2.99;
tumbler, 2.99; soap
dish, 1.99; decorative
shells, 1.99 per bag;
all Dunelm Mill
(0345 165 6565;
dunelm-mill.
com).
Natural sculpture
Pop this striking

ornament under a bell
jar for a stylish sideboard
display. Decorative coral
ornament, 78, Sweetpea
& Willow (0845 257 2627;
sweetpeaandwillow.com).
Beachcombing
Bounty
Make the most of holiday

treasures and memorabilia
with these beach-inspired buys
Light the way
This pebble lamp is full

of coastal charm. Linea
Milford pebble lamp, 60,
House of Fraser (0345 602
1073; houseoraser.co.uk).
Best of British
Beach huts never fail

to cheer our spirits
bring the vibe into
your kitchen with this
simplistic design. Beach
huts tea towel, 10;
mug, 12; bag, 15; Jin
Designs (01273 777070;
jindesigns.com).
Special souvenir
We love these adorable driftwood artworks, which can be

personalised at your request with a meaningful message or bespoke
bunting featuring a particular location on request. Driftwood
and map bunting beach artwork by Sundaebest, from 24.50,
Notonthehighstreet.com (0845 259 1359; notonthehighstreet.com).
Make your mark
Stamp your holiday

scrapbook with these cute
shell designs. Tiny clam
shell hand-carved rubber
stamp, 4, Skull & Cross Buns
(skullandcrossbuns.com).
Delicate driftwood
Made from carefully

composed driftwood
designs, no two of these
mirrors are alike. Driftwood
wall mirror, 179, Oka (0844
815 7380; okadirect.com).
In the frame
Highlight a favourite holiday

snap in this nautical-themed
frame. Nautical rope frame, 7,
The Contemporary Home (0845
130 8229; tch.net).
Dictionary definition
This quirky print has a characterful,

vintage feel, thanks to being
printed on old dictionary paper.
Red Crab by The Print Arcade, 5,
Etsy (theprintarcade.etsy.com).
Coastline detail
This cute ribbon could be put to myriad crafty

uses. Blue beach hut and seagull ribbon, 4 per
3m roll, The Contemporary Home (0845 130 8229;
tch.net).
Down in the dunes
Perfect for a beachcomber look at a bargain price,

make something special with these unusual prints.
Lisel Wood, Crab and Rope fabric, all 5 per m, Ikea
(020 3645 0000; ikea.co.uk).
On the tiles
Add a touch of seaside charm

to your home with these
shell tiles. Cone Buttery and
Tulip Shell tiles, 15.95 per tile,
Original Style (01392 473004;
originalstyle.com).
I heart the
seaside
A natural touch
Customise a bathroom cabinet with these quirky shell

handles. Shell drawer knobs by Lindsay Interiors, 18.99 for three,
Notonthehighstreet.com (0845 259 1359; notonthehighstreet.com).
This pretty sea shell

heart will look cute on
a wall or hanging on a
hook on a bathroom
door. Large shell
heart, 39, Whippet
Grey (01494 433344;
whippetgrey.co.uk).
74 for
Turn to page e heart
our homemadct
wreath proje
Craft from WW 21
eside e easide..
Photography: Ginette Chapman. Styling: Dilly Orme. Designs: DMC Creative World
Relive the charms of a traditional holiday by the coast

with these sweet little cross-stitch pictures
22 Craft from WW
Cross-stitch
Frame your picture like we did,

or you can make them into cards
or little cushions
Craft from WW 23
Key
972 light orange
Numbers refer to DMC threads
996 blue
hese attractive cross-stitch
pictures are very easy and quick
to complete and are simply
stunning when framed and displayed.
You will need for

either picture
O15cm sq piece of DMC
14 count white Aida fabric
O DMC stranded cotton
embroidery threads in the
colours listed on each key
O Cross-stitch needle size 24
O Embroidery frame
(optional)
O.ZIUMIVLUW]V\\W\
.ZIUM[UILM\WWZLMZNZWU
But Is It Art? (020 8977
1929; biia.co.uk).
24 Craft from WW
420 brown
676 sand
666 red
958 sea green
The nished size of each picture is

approximately 8.5cm square.
Press the Aida fabric and tack
vertical and horizontal lines across
the centre, following the threads.
The tacking will coincide with the central
BUY THE PROJECTS

You can buy all the materials at
Or call 0800 024 1212
Backstitch
3799 charcoal
lines indicated by arrows on the charts

and will make counting easier. Insert the
fabric in an embroidery frame, if using.
Following the appropriate chart
and key, and the stitch guide
opposite, work the cross-stitch
design from the centre outwards. Each
coloured square on the chart represents
one cross-stitch worked over one block
of Aida threads. Complete the design
with black outlines worked in backstitch.
Use two strands of the six-stranded
thread for cross-stitch and one strand
for backstitch.
Key
STITCH GUIDE
Numbers refer to DMC threads

603 pink
676 sand
677 light
sand
954 green
Cross-stitch
996 blue
Backstitch
3799 charcoal
When the work is complete,

remove from the frame, remove
tacks, and press lightly on the
wrong side under a damp cloth. Mount
on a piece of card or the backing board
of your frame by lacing the edges
together across the back or by sticking
with tape, and insert into frame.
This stitch can be worked either individually or in

rows. It doesnt matter which direction you work
in, but make sure the bottom halves of all stitches
slope in the same direction, so the top halves will do
the same.
To work either individual stitches or rows, bring the
needle through at the lower left-hand point (1), and
insert one block up and one block to the right (2),
forming a diagonal stitch. Bring the needle up one
block down (3).
Either complete an individual stitch as in diagram
A, or continue in this way to form a row of half
stitches, then work back, nishing the upper half of
the crosses, as in diagram B.
Backstitch
TIP Its not essential to use an
embroidery frame on such small
XZWRMK\[J]\aW]UIaVLQ\PMTX[
to keep stitches even.
Work from right to left,

bringing needle up at 1, down
at 2, up at 3, down at 4, up at
5, etc.
Craft from WW 25
Forever Friends
LET KIDS TRY THEIR HAND AT CREATING COLOURFUL FRIENDSHIP
BRACELETS - THEYRE FUN TO MAKE AND THE THING TO
WEAR THIS SUMMER!
Love Hearts
nstructions are given for the
pink bracelet with hearts (right
in picture), but its easy to make
variations such as the orange owerpower version (left) with dierent
coloured cords, ceramic owers and
star-shaped beads.
You will need

O 1m of pink 1.5mm waxed
nylon cord
O One ceramic heart
O Two metal heart beads
O Two round metal beads
O Thread zapper or clear
contact glue
Note: Materials are widely available
but can also be obtained from Bead
Direct (01509 218028; beadsdirect.
co.uk).
Cut two pieces of waxed nylon

cord each 30cm in length.
1
2
Thread both strands through the

holes in the ceramic heart and
position the heart in the centre
on the lengths of the two strands.
On one strand of the cord, tie a

simple knot approximately 4cm
either side of the ceramic heart.
Thread on a metal heart bead to each
side and tie another knot to hold
in place.
Cross both double threads over to

form a complete circle and with
the remaining 40cm of cord, tie
eight square knots (see overleaf ) over
all four threads to create a sliding knot.
Either use a thread zapper to bond the
ends of the cord or use clear glue. Trim
any excess.
4
5
Thread a round metal bead on to

the two remaining long threads
and knot to secure.
TIP A thread zapper will heat

and melt the ends of your cord or
threads to prevent fraying, but a
dab of clear glue will also work.
26 Craft from WW
Jewellery-making
Craft from WW 27
Braided Flower Bracelets

gain, use the colours and
ceramic decorations of your
choice for endless unique
bracelet designs.
You will need

O One hand-painted Zamak
W_MZJMIL
O 1m of orange 1mm waxed
cotton cord
O 1m of green 1mm waxed
cotton cord
Take the two pieces of waxed

cotton cord, fold them in half from
the centre and tie a knot to create
a loop. This loop needs to be big enough
to t the ower charm through.
Gather all four cords and start

your four-strand plait (see below).
2
3
Once you are happy with the size

of your bracelet, attach the ower
bead to the end of the cords
and secure with a knot. Simply slip the
loop over the ower bead to fasten
the bracelet.
FOUR-STRAND PLAIT
SQUARE KNOTS
In this case, cord B is your original four threads.
A B C
A B C
Pass cord A over B and

under C
Pass cord C under B

and over A.
A B C
A B C
Pull cord A and cord C

tight to create half the
square knot.
Pass cord A over B

and under C.
28 Craft from WW
Take the four

cords you
have knotted
together, lay
them at and
secure them to a
suitable surface
using either a
pin or a heavy
weight. Separate
the strands.
Pass the
same cord
(D) over the
cord to its
right (B).
A B C D
A B C D
Keeping
the
tension tight
throughout,
pass the far
right-hand
cord (D)
under the
middle two
cords (B and
C).
Now
pass the
far left-hand
cord (A)
under the
middle two
cords, which
are now B
and D.
Pass the
same
cord (A) over
the cord to
its left (D).
Pass cord C over A,

under B and over A.
Pull the cords tight
to complete the
square knot.
A B C D
A B C D
A B C D
A B C
A B C D
Repeat
steps 2 to 5
until the fourstrand plait
is complete.
Remember
to keep the
tension tight
all the time.
BUY THE BOOK

Projects taken from Modern
Friendship Bracelets by Pam
Leach, 4.99, published by Search
Press. Available from
Or call 0800 024 1212

Craft from WW 29
Womans Weekly Subscription Offer
Subscribe To Your Favourite

Womans Weekly Magazines
From 21.99
50 ISSUES
PAY 56.02 44.49
SAVE 20%
12 ISSUES
PAY 23.40 20.99
SAVE 10%
12 ISSUES
PAY 59.40 47.49
SAVE 20%
3 easy
ways to
order...
1 Visit magazinesdirect.com/craft
2 Call 0844 848 0848, quote code MFHH
3 Complete the coupon below
Lines open 7 days

a week, 8am-9pm
(UK time)
Subscription invitation
SEND COMPLETED COUPON TO: IPC MEDIA SUBSCRIPTIONS, FREEPOST CY1061, HAYWARDS HEATH, WEST SUSSEX RH16 3BR
Yes! I would like to subscribe to:
I would like to give a gift subscription to: Two easy ways to pay:
Magazine title:
Please ll out the recipients details below and your details left. To give more than one subscription,
please provide address details on a separate sheet.
1. Enclose a cheque/postal order made payable to
UK 1 year cheque/cash/credit or debit card: Price
Mrs/Ms/Miss/Mr
IPC Media Ltd, for the amount of ...........................
Your Details
Surname
2. Please debit my:
Email
MasterCard Visa
Address
Visa Debit/Amex/Maestro (UK only)
Mrs/Ms/Miss/Mr
Forename
Surname
Forename
Email
Card no.
Address
Postcode
Postcode
If the person you are buying this subscription

for is under 18, please include his/her year of birth
Home telephone no. (incl area code)
Magazine title
Would you like to receive messages to your mobile from IPC Media containing news, special offers, product and service
information and take part in our research? If yes, please include your mobile phone number here.
Subscription duration: 1 YEAR Price
Mobile no.
Start date
Issue no.
(Maestro only)
(Maestro only)
/
Signature:
Expiry date
/
Date:
Year of birth
Offer open to new subscribers only. Please allow up to six weeks for delivery of your rst subscription issue (up to eight weeks overseas). All prices shown on the page are UK prices. Final closing date for all orders is 30 September 2014. The full subscription rate is for 1 year and includes
postage and packaging. If the magazine ordered changes frequency per annum, we will honour the number of issues paid for, not the term of the subscription. For enquiries from the UK, please call 0844 848 0848, for overseas, call +44 (0)330 333 0233 or email ipcsubs@quadrantsubs.com.
IPC Media Ltd (IPC) will collect your personal information to process your order. IPC would like to contact you by post or telephone to promote and ask your opinion on our magazines and services. Please tick here if you prefer not to hear from us IPC may occasionally pass your details to
carefully selected organisations, so that they can contact you by telephone or post with regards to promoting and researching their products and services. Please tick here if you prefer not to be contacted IPC would like to email you with offers from carefully selected organisations and
brands, promoting and researching their products and services. If you want to receive these messages please tick here
MONEY-BACK GUARANTEE: If you nd that the chosen magazine subscription is not for you, then we will be happy to refund any unmailed issues.
eirloom
rettiness
A gorgeous make to treasure forever,

this cottage quilt is surprisingly quick
and easier than you think
imply combine oral squares

with toile de jouy rectangles to
make up the pretty patchwork
top, machine quilt it with meandering
lines, and let a jolly, spotty lining
form the border and binding. If youve
never made a quilt before, this rose
cottage design is the perfect place
to start.
Instead of the rosy theme, you could
use random scraps of fabric for the
squares, or pieces of treasured garments
such as baby clothes to make a quilt
stitched full of memories. Also take a
look at our fat quarter fabrics at shop.
womansweekly.com.
Wash and iron all fabrics before you
cut them out to avoid uneven shrinkage.
The quilt is self-bound the backing
fabric wraps round to the front side to
form a decorative border.
Text Nicki Trench. Photography Loupe Images/Emma Mitchell and Holly Jollie. Illustrations Loupe Images/Kate Simunek and Michael Hill
Sewing
Craft from WW 33
The nished size of the quilt is

approximately 123 x 146cm, but it is easy
to make it any size you like by adding
more or fewer rows of patches.
You will need

OUWNWZITNIJZQK
O 1.5m of toile de jouy
NIJZQK
O 150 x 127cm of
wadding*
O` KUWNJIKSQVO
NIJZQK
F Sewing thread
O Card, set square and
pencil for templates
F Dressmakers chalk
pencil
F Scissors or rotary cutter
OQuilting rule
FCutting mat
F Curved safety pins or
quilt pins
O Sewing machine with a
walking foot
Cutting pieces
You will need thirty 16cm squares of
oral fabric and 24 rectangles of toile
de jouy each 16 x 9cm. Unless you have
a rotary cutter and quilting rule (which
allow you to measure and cut several
layers of fabric at once), mark out an
accurate 16cm square and a 16 x 9cm
rectangle on to card and cut out as
templates. Draw round your templates
onto your fabric with a dressmakers
pencil, and cut out the required pieces.
Making up
Note: Join pieces with right sides
facing and take accurate 5mm
seam allowances.
Cut two 9cm wide strips 131cm

long, and two 124cm long in toile
de jouy fabric for the borders. Pin
and machine stitch one long border strip
to each side of the quilt and press the
seams to one side. Then stitch the short
strips to the top and bottom of the quilt
and press the seams to one side. Trim
the edges straight, if necessary. Press
the completed quilt top well on the
right side.
Cut a piece of backing fabric

5cm larger all around than the
quilt top. If your fabric isnt wide
enough, cut two lengths and join them
together. Press well and lay out wrong
side up on a at surface. Smooth it out,
and tape it down to keep it in position.
1NaW]ZNIJZQKQ[VW\_QLM
enough, join pieces to make
up the required size.
With right sides together, and a
5mm seam, pin and stitch one
rectangle to one square. Press the
seams to one side. Repeat to make 24
rectangle/square pairs.
Lay out your pieces in six rows of

four pairs, with one extra square
at the end and, when you are
happy with the arrangement of patterns
and colours, number the left hand piece
of each row. Pile up each row in order,
spare square at the bottom, label on top.
Sew the rst two pairs in row 1

together, then add pieces from
the pile, including the oral
square on the end, to make up the top
strip. Repeat ve times, so that you have
six strips. Press the seams to one side
on rows 1, 3 and 5, to the other side on
alternate rows.
3
34 Craft from WW
Cut ve 9cm wide strips of toile

de jouy fabric each 108cm long.
Pin and machine stitch one piece
between rows 1 and 2, the next piece
between rows 2 and 3, and so on. Press
the seams to one side.
To assemble the quilt sandwich,

lay the wadding on top of the
backing fabric, then lay the quilt
top right side up on top, smoothing
out all the creases. Using curved safety
pins or quilting pins and starting in
the centre of the quilt and working
outward, pin through all layers to secure
well, smoothing the quilt as you go.
Use plenty of pins and take your time.
Alternatively, tack the three layers
together, again working from the centre
outwards in both directions.
SELF-BINDING
On the wrong side of the

backing fabric, rule a line 2.5cm
away from the quilt top (for a
1.25cm wide binding), then cut the
backing fabric along this line.
With the quilt top facing

upward, fold the backing fabric
over the quilt top along one edge.
Repeat on each side, making sure
the folds are at right angles to the
quilt top at the corners. Press the
folds with your ngers.
checking that the backing fabric is

not puckering, and remove pins when
redundant. Meander quilt stitch in
wiggly, curving lines along the toile
de jouy strips and across the whole
quilt, and quilt in the ditch along the
seamlines around each square.
9
10
Open out the folds of the

backing fabric and fold the raw
edges in so that they meet the raw
edge of the quilt top.
Trim the wadding to the same size

as the quilt top do not trim the
backing fabric, which should be
larger all round.
To machine your quilt, t a quilting

foot or a walking foot (which has
feed dogs in the top and pushes
the fabric from the top and the bottom
to avoid the fabric slipping) to your
sewing machine. Work from the centre
outwards in both directions keep
Fold the backing fabric

over to bind the quilt,
following the self-binding
technique right.
BUY THE BOOK AND MATERIALS

Project taken from A Passion for Quilting by Nicki Trench, 12.99,
published by Cico Books. Book and the materials marked with a F are
available from shop.womansweekly.com 0800 024 1212.
Lines open MonFri 10am4pm.
Fold again so that the backing

fabric overlaps the quilt top
and pin in place.
Hand sew the folded edge in

place, using matching thread.
Craft from WW 35
Take a...
JAR
Makes: Jacqueline Linden. Styling: Dilly Orme. Photography: Ginette Chapman.

Parachuting fabric, 24 per m, Deckchair Stripes (0845 500 1005; deckchairstripes.com)
...and transform it into fun storage, a

holiday keepsake, a plant display, a handy
sewing caddy and stylish summer lighting
Animal Fun
Carefully glue a plastic toy animal to the centre of a jar lid

and set aside to dry. Cover surfaces with newspaper and
ideally work outside or in a well-ventilated place. Following
the instructions on the can, carefully spray the animal and
lid until you have an even layer of paint and the original
colours are no longer visible. Allow to dry. Replace the lid on
the jar. Use for colourful storage that looks great on display.
36 Craft from WW
Memory Jar
Upcycling
Choose a couple of favourite photos then print o your images to a size and
scale that t in your Kilner jar. Remove the metal disc from a Kilner jar lid and
cover in coloured paper to complement the colours in your photos. Pour a
layer of sand into the jar and add some shells. Print o your images to a size
and scale that t in the jar. Cut a couple of lengths of nylon thread about 10cm
long, then tape them to the reverse of your photos. Place a piece of UHU White
Tack to the underside of the lid, push the nylon threads into it, then adjust the
threads so that the photos hang straight. Replace the jar lid, so the images are
suspended over the sand and shells. Make a label cut from the same paper as
used on the lid. Cut into a square with pinking shears. Stamp the date of your
holiday on it. Make a hole with a punch and tie onto the lid with ribbon. Kilner
jar, 2.50, John Lewis (0345 604 9049; johnlewis.com). Blooma Play Sand, 4.98 for
25kg, B&Q (0333 014 3098; diy.com).
Craft from WW 37
Plant Display
Layer the bottom of a jar with broken terracotta

and/or bark, gravel and moss. Then add potting
compost. Check that the arrangement looks good
from the outside of the jar; we covered the sides of
the bottom with moss. Plant the miniature plant into
the potting compost. Add more moss if necessary.
38 Craft from WW
Sewing Caddy
Remove the screw-top lid from a Kilner jar and take out the
separate inner metal disc. Cut a piece of foam to the size of the
diameter of the disc and about 4cm high. Use small scissors to
shape it into a dome. Glue the foam onto the disc using a glue
gun and set aside. Cut a circle of fabric to go over the foam
with a 2cm allowance. Position the fabric over the foam, then
slip the screw ring over the fabric-covered foam dome this
will hold the fabric in place. Smooth the wrinkles of fabric
evenly around the foam. Glue the allowance underneath onto
the metal disc, using a glue gun. Small Kilner jar, 2; large Kilner
jar, 3, John Lewis (0345 604 9049; johnlewis.com).
Craft from WW 39
Summer Lights
Carefully ll clean storage bottles with paran lamp oil

using a small funnel. Place a metal washer on the neck of the
bottle and then place your wick with metal collar through the
washer, so that the wick is suspended in the oil. Leave about
2mm of wick above the collar to light.
Washers, priced from 2.28 per pack of 10, B&Q (0333 014 3098; diy.
com). Pure rened clear paran lamp oil, 3.99 per ltr; wick with
aluminium collar, 1.65; all Candles On The Web (020 7736 0740;
candlesontheweb.co.uk). Cordial bottle and sloe-gin bottle, 3.99
each, all Lakeland (01539 488100; lakeland.co.uk). Pack of six 80ml
swing-stopper bottles, 15.40, Wares of Knutsford (01477 537224;
waresofknutsford.co.uk). Flowers from Branching Out (020 8941
0105; branching-out.co.uk).
Safety note
Never leave burning lamps

unattended. The wick can get
extremely hot. Always follow
to the manufacturers safety
warnings when using paran
lamp oil.
40 Craft from WW
Special Introductory Offer

Subscribe from only 21.99
Great reasons to subscribe to Knitting
& Crochet From Womans Weekly:
N Save up to 25% on the full subscription price
N Get 10 off your first shop at
N Receive your copy before it hits the shops!
N Enjoy convenient home delivery every month
SUBSCRIBE NOW at
magazinesdirect.com/10D
Or call now on
Save
0844 848 0848
up to
25%
quoting code 10D
Lines are open between 8am and
9pm, 7 days a week, UK time

I would like to subscribe to Knitting &
YES Crochet
From Womans Weekly
UK Direct Debit: Pay just 21.99 every 6 months,
BEST
saving 25% (full price 29.70)
DEAL!
UK 2-year cheque/cash/credit or debit card (24 issues):
Pay just 88, saving 25% (full price 118.80)
UK 1-year cheque/cash/credit or debit card (12 issues):
Pay just 47, saving 20% (full price 59.40)
Overseas customers: Subscribe and save up to 10%. Call +44 330 3330 233
Mr/Mrs/Ms/Miss:
2. Please debit my:

Visa
Visa Debit
Card No:
Forename:
Signature:
Surname:
Please provide your email address in order for us to keep you up to date with news and offers.
Instruction to your bank or building society to

pay by Direct Debit
1. I enclose a cheque made payable to IPC Media Ltd, for

___________
MasterCard
For office use only. Originators reference 764 221
Amex
Maestro
Name of bank:
Address of bank:

Start date (Maestro only) Issue no. (Maestro only)
Your details
3. Pay 21.99 every 6 months by Direct Debit
Choose from 3 easy ways to pay
Expiry date
Postcode:
(I am over 18)
Date:
Email:
Account name:
Sort code:
Address:
Postcode:
Home tel no. (inc. area code):
Mobile no.:
Year of birth:
Offer open to new subscribers only. Direct Debit offer is available to UK subscribers only.
Please allow up to six weeks for delivery of your rst subscription issue (up to eight
weeks overseas). The full subscription rate is for 1 year, 12 issues and includes postage
and packaging. If the magazine ordered changes frequency per annum, we will
honour the number of issues paid for, not the term of the subscription. Offer closes
30 September 2014. For enquiries from the UK, please call 0844 848 0848, for
overseas please, call +44 (0)330 333 0233 or email ipcsubs@quadrantsubs.com
Knitting & Crochet from Womans Weekly, published by IPC Media Limited, will collect
your personal information to process your order and keep you up to date with news and
offers via email, post and phone. You can unsubscribe at any time via the emails you
receive. Please tick here, if you do not want us to contact you by post and phone Q
Please note Womans Weekly and IPC do not sell your data to third parties.
Account no:
Please pay IPC Media Ltd. Direct Debits from the account detailed on this
Instruction subject to the safeguards assured by the Direct Debit Guarantee.
I understand that this instruction may remain with IPC Media Ltd. and if so,
details will be passed electronically to my bank or building society.
Signature:
(I am over 18)
Date:
10D
Send coupon to: Knitting & Crochet from Womans Weekly Subscriptions, FREEPOST CY1061, Haywards Heath, West Sussex RH16 3BR (no stamp needed)
THE DIRECT DEBIT GUARANTEE: This Guarantee is offered by all banks and building societies that accept instructions to pay Direct Debits. If there are any changes to the amount, date or frequency of your Direct Debit IPC Media Ltd will notify you 10 working
days in advance of your account being debited or as otherwise agreed. If you request IPC Media Ltd to collect a payment, conrmation of the amount and date will be given to you at the time of the request. If an error is made in the payment of your Direct Debit,
by IPC Media Ltd or your bank or building society you are entitled to a full and immediate refund of the amount paid from your bank or building society if you receive a refund you are not entitled to, you must pay it back when IPC Media Ltd asks you to. You can
cancel a Direct Debit at any time by simply contacting your bank or building society. Written conrmation may be required. Please also notify us.
Pretty In Pink
PERFECT FOR A LITTLE PRINCESS, THIS BOLERO-STYLE
CARDIGAN IS JUST THE CUTEST COVER-UP
42 Craft from WW
Knitting
Measurements
Abbreviations
To t chest 61-66 (71-76) (81-86) cm/2426 (28-30) (32-34) in.

Actual measurements 70 (80) (90)
cm/27 (31) (35) in.
Side seam 10 (10) (13) cm/4 (4) (5) in.
Length to back neck 26 (28) (32)
cm/10 (11) (12) in.
Sleeve seam All sizes 3cm/1in.
K, knit; p, purl; st, stitch; tog, together;

p2togb, p2tog through back of stitches;
dec, decrease (by working 2 sts tog); inc,
increase (by working twice in to same
st); ss, stocking stitch (k on right side and
p on wrong side); nil, meaning nothing
is worked here for this size; skpo, slip 1,
k1, pass slip stitch over; yf, yarn forward
to make 2 sts; yon, yarn over needle to
make 1 st; yrn, yarn round needle to
make 1 or 2 st(s).
Materials
2 (3) (4) 50g (158m) balls of Sirdar Calico
DK (60% cotton, 40% acrylic) in Miami
(732). Pair of 3mm (No. 10) and 4mm
(No. 8) knitting needles; three buttons.
Tension
22 stitches and 28 rows, to 10 x 10cm,
over stocking stitch, using 4mm needles.
21 stitches and 31 rows, to 10 x 10cm
over yoke pattern, using 4mm needles.
Back
With 3mm needles, cast on 91 (101)

(111) sts.
1st rib row: K1, [p1, yon, skpo, p1, k1]
to end.
2nd rib row: P1, [k1, p2, k1, p1] to end.
3rd rib row: K1, [p1, k2tog, yrn, p1, k1]
to end.
4th rib row: P1, [k1, p2, k1, p1] to end.
Repeat last 4 rows, twice more, then work
1st to 3rd rows again.
1st dec row: Rib 5, work 2tog, [rib 4 (6) (7),
work 2tog] to last 6 (6) (5) sts, rib 6 (6) (5)
77 (89) (99) sts.
Change to 4mm needles.
Beginning with a k row, work in ss until
back measures 10 (10) (13) cm from
beginning, ending with a p row.
Shape armholes: Dec 1 st at each end of
next 6 (8) (8) rows 65 (73) (83) sts.
Ss another 7 (5) (5) rows.
2nd dec row: P12 (16) (5), p2tog, [p18 (18)
(16), p2tog] to last 11 (15) (4) sts, p11 (15)
(4) 62 (70) (78) sts.
1st row: K to end.
2nd row: P1, [p2togb, yrn, p2tog] to last
st, p1.
3rd row: K2, [work k1 and p1 in yrn of
previous row, k2] to end.
4th row: P to end.
5th row: K1, [yf, skpo, k2tog] to last st,
yf, k1.
6th row: P4, work k1 and p1 in yf of
previous row, [p2, work k1 and p1 in yf
of previous row] to last 4 sts, p4.
These 6 rows form yoke pattern.
Continue in pattern until armholes
measure 15 (17) (19) cm, ending with a
wrong side row.
4th rows 16 (19) (22) sts.

Continue straight in pattern until armhole
measures 15 (17) (19) cm, ending at
armhole edge.
Shape shoulder: Cast o 8 (9) (11) sts at
beginning of next row 8 (10) (11) sts.
Pattern 1 row. Cast o.
Right front
Work as given for left front.
Note
Yarn amounts are based on average
requirements and are therefore
approximate. Instructions are given
for small size. Where they vary, work
gures in round brackets for larger
sizes. Instructions in square brackets are
worked as stated after 2nd bracket.
Shape shoulders: Keeping pattern

correct, cast o 8 (9) (11) sts at beginning
of next 2 rows and 8 (10) (11) sts on
following 2 rows 30 (32) (34) sts. Cast o.
Left front

(52) sts.
1st rib row: K1, p1, [yon, skpo, p1, k1, p1]
to end.
2nd rib row: K1, p1, [k1, p2, k1, p1] to end.
3rd rib row: K1, p1, [k2tog, yrn, p1, k1, p1]
to end.
4th rib row: K1, p1, [k1, p2, k1, p1] to end.
Repeat last 4 rows, twice more, then work
1st to 3rd rows again.
1st dec row: Rib 5 (5) (2), work 2tog, [rib 3
(5) (7), work 2tog] to last 5 (5) (3) sts, rib 5
(5) (3) 35 (41) (46) sts.
Change to 4mm needles.
Beginning with a k row, work in ss
until front measures 8 (8) (11) cm from
beginning, ending with a p row.
Shape neck: Dec 1 st at neck edge on next
row and following 4th row 33 (39) (44)
sts.
P 1 row.
Shape armhole: Dec 1 st at armhole edge
on next 6 (8) (8) rows, at the same time,
dec 1 st at neck edge on 3rd row and nil (1)
(1) following 4th row 26 (29) (34) sts.
Ss another 7 (5) (5) rows, dec 1 st at neck
edge on 1st (3rd) (3rd) row and 1 (nil) (nil)
following 4th row 24 (28) (33) sts.
2nd dec row: [P7 (8) (7), p2tog] 2 (2) (3)
times, p6 (8) (6) 22 (26) (30) sts.
Work 4 rows in yoke pattern as given
on back.
Keeping pattern correct, dec 1 st at neck
edge on next row and 5 (6) (7) following
Sleeves
(both alike)
(76) sts.
Work 6 rows in rib as given on back and inc
(inc) (dec) 1 st at centre of last row 57
(67) (75) sts.
Shape top: Change to 4mm needles.
Beginning with a k row, work in ss and dec
1 st at each end of next 6 (8) (8) rows
45 (51) (59) sts. Cast o 2 sts at beginning
of next 18 (20) (24) rows 9 (11) (11) sts.
Cast o.
Right front band
Join shoulder seams. With right side facing

and using 3mm needles, pick up and k25
(25) (33) sts up straight front edge of right
front, 41 (45) (51) sts along shaped edge
to shoulder and 15 (16) (17) sts across to
centre of back neck 81 (86) (101) sts.
Beginning with 2nd row, work 8 rows in rib
as given on back. Cast o in rib.
Left front band
With right side facing and using 3mm

needles, pick up and k15 (16) (17) sts from
centre of back neck to shoulder, 41 (45)
(51) sts along shaped edge of left front to
beginning of neck shaping and 25 (25) (33)
sts down straight front edge of left front
81 (86) (101) sts.
Beginning with 2nd row, work 8 rows in rib
as given on back. Cast o in rib.
To make up
Join bands at back neck. Sew in sleeves,

then join side and sleeve seams. Sew on
buttons using eyelet holes of rib pattern
for buttonholes. Pin out garment to the
measurements given. Cover with damp
cloths and leave until dry.
BUY THE MATERIALS

Yarn and needles are available from
Or call 0800 024 1212
Craft from WW 43
Whats In The Womans

Each month, Ill be showing you a
selection of inspiring ideas for
craft makes, as well as the
equipment and products you need
to make them, all from the new
Womans Weekly Shop.
You dont need to be online to
buy, though, you can order by
phone on the number below. I
want to ensure you get the best
service, so please email me at
womansweeklypostbag@
ipcmedia.com with
any comments.
Jenny Wren Cross-stitch

Kit, 20 DMCC14GD0005
Lynsey Hall, WW Shop Editor
FREE Doggie Draught

Excluder Sewing Pattern
WOWE14FH00A2
Fan-tailed Friend
Cross-stitch
Kit, 20
DMCC14GD0004
Cat Sewing
Basket, 39.99
LYNC14GD000
Capsule Pastel
Button Card,
57.60 (to make
3040 cards),
WOWE14FY000D
Swallows Counted Cross-stitch

Picture Kit, 29.99 LYNC14FJ000S
Scottie & Westie

Cross-stitch Cushion
Kit, 29.99
LYNC14FJ000N
Womans Weekly Shop
Weekly Shop This Month

Brights Soft Button
Bowl Project, 26,
WOWE14FY0009
Singer Talent 3221 Sewing

Machine, 139 SING14RZ002Y
See
ge
pa 86 for
more details
of this great
machine
Brights Soft
Button Lamp
Project, 33
WOWE14FY000B
Xpress Die-cutting
Machine (A4), 99.99
DOCR14FG038O
Kitten Playing Cross-stitch

Kit, 20 DMCC14FG05P0
Funky Kites
Projects, 20
WOWE14FY000F
Order today online online at
Call FREE PHONE 0800 024 1212
MasterCard, Visa or Maestro cardholders can order direct on this number, quoting product codes.
Order line open weekdays, 10am-4pm. Subject to availability, shop buys are only available in the UK and the ROI,
please see online for full terms and conditions.
Paper Mates
Give gifts a personalised nish with these colourful
oral rosettes
retty up a present
with handmade paper
owers or use them to
create decorations around
your home. Here's how
46 Craft from WW
Rosettes
hese roses are possibly the

simplest but most eective
paper owers there are. They
can be made tiny or giant, but are
beautiful, whatever their size.
Cut a spiral from a square of paper.

Make sure the spiral is neither too
wide nor too narrow. If you prefer,
you can draw the spiral onto the paper
before cutting.
You will need

O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
3
4
Tip These roses look really cute

glued to branches of twisted willow
as a table centrepiece.
Starting at the outside edge, roll
the spiral up, keeping hold of it to
stop it unrolling.
Passion Flower Gift Tag

1
2
his stylised version of a passion

ower, is just as lovely as the
real thing.
When you get to the end of the

spiral, use a generous blob of glue
from a glue gun on the centre to
hold the rose petals in place.
Make clusters of roses in dierent
sizes and in a variety of colours to
decorate your gifts.
You will need

O Selection of squares of
coloured paper in various
sizes
O Scissors
O Glue gun
Papercraft
Card, for template

Pencil
Scissors
Metal ruler
Craft knife and cutting mat
14cm square of purple paper
7cm square of white paper
13 x 2cm rectangle of yellow
paper
O Sticky tape
Copy the templates, overleaf, onto

card and use them to cut out the
large ower shape from the purple
paper and the small ower shape from
the white paper.
in on themselves. Cut a small hole in the

centre of each ower.
On one side of the owers, score

along the dotted lines as shown
on the template, then ip the
owers over and score along the
dashed lines.
Roll the rectangle of yellow paper

around a pencil, xing it at
one end with a short piece of
sticky tape.
4
3
Work around the owers,

concertinaing the petals as you
go. The owers will begin to close
Craft from WW 47
Remove the pencil and cut the

rectangle into several thin strips
along its length until you reach
the sticky tape. Curl each strip with
scissors to make the curly centre of the
passion ower.
Insert the curly centre into the

white ower, then put both inside
the purple ower. The sticky tape
at the end will act as a stopper.
Daisy Gift Tag

Pinch each petal together along
the straight scored lines.
3
Using the templates, opposite,
trace and cut out one yellow daisy,
one orange base ower, one white
centre and three green leaves from the
pieces of card. Gently score along the
lines on the daisy shape where indicated.
1
his clever little ower holds a
surprise inside. Open it up and
the bloom reveals a hidden
message at its centre.
Starting at one side and working

in a clockwise direction, gently
press the petals down. They will
fall to the side and overlap each other to
close up the ower. This may require a
little wiggling and gentle persuasion!
Photography: Keiko Oikawa
You will need

O 20cm square of yellow paper
O 10cm square of orange
paper
O 8cm square of white paper
O 6 x 10cm rectangle of green
paper
O PVA glue
O Scissors
O Craft knife and cutting mat
O Metal ruler
Open up the ower again and glue

the daisy centre in place. Write a
message on it, if you so wish. Glue
the daisy to the orange base ower.
Starting at the top and working all

the way round the daisy, fold the
petals inwards along the diagonal
scored lines.
5
6
Score and crease each leaf halfway

along their spines. Glue the leaves
between the yellow daisy and the
orange base ower.
LARGE
PASSION
FLOWER
FLOWER TEMPLATES
100%
fold
cut
Cut one
ROSE LEAF
Cut two per
W_MZ
SMALL PASSION
FLOWER
Cut one
DAISY
LEAF
Cut three per
W_MZ
DAISY
FLOWER
Cut one of each
shape
BUY THE BOOK AND

MATERIALS
Projects taken from Simple Makes:
Scissors, Paper, Craft by Christine Leech,
Published by Quadrille, 12.99. You can
buy the book and the materials from
or call 0800 024 1212.

Lines open Mon-Fri, 10am4pm.
Craft from WW 49
Get A Grip!
c
y
y
THESE SUPER-CUTE HAIR CLIPS

CAN BE MADE IN MINUTES
You will need
O Hair grips or clips
O Charms, buttons or broken
jewellery
O Scraps of felt
O Needle and thread
O Hot glue gun or suitable
adhesive
We used: Sew Lovely Resin Flower
Stickers (PMA 354651), Capsule Brights
Felt bundle (PMA 358501) and GHotmelt cordless glue gun (STI2000).
his project is quick, simple and really

satisfying, and youll end up with
some uniquely pretty hair clips to
wear or if you can bear to part with them
a charming vintage-style present.
Theres a great choice of decorations in the
Sew Lovely range by Papermania, which
weve used to decorate plain hair grips, but
you could also use gemstones, buttons
anything that takes your fancy.
Hot glue is the best adhesive to
use when making these pins. Simply
add glue to the back of the charm
and carefully press the hair grip into
it holding the opposite end to avoid
burning your ngers.
For small, more complex shapes, cut a
circle of felt, glue to the pin, and add the
charm on top. For a fun addition, sew a
running stitch along a length of felt, gather
it and sew the ends together to create a
rued rosette.
BUY THE PROJECT

Or call 0800 024 1212

50 Craft from WW
Jewellery-making
ew ts
Back To School
Zippy pencil cases
Jackets of distinction
Clutter-busting caddies
Spot-on shoulder bag
Start the new term in style or cheer up your home ofce

with these bright scrap-bag makes. Theyre so quick and
easy, theyd be fun to make for all your friends
Craft from WW 51
ust Jn ase
Perfect for pencils but also great for other bits and bobs,
these ribbon-striped cases will brighten up your day
Finished size: around 20 x 5.5cm
You will need

O 10 x 45cm piece of lightweight
denim
O 21.5 x 12cm rectangle of pink
cotton fabric for lining
OMatching threads
O 50cm each of 4 different
turquoise and pink woven
ribbons or braids, 12mm wide
O 2m double-sided iron-on
adhesive tape for fabrics
O 20cm zip
O 15cm of narrow satin ribbon
O One pompom
O Water-soluble fabric
marker pen
Note: Take 1cm seams and join pieces
with right sides facing.
From the denim, cut two pieces
each 22 x 7.5cm and machine
zigzag stitch all round each one to
neaten the edges. On each piece, draw
a line with the marker pen 1cm away
from one long edge and parallel to it.
Fold along this line to turn the seam
allowance to the wrong side, press and
tack in place.
Pin the folded edge of each piece

on top of the zip, so that the fold
is close to the zip teeth on either
side, then tack. Using a zipper foot on
your machine, stitch in place close to the
fold. Remove the tacking threads and
any visible marker pen.
52 Craft from WW
Cut two 22cm lengths of each

of the ribbons. Stick the doublesided adhesive tape to the back
of the rst ribbon and press it rmly
in place with a ngernail. Remove the
backing paper from the other side of the
tape, position the ribbon on the denim,
close to the seam of the zip, and iron in
place. Repeat to attach all the ribbons.
Top-stitch down the long edges

of each ribbon. Place the two
pieces of the pencil case right
sides together and sew together along
the bottom edge. Open the zip.
For version 1 (on the left of the

photograph), pin the seams
together at each end. Fold 10cm
of satin ribbon in half and insert the loop
between the layers of fabric, aligning
ribbon ends with the fabric edge. Stitch
the side seams. Turn right side out.
To make the lining, fold the rosepink fabric in half, right sides
together, and stitch the side
seams. Fold 1cm of fabric to the wrong
side along the top edges and press.
Insert the lining into the pencil case,
wrong sides facing, and sew it to the zip
by hand.
For version 2 (on the right of the

photograph), fold the case so the
seam runs along on top of the
zip and pin short edges. Fold 10cm of
satin ribbon in half and insert the loop
between the layers of fabric, aligning
ribbon ends with the fabric edge. Stitch
the side seams and turn right side out.
For the lining, fold 1cm of fabric to the
wrong side of the long edges and press.
Fold both long edges over to almost
meet in the middle, then pin and stitch
the side seams. Insert the lining into the
pencil case and hand sew it to the zip.
As an embellishment, thread the

remainder of the satin ribbon
through the zip pull and knot or
stitch the ends together. Sew or glue a
pompom to the end.
BUY THE BOOK

This project is taken from Simple
Patchwork Gifts by Christa Rolf,
7.99, published by Search Press.
Available from
Or call 0800 024 1212
Sewing
Craft from WW 53
54 Craft from WW
You Cant Judge

A Book
But look at this cover and you can tell the
owner is bright and creative!
Finished size: around 12 x 19cm to t an

average sized book
You will need

O 70 x 25cm of red and white
spotted cotton fabric
O 70 x 25cm of large-print
pattern cotton fabric
O Matching threads
the size if necessary, folding over a

little more or less if needed. Press,
then oversew or slipstitch the top and
bottom edges.
STITCH
GUIDE
Note: Join pieces with right sides facing

and take 7.5mm seams unless otherwise
stated.
From spotted fabric, cut one piece
17.5 x 21cm for the book spine
and one piece 41.5 x 21cm for the
lining. From large-print fabric, cut two
pieces each 13.5 x 21cm for the front and
back. Press all pieces.
Pin a large-print pattern rectangle

to each end of the smaller spotted
rectangle (the book spine) along
the 21cm edges. Machine stitch, then
press the seams open.
Pin this piece to the red and white

spotted lining piece with right
sides facing and, leaving a gap for
turning of about 6cm, stitch together
all round.
Slipstitch
Use to join gaps in seams or to join
one fabric to another. Take a tiny
stitch through both fabrics then
run needle through the seam fold
before taking the next stitch.
4
5
Turn the right way out, then press.

Slip-stitch the edges together to
close the gap.
Fold the short sides over to the

lining by 3cm on each side and
pin. Check the t on your favourite
book (with the book closed) and adjust
BUY THE BOOK

This project is taken from ZakkaStyle Gifts by Cecilia Hanselmann,
Available from
Or call 0800 024 1212
Craft from WW 55
Tins Aint What

They Used To Be
Use scraps of bright fabric to give a used can a
new life as a pretty storage container
You will need
O A tin 12cm high, 32cm round
O `KUXQMKMWNW_MZML
cotton fabric
O Matching thread
O 12 x 34cm piece of iron-on
wadding plus scraps for lid
O Scraps of turquoise and red
patterned fabrics for lid
O ;KZIXWNXWTaM[\MZ[\]NVO
O Fabric glue
Fat quarters and all materials available
from shop.womansweekly.com; 0800
024 1212. Simply adapt measurements
to t other sizes of tin if you can't nd
a 12cm high, 32cm round one.
Tip Open the tins you are going to

cover with a safety tin opener that
will not leave any sharp edges.
Note: Take 7.5mm seams and join pieces
with right sides facing.
Covering the tin

Fold the owered fabric in half
lengthways, wrong sides together
and press this crease marks
the upper edge. Open up the fabric
and, following the manufacturers
instructions, iron the wadding to the
wrong side on one half, positioning it
just below the crease so its not on the
lower seam allowance.
Fold the fabric in half again but

with right sides together (so the
wadding will be on the outside),
and stitch along the long edge. Turn the
right way out and iron.
Pin the short edges together and

slip the tube over your tin to check
the t. Stitch the seam. Press open
the seam allowance and neaten raw
edges with zigzag stitch. Turn right side
out and slip the tube over the tin.
56 Craft from WW
Covering the lid

To make a disc for the underside
of the lid, draw twice around the
lid on the wrong side of a scrap
of patterned fabric and cut out without
adding a seam allowance. Cut a slit for
turning in one of the two pieces. Place
the two circles together, right sides
facing, lay them uncut piece down
on a scrap of wadding and tack. Sew
all round the circle 7.5mm in, through
all layers. Trim the wadding close to
the seam and clip into the lower seam
allowance. Turn right side out through
the slit and press.
For the upper side of the lid, place

the tin lid on the wrong side of
patterned fabric and draw around
it with a soft pencil. Draw a 2.5cm seam
allowance all around and cut out. Cut a
circle of wadding the same size.
Glue a scrap of wadding to the

top of the tin lid and trim close
to the edge.
3
4
Starting with a knot and a

backstitch, sew round the edge
of the circle of wadding (cut in
step 2) 5mm in, using strong or doubled
thread and a long running stitch. When
you have gone full circle, pull the thread
gently to gather the wadding a little.
Place the tin lid inside, pull up the thread
to t and secure the thread end. Do the
same with the circle of fabric, pulling it
over the lid and stitching to secure.
Place the smaller fabric disc, slit

side down, on the underside of
the lid, covering the raw edges,
and stitch in place.
5
6
For the handle, cut a circle of red

fabric 78cm in diameter. Gather
around the edge, pull the thread a
little and stu with lling. Pull the thread
tight and stitch to the middle of the lid.
BUY THE BOOK

This project is taken from Simple
Patchwork Gifts by Christa Rolf,
Available from
Or call 0800 024 1212
Craft from WW 57
Zakka-Style Bag
The Japanese word Zakka often implies something lovingly homemade
like this colourful pieced-pocket shoulder bag ideal for books
Finished size: around 22 x 30cm (plus
handles)
Patchwork Pocket
using straight stitches. To edge-stitch,

simply stitch just inside the fabric edge.
You will need

O Templates overleaf
O 50 x 140cm of red and white
spotted cotton fabric
O 10 different scraps of
bright fabric
O 50 x 60cm of thin iron-on
^WT]UMMMKM_ILLQVO
O One round magnetic catch
O 80cm of imitation leather
strap, 2.5cm wide
O 5MLQ]UZUQZWVWV
interfacing
Prepare your scraps, cutting

enough squares and rectangles
of dierent sizes (approximately
5-10cm) to more than cover the pocketshaped wadding. You could cut the
patches out with pinking shears or tear
them for a rough, folksy nish.
Making patterns
Trace o the patterns overleaf: Fold
tracing paper in half and, with the fold
against the marked line, trace o each
of the two shapes separately. Add 1cm
seam allowance all round each piece, cut
out the bag and the pocket patterns,
then unfold.
Cutting out
Using the bag pattern, cut four pieces
of red and white spotted cotton fabric
two for the bag and two for the lining.
Also cut two pieces of wadding. Using
the pocket pattern, cut one piece of
spotted cotton fabric. Adding extra seam
allowance all round, also cut a piece of
wadding for the patchwork pocket.
Arrange the fabric pieces on the

wadding, overlapping them to
cover it. When you have achieved
the right balance of colour and pattern,
secure each piece with a pin place it
in the middle so that you can stitch
the edges.
Place the spotted cotton pocket

piece and the patchwork piece
together, right sides facing, and
stitch all round the edges leaving a gap
on the lower edge for turning through.
Trim back the seam allowances. Turn the
pocket right sides out and iron. Slipstitch
(see page 55) the gap to close.
Making the bag

For the outer sides, iron volume
eece wadding on to the backs
of two spotted cotton bag pieces.
Position the nished pocket, patchwork
side up, on the right side of one of these
outer pieces (as in the pattern diagrams),
pin, then edge-stitch along the
rounded edge.
1
3
58 Craft from WW
Continue adding the patches to

build up the pattern remember
that precision is not all that
important with this technique. When
complete, stitch parallel vertical lines
1cm apart over the top of the piece. Trim
to the same size as the spotted cotton
pocket piece.
Starting with the bottom pieces,

use a sewing machine to edgestitch each piece of fabric in place
To provide reinforcement for the

magnetic catches, iron a 3cm
square of interfacing on to the
wrong side of each of the two lining
pieces, in the middle approximately 3cm
below the top edge.
Craft from WW 59
Place the outer pieces of the

bag together with right sides
facing and pin. Stitch all round
the curved edge. Do the same with the
lining pieces, but leave a gap for
turning through.
Attach the magnetic catch to the

middle of the right sides of the
lining, approximately 3cm below
the top edges, making sure that the two

pieces are exactly facing each other.
Press pieces well. With the outer
bag right side out, position the
ends of the carrying strap, right
sides facing, at the tops of the side
seams and sew them securely into place.
Slip the lining over the outer bag, right
sides facing and making sure the seams
and outer edges t together neatly. Sew

the top edges together, securing the
carrying strap in the seam.
Turn the bag right side out
through the hole in the lining and
iron neatly. Hand-stitch the gap in
the lining to close. Push the lining down
into the bag to complete.
SHOULDER BAG PATTERNS
Place to fold
Trace off patterns, seam allowances

not included
POCKET
BAG
BUY THE BOOK

This project is taken from ZakkaStyle Gifts by Cecilia Hanselmann,
Available from
Or call 0800 024 1212
Bookshelf
Be inspired by our pick of
this months craft titles
Home Made Simple for Kids
by Joanna Gosling, 16.99, Kyle

Books, available at Womans
Weekly Shop (0800 024 1212;
shop.womansweekly.com)
Whether youre after something to
make for or with children, youll be sure
to nd craft projects to suit all ages
and timescales. Its no surprise author
Joanna is a busy mother-of-three
herself projects include rolling storage
boxes and buttery coat hangers
(designed to tackle clutter), making this
a perfect wet-weekend go-to.
The Magic of Shetland

Lace Knitting by Elizabeth Lovick,
14.99, Search Press, available at

Womans Weekly Shop (0800 024
1212; shop.womansweekly.com)
When the weathers warm,
knitting doesnt always seem so
appealing: enter Shetland lace knitting,
with its lighter-than-air projects. From
oaty shawls to lightweight cosy socks,
these projects should be well within the
comfort zone of most knitters.
Inspire by Willow Crossley, 16.99, Cico
Books (01256 302699; rylandpeters.

com) With something for every
season, Inspire will help you
view the natural resources
around you in a completely new light,
from woodland nds to owers from
the garden. Aptly-named author Willow
gently guides you through each project,
with an honest account of how she
created each piece and plenty of ideas to
adapt it to what you might have already.
Paper Only
by The Papered
Parlour, 16.99, Pavilion (020 7462 1500;
pavilionbooks.com)
Adding another string to its bow, The
Papered Parlour a creative workshop
and studio space in London has
proudly launched its debut book.
It contains 20 inspiring projects,
encouraging readers to experiment
and innovate. There is also advice on
topics such as how to set up your own
studio, or exercises to open up your
eyes to everyday design.
Craft from WW 61
Shore Thing
Give your home a lasting holiday feel
with a handmade sign
urn a scrap panel of wood into a

stylish artwork with a slogan. If
you only have planks of wood,
glue them together rst, using two
small batons on the reverse. You can
always ask your local DIY shop to see
whether they have any ocuts.
your board. When you are happy with

the sizes and positioning of the letters,
create a stencil with them: Carefully cut
out each letter using a craft knife and
mat and discard the actual letters.
You will need

O Rectangular piece of
wooden board
O Spray paint in Baby Blue
O Computer-printed letters
F Craft knife
F Cutting board
O Repositionable spray
adhesive
O Black acrylic paint
O Stencil brush
Spray-paint the wooden board

blue with two coats, leaving it to
dry for 30 minutes between each
one. Leave to dry completely.
BUY THE MATERIALS

F You can buy these materials at
Lightly spray the repositionable

adhesive on to the back of the
stencils, and place them on the
painted board. Apply the black acrylic
paint to the tip of the stencil brush, using
kitchen towel to remove the excess
paint. Then paint over the stencil and
carefully peel it o to remove. Leave the
board to dry.
Or call 0800 024 1212
Meanwhile print out a large

letter slogan from a computer.
Check the sizes of the letters on
2
Frame Holiday
Soundbites
Buy or create your own slogan posters, either on a

computer or by hand. Frame the pictures in large white
frames and try hanging three in a row ideal above a
bed or sofa or just use one to add some seaside style
to a wall.
62 Craft from WW
Makes: Susie Attaway. Styling: Jennifer Morgan. Photographs: David Giles
Upcycling
Craft from WW 63
raft from Womans

Weekly now has its own
dedicated Pinterest
board. Visit pinterest.com/
womansweekly/craft-how-tomake for an overview of some
of the great projects weve
created since our February
launch, such as these gorgeous
felt cushions. If any of the
projects catch your eye, you
can access the full instructions
by buying back issues via
our website go to
and click on our magazines
single issues tab to catch up.
C
BLOG: The New Craft
Society (thenewcraftsociety.
wordpress.com)
AUTHORS: Hannah and Rosie
iving by their selfproclaimed maxim
old crafts for the
new generation, this
pioneering duo friends
since school days have
catapulted onto the UK
craft blogging scene,
and in under two years
of blog-dom have gone on to win a
Best Craft Blog award and collaborated
with brands including Cath Kidston,
Converse and their beloved Liberty.
Covering a variety of crafts including
tapestry, sewing and pottery, their
tutorials all have a distinctly 21stcentury twist, despite the traditional
techniques they favour. This Liberty
coin purse (below, right) certainly acts
as a case in point.
Below:
Layering
a quilt
dejaoohfurniture.co.uk
e might fantasise about

starting an upcycling
business, yet friends
Katy, an accessories designer, and
project artist Bea, turned that
dream into reality, resulting in
the fabulously-named Deja Ooh.
Specialising in reviving one-off
pieces of furniture and accessories
with a distinctly colourful, modern
twist, the duo undertake bespoke
commissions, either customising
owners own pieces or sourcing
vintage items by request, as well
as selling ready-to-buy pieces, such
as this Mismatched map coat hook
JWIZLNZWUIVL.IJZQKW_MZ
pots, from 8.50.
Download: CROCHET SMARTPHONE COSY
ive a vintage makeover

to your modern tech by
making a cute Granny
Squares crocheted cosy for your
smartphone then make a
protective key cover to match
while youre at it! Its easy to
ILIX\\W\IVa[UIZ\XPWVMAW]
can download the pattern for
1.99 from the knitting and
crochet section at shop.
womansweekly.com or call
0800 024 1212.
For this pattern and for loads more visit
ired to make this

Reader Emily Boynton was insp
hion, as featured in our
cute little hedgehog pin cus
s now pride of
May 2012 issue of Craft. He
table!
ing
place on her sew
to
ve made. Email pictures
Wed love to see what you
ll
we
d
an
m
g@ipcmedia.co
womansweeklypostba
r gallery on our website.
ou
to
on
m
upload the
Cover
To Cover
Papercraft
Photography: IPC+ Syndication
Create beautiful jackets for

your books and nish off with
a stamped message
You will need

O Hard-backed notebook,
address book or diary
O Fabric or wallpaper
F Double-sided sticky tape
F Scissors
O Alphabet stamp set
F Pigment ink pads
F Pictoral stamps
O Elastic band
BUY THE PROJECT
FYou can buy these materials at
Or call 0800 024 1212
1
Cut a piece of your chosen covering
big enough to wrap around your
book when closed, plus an extra 5cm on
all sides ( if using fabric, make sure that
its crease-free before you start). Place it
pattern side down with your book on top.
Lift up the front cover and all the pages,
as shown. Fold the corners in as shown
and then fold the two right hand corners
in at right angles to create the creases.
Stick down the covering on the back inside

cover. Fold in the corners and edges on the
front cover, as before. Tuck the aps into
the spine, then tape the rst page of your
book to the cover for a neat nish.
With the book closed (use an elastic
band to hold tightly in place) stamp a
message along the paper edges, blotting
any excess ink on scrap paper rst. Leave
to dry.
Cut a line in the covering either side

of the spine at the top and bottom.
Craft from WW 65
Flutter-by
Papercraft
MAKE A FLOCK OF PRETTY FOLDED BUTTERFLIES TO

ADORN CARDS, GIFTS OR YOUR HOME
Glue a button in
the centre
You will need
O Paper
OTwine
OButtons
OCircles to draw round
We used: Designstax paper,
assorted buttons and bakers twine
from the Papermania Capsule
Brights range, plus Xcut Scalloped
Circle nesting dies to draw round.
our butteries can be made

any size you like. You could also
make tiny ones for cards, gift
wraps or to decorate a scrapbook layout.
Fold a square of paper in half and draw
a circle so that one edge just overlaps
the fold. Draw a second, smaller, circle,
again just overlapping the fold and
overlapping the rst circle at the bottom
to form a gure of eight shape. Unless
you have drawn round a scalloped die
(or a pastry cutter), draw a wavy line
around the outer edge of the gure 8

shape, and cut out avoiding fold.
Open out the buttery, then
concertina fold the paper, starting at the
widest end. Pinch the centre and tie with
twine leaving two ends as antennae.
Glue on a button to complete.
BUY THE PROJECT

Or call 0800 024 1212

66 Craft from WW
Out On
Show
Storage
GET YOUR MATERIALS ORGANISED

CREATIVELY!
All tied up
Photography: Polly Wreford
Something as simple as wrapping ribbon

remnants around clothes pegs, kept in
place with pins, can keep your ribbon
box or drawer in order and oddments
easy to nd.
Craft from WW 67
Cupboard love
Create your own haberdashery heaven with a rustic

wall shelf lled with vintage cotton reels and jars
brimming with buttons. You can buy a retro-style
shelf unit complete with numbered discs. Or you
could give an existing shelf a wash of paint, then use
a glue gun to stick on numbered enamel discs.
For similar wall shelf, try Garden Trading (0845 608 4448;
gardentrading.co.uk). For similar numbered enamel discs,
try Etsy (etsy.com).
68 Craft from WW
Close to hand
Let losing the scissors be a thing of the past;

keep them within reach on a magnetic strip,
screwed to the wall.
Grundtal magnetic knife rack, 11, Ikea
(020 3645 0000; ikea.co.uk).
Craft from WW 69
Its In The Bag!

Whether youre updating a basket or making yourself a new one, a bunch of bright
owers made from plastic bags adds a crazily colourful touch
You will need

OUWNZININIJZQK
120cm wide or an old
basket
O Sewing thread
O Thin plastic bags in a
variety of colours
O Scraps of card
O Large-eye needle
O:MLZINI
45 cm
Cut two rectangles of raa fabric

each 80 x 105cm for the bag and
lining, and two 45 x 12cm strips for
the handles.
Making the bag
52.5 cm
urn plastic shopping bags into

bright, oral embroidery to cheer
up a basket or decorate this
simple-to-sew bag that you can make
yourself from raa fabric or a looselywoven hessian.
Happy-go-lucky stitching with strips of
plastic bag or raa doesnt demand ne
needlework skills, and you can follow our
chart or have fun adapting the idea to
make your own unique designs.
Fold in the long side edges on

each handle to meet in the middle
and press. Fold in half along the
length and oversew the long edges
together in red raa.
Fold and press a 5cm turning to

the wrong side around the top
of the bag; repeat on the lining.
Place the lining inside the bag, wrong
sides together. Pin the handle ends
between the two thicknesses, oversew
around the top of the bag in red,
securing the handles in place.
6
5
70cm
Fold each piece in half, short ends

together, and sew down each side,
5cm in. Repeat on the lining piece.
Refold one of the lower corners

of the bag so that the seam lies
along the bottom fold, and stitch
across the corner. Repeat on the other
lower corner, and on the lining.
Fantastic plastic
embroidery
Work the embroidery in a freehand way,
adapting colours as you like and working
stitches to follow the weave of your raa
fabric, using the chart, overleaf, and the
pictures as a guide. Measurements are
given as a guide, but adapt them to suit
the colouring or thickness of your plastic
bags variations only add to the charm.
When cutting plastic strips or circles,
keep folding the bag until you have as
many layers as possible most shopping
bags are quite thin and you can easily cut
16 layers at once with ordinary scissors.
For stems, smaller owers and ower
centres, you can either use long, narrow
(2cm or so) strips of plastic bag (this will
scrunch up and t through a large-holed
needle) or raa. Secure thread ends at
the back of the work by looping through
stitches, with knots or by tying ends
together at the end.
Turn the bag the right way out

and work the embroidery, see
right and overleaf, on the front.
4
70 Craft from WW
Feature: Camera Press. Photography: MCV Jean-Baptiste Pellerin. Creation: Celine Dupuy
Embroidery
Craft from WW 71
A Blue/
white
W_MZ[
Make four. For each
one, cut at least
eight strips around
3 x 9cm from a
folded plastic bag, leaving them in a pile.
You will also need a long, narrow (2cm or
so) strip of plastic or raa as thread;
tie this around the middle of your pile
of strips so that you have one short end
and one long. Fold up the strips and
u into a ower shape, wrap the plastic
thread around the base to hold, thread
the needle onto the long end and stitch
onto the bag, adding a stem stitch stem.
Trim petal ends to required length.
B Red
wheel
W_MZ[
Cut circles of thin
card 36cm in
diameter, each with
a hole in the centre,
D Blue
W_MZ[
as a base for the owers you will need

three small circles, one slightly larger,
and two larger still. Wrap long narrow
strips of plastic (or raa) round the circle
base to cover, knotting ends at the back,
then stitch onto the bag. Add a ower
centre in a contrasting colour, tying a
tight knot or ung out ends.
C Small
W_MZ[
Work these in plastic
strip thread or raa:
work straight-stitch
petals around a
central point, either
randomly or in pairs,
or work a circle of loops. Complete each
ower with a contrasting centre.
From a well-folded
bag (at least eight
thicknesses),
cut three piles
of circles one
roughly 10cm in diameter, one 7cm and
one 6cm. Pinch the centre back of the
circles together, forming a ower shape,
twisting the stem to hold, and ung
out the petals. Running a needle and
plastic thread through the stem, stitch
to the bag.
To complete
Work further stems in stem stitch and
work leaf shapes with three or so straight
stitches, as indicated on the diagram or
just to ll any gaps you may have.
CHART
Use as a guide or enlarge to 200% (or size
required) on a photocopier, using A3 paper, to
make a trace-off pattern.
A
C
A
C
A
B
C
B
D
C
D
B
B
D
72 Craft from WW
Competition
WIN!
12 PRIZES TO BE WON
Weve joined up with one of our shop suppliers, DMC Creative World,
so 12 readers can each win this pair of beautiful cross-stitch projects
*]\\MZa*TW[[WU
BK1445
ach winner will receive these

beautiful oral-themed
counted cross-stitch designs
to stitch. These delicate oral studies
are created using colourful shades
of DMC stranded cotton on 16-count
white Aida fabric. They are ideal for
stitchers who would like to create a
stunning artwork to display.
Summer Floral BK1444 measures 7 x
8in (18 x 20cm) and Buttery Blossom
BK1445 measures 7 x 9in (18 x 23cm)
when complete and are perfect for
those who have a little cross-stitching
experience. Once you have mastered
the basic stitch, its easy to become
totally absorbed in this creative pastime.
;]UUMZ.TWZIT
BK1444
How To Enter
Enter free on womansweekly.com/win
Just answer the

question below:
Call 0905 652 3345 (UK). BT calls cost
Q Which one of the

following is a type
of butterfly?
A Red Admiral
B White Captain
C Silver Major
You can enter online for free or
by phone or text by 23.59 on the
closing date 19 September 2014
all you have to do is register.
1.02 per call (UK). Cost from other networks

may be higher.
Text WWPRIZE2 followed by a space and your

answer, then your full name, house number and
postcode to 85088 (UK). Eg, WWPRIZE2 answer Chloe
Smith 16 NN32 6PX. Texts cost 1 per text (UK) plus
network charges. When entering by phone or text
please ensure that you provide your FULL name and
address details as incomplete entries may be charged
but not entered. If you call or text after the closing
date then you will not be entered but you may be
charged. When you enter by text, you may in future
get SMS marketing messages from IPC and Womans
Weekly. If you dont want to receive these, please end
your text with NO INFO.
Service provider: Spoke 0333 202 3390.
Terms and conditions Standard Craft from Womans Weekly rules apply see ipcmedia.com/standard-competition-terms. Entry implies acceptance of the rules. There are 12 prizes to be won.
The prize is a pair of cross-stitch kits; Summer Floral and Buttery Blossom. The competition opens on 6 August 2014. The competition closes at 23.59 on 19 September 2014. The winners will be
selected at random from all correct entries received after the closing date.
For more great embroidery kits and other craft ideas

go to
Rustic Wreath
Pretty up a wall or door with this lovely
hand-crafted heart decoration
oft shell pinks partnered with
natural tones give this a beachy
feel. Rummage through your
wardrobe to nd a metal coat hanger
for this country-style wreath and using
hessian and raa get creating.
You will need

O A4 Xpress die-cutting
machine (two plates, one
shim).
O 12 x 12in paper pack (pack
of 32) Capsule Collection in
Oyster Blush
O 8 x 8in hessian squares
XIKSWN^M*IZM*I[QK[
O A5 die set (pack of 24)
Flowers
O,MKWZI\Q^MLQM[XIKSWN
Petal Posy
O Jute ribbon (5m) Bare
Basics
O Lace paper (pack of 12)
Capsule Collection in Oyster
Blush
O Large palm punch pointed
J]\\MZa
O6M[\QVOLQM[XIKSWN^MQV
Bloom
O Pin wheels (pack of six)
Capsule Collection in Oyster
Blush
O Polka dot buttons (pack of
30) Capsule Collection in
Oyster Blush
O Polka Mini Buttons (pack of
60) Capsule Collection Spots
& Stripes Pastels
O:INIO6I\]ZIT
O ` QVKIV^I[[Y]IZM[
XIKSWN^M*IZM*I[QK[
How to make the

heart base
Bend a metal coat hanger, turning
the hook inwards to form a heart
shape.
1
2
3
4
Cut eight hessian squares into

strips and loosely wrap around
the coat hanger.
Now wrap around a few lengths of

raa, jute ribbon and a half-width
of jumbo crochet trim.
Roughly dab Artiste Tea Pink and
Flesh Acrylic Paint onto the base.
Decorate the
Rustic Wreath
Die-cut a variety of owers and
leaves from the Oyster Blush paper
pack using the Xcut A5 Flowers Die
Set. Ink the edges of some of the owers
with a chocolate pigment ink pad. Shape
the petals to give them dimension.
Trim some of the oral-style

shapes from the edge of a piece
of lace paper. From the leftover
centre of the paper, die-cut smaller
owers and stamens using the ower die
set. Die-cut more stamens from the pink
and peach card.
Use Xcut Nesting Bloom dies to

die-cut large hessian and canvas
owers with the Xcut A4 Xpress
machine to achieve a neat cut. Use petal
posy decorative dies to cut some smaller
owers from more Oyster Blush paper.
Layer the owers together along

with some big blooms as desired,
making each ower look slightly
dierent. Add mini buttons to the
centres of the owers.
4
5
74 Craft from WW
Randomly arrange the owers

and leaves around the wreath
and, when you are happy with the
design, glue them into place with a hot

glue gun.
Attach a couple of Oyster Blush
pin wheels around the wreath and
add to the decoration by lling
in some of the gaps with wrapped jute
ribbon and crochet trim.
Punch butteries from card

and Oyster Blush papers. Glue
the centres of the patterned
butteries onto the card ones. Add three
small adhesive pearls down the middle
of each. Once dry, pull the top layers up
with your ngers to make the butteries
three-dimensional and glue at random
intervals on the wreath.
Finally, cut four 30cm lengths

of raa and two 30cm lengths
of brown string and tie them
together with a knot at one end. Plait the
lengths, nishing o with another knot
and glue as a loop to the back of the
wreath at the top.
Die-cutting
BUY THE MATERIALS

Or call 0800 024 1212
Craft from WW 75
Cheeky Monkeys
TURN OLD SWEATERS AND STRIPED T-SHIRTS INTO LOVABLE TOYS
nce youre familiar with the

way you make these monkeys,
you can experiment and create
your own unique toy. Of course, your
fabrics will give your monkey its own
character but you can play around
with the size of the pattern templates,
attaching large limbs onto a small
body, or making its ears huge! You
can change the toys shape by adding
more or less stung and go crazy with
the nishing details.
You will need

O Two 15 x 42cm rectangles
of striped knitted fabric for

the body
O Two 20 x 35cm rectangles
of plain knitted fabric for the

head and arms
O Two 10 x 30cm rectangles of
striped knitted fabric for the

tail and ears
O One 10 x 12cm rectangle
of plain T-shirt fabric for

the muzzle
O One 10 x 12cm rectangle of
striped T-shirt fabric for

the forehead
O Three 8cm squares of
striped T-shirt fabric for
the arm and leg patches

F One 5cm square of white felt
for the eyes

F Water-erasable fabric
marker
F Sewing needle and matching
threads
F Embroidery needle and
stranded embroidery thread

in brown
F Two 9mm buttons for eyes*
F Two 13mm buttons for
arms*
F Washable polyester toy
TTQVO
O ?MQOP\MLTTMZ[]KPI[LZQML
peas or rice*
*Also, instead of using buttons, work embroidered details where necessary. For
small children omit weighted ller, which could escape from torn seams.
Tips
This friendly monkey is made
from a soft brown sweater for
his arms and head and one
striped sweater sleeve for his
body. Additional striped sweater
and T-shirt scraps add colourful
\W]KPM[\W\PMNIKMMIZ[IZU[
and legs. All you have to do is use
simple sewing skills and follow
the step-by-step instructions to
make this cute toy.
STITCH
GUIDE
Blanket stitch
Hand-wash this toy only to
prevent the knitted fabric felting.
1NaW]XZMNMZINMT\MLTWWSXZM
wash any woollen knitted fabrics
in a washing machine before
cutting out.
76 Craft from WW
Bring the needle out, reinsert,

then trapping the thread under
the needle out again. Gently pull
the loop taut, then re-insert needle
ready for the next stitch.
Sewing
Craft from WW 77
Finished size: Approximately 53cm tall.

Note: Take a 6mm seam allowance
throughout, unless specied otherwise.
Trace o the templates, opposite

and overleaf, and cut out to make
paper patterns, noting the number
of pieces required for each. Pin the
patterns on to the relevant pieces of
fabric. Mark on X points and notches,
and then cut out.
Neatly close the ears, arms and

tail using slip-stitch. To close the
head and body, run a gathering
thread around the opening, pull up
tightly and secure.
Place the head on top of the body

and lightly tack in position. Slipstitch the head in place, making
sure that its rmly attached to the body.
Project taken from Make Your Own Toys by Sue Havens, 9.99, published by Potter Craft.
5
With right sides facing, sew
together the body pieces (A),
leaving the top, at end open.
Repeat to join the following pieces
together in pairs: the arm (D), head
(E) and ear (C), leaving openings as
shown. Fold the tail piece (F) in half
lengthways, then sew along the curved
edges, leaving the at end open. Cut
notches where the legs meet the body,
as indicated on the template.
Turn all the sewn pieces right side

out, and ll all the parts evenly
with stung, except the tail. Fill
the tail halfway with weighted ller (if
using), then stung.
78 Craft from WW
Pinch the ears slightly in the

centre of the lower edge and
stitch to hold crease in place. Tack
the ears (C) to the head at the seam,
aligning the X points and attach using a
slip-stitch. Using the picture as a guide,
attach the eye pieces (G) to the forehead,
sewing a button in the centre of each
one (if using), and slip stitch the tail
securely to the back of the body.
Attach the arms to the body at

X points. Start from the inside
centre point of the arms X point
and work back and forth until the arm
is securely attached. To reinforce the
limb, take embroidery thread through
the entire thickness of the arm. Attach a
button to the outside of the arm, taking
thread through the arm and body,
hiding the end between the arm and
body. Repeat several times and wrap
the thread around the join between arm
and body to strengthen the attachment
before fastening o.
With three strands of embroidery

thread, embroider a mouth in
backstitch and work two small,
straight stitches for nostrils. Attach
patches to arms and legs with sewing
thread and blanket stitch.
9
Turn under 5mm around the
edges of the muzzle piece (B) and
pin it on to the head, aligning
the X points. Tucking the lower edge
underneath, pin on the forehead piece
(K), either turning under the raw edges
or leaving them raw as pictured. Slipstitch both in place.
BUY THE MATERIALS

You can buy these materials at
Or call 0800 024 1212
MONKEY PATTERN
TEMPLATES
Trace off 100%
FOREHEAD
Cut 1
MUZZLE
TAIL
Cut 1
Cut 1
Cut 1
Cut 1
Cut 1
PATCHES
Craft from WW 79
EYE
EARS
Cut 4
White
ARMS
BODY
Cut 2
80 Craft from WW
Cut NOTCHES 4mm
Cut 4
HEAD
Cut 2
Meet Our Craf ting

Experts At EventCity,
Manchester
Buy your tickets at
womansweekly.
com/live2014 for
Womans Weekly Live!
and youll get in free to
The Stitching, Sewing
& Hobbycrafts Show
WWs Home Editor Emily
will be there to help you
at the craft workshops
ere delighted that

the experts from
Docrafts are joining
our own experienced craft team
to run our workshops and
one of the craft theatres at
Womans Weekly Live!
This year, you can have a
knit and a natter with
our Technical Knitting
Editor, Tina, who has
a regular page in our
monthly magazine
Knitting & Crochet From
Womans Weekly. If you
have a problem with your
knitting and crochet
shell help you solve Make a button posy
at our craft workshop
it and offer tips.
The craft theatre seats up to 100
people and you dont have to book.
Watch the experts creating a button posy
Please complete this coupon and send it to: Womans Weekly Marketing, Live Tickets,
Blue Fin Building, Room 06-N2-02, 110 Southwark Street, London SE1 0SU.
I enclose a cheque/postal order

made payable to Womans Weekly
for the sum of .................................
(please write your name and address clearly on
the back of your cheque)
2
SHOWS
FOR THE
PRICE
OF 1
Ticket type
Adult
Senior
Child under 16 (accompanied by adult)
Child under 16 (unaccompanied by adult)
Price Qty Sub-total

7
6
FREE
3
GRAND TOTAL
Title ................................. Initial .............. Surname .............................................................................

Address ....................................................................................................................................................
.................................................................................................................. Postcode ...............................
Tel no (in case of queries) .................................................................................................................................
Womans Weekly, published by IPC Media Limited (IPC) will collect your personal information to process your order and alert you of news, new products,
services and offers available from Womans Weekly and from IPC. You can unsubscribe from emails by clicking unsubscribe from within the email and from
SMS by following the instructions in the SMS. Please tick here if you prefer not to be contacted by phone or post Q
Above: WWs Technical Knitting

Editor, Tina will help solve your
knitting and crochet conundrums
and necklace, scrapbooking, producing
a stunning iced cake and creating cards,
using a layering technique. The experts
will also be around during the day to
answer your craft questions.
TICKET PRICES
ADULTS (OVER 16)

7 in advance (9 on the door)
SENIORS (OVER 60)
6 in advance (8 on the door)
CHILDREN (under 16)
3 (or free if accompanied
by a paying adult)
FOR GROUP BOOKINGS
of 10 or more, please call 01425 277 988
Your ticket will be valid on any one of these dates: Thursday
11 September, 10am-4.30pm, Friday 12 September, 10am4.30pm, and Saturday 13 September, 10am-5pm so you
can choose when to come. Womans Weekly Live! is at
EventCity, Phoenix Way, Barton Dock Road, Manchester
M41 7TB (next to The Trafford Centre). There is lots of
free parking and great public transport to the venue.
Womans Weekly Event
Workshop timetables
FICTION WORKSHOPS, IN ASSOCIATION WITH
VISION EXPRESS
Help us
make
wreaths to
commemorate
the World
War I
11am-12.15pm WORKSHOP
Write A Cracking Opener with WWs Fiction Editor, Gaynor,
and author/tutor Della
Theyll give great advice on how to grab the readers attention.
Youll then have a go and share your opener with the group.
12.30-1.30pm TALK
How To Write What We Want To Buy with Gaynor
The Womans Weekly audience know just what they like to read.
This talk will tell you how to keep them entertained every week.
1.45-2.45pm WORKSHOP
Create Great Characters And Plots with Della
Learn how to write believable characters and compelling plots. This
session will show you how to produce an unputdownable story.
eaders have made over 5,000 poppies and with more than
100 wreaths in situ around the country, we would like
visitors to the show help us make another 200 that can then be
placed on war memorials around the UK. If you would like to
make a wreath before Womans Weekly Live! takes place,
simply visit womansweekly.com/wreath2014 to get your kit
(the wreath bases are from hobbycraft.co.uk).
CRAFT THEATRE, IN ASSOCIATION WITH DMC

10.30-11.30am Learn To Crochet (with Knitting Design Editor,
Kandy, Technical Knitting Editor, Tina, and Knitting Assistant, Freddie)
12 -1 pm Making Up (with Kandy and Freddie)
12-1pm Tinas Tips Clinic (with Tina)
2pm to 3pm Knitting With Colour Intarsia/Fair Isle (Tina,
Kandy and Freddie)
3-4pm Learn to crochet (with Kandy and Freddie)
3.30-4.30pm Tinas Tips Clinic
CRAFT WORKSHOP, IN ASSOCIATION WITH DOCRAFTS
Get crafty and

create a button
initial card
TO BOOK YOUR TICKETS and gain free
entry into The Stitching, Sewing & Hobbycrafts Show:
Go online to book tickets at

womansweekly.com/live2014
Or call 0800 024 1212 and
quote WWLIVE14
Or ll in and return the coupon
10.30-11.30am Create your own button initial card, with

WW Home Editor, Emily Dawe
12-1pm Create your own felt Christmas garland the perfect way
to dress a mantelpiece for the festive season, with Sheila Halliwell
1.30-2.30pm Make simple Christmas cards using templates,
with Emily Dawe
3-4pm Create bespoke magnets using Docrafts Bare Basics
range to give your fridge a new lease of life, with Sheila Halliwell
CRAFT THEATRE, IN ASSOCIATION WITH DOCRAFTS

10.30-11.30am Card-making using a variety of techniques,
such as die-cutting and stamping to achieve great results,
with Sheila Halliwell
12-1pm Scrapbooking for the craft enthusiast, fun and inventive
techniques for all levels, with Jo Boland
1.30-2.30pm Cake decorating how to create a beautiful cake
3-4pm Make a fun button posy and button necklace
Womans Weekly now stocks more than

650 Docrafts products to buy from
Details are correct at time of going to press. Workshops and theatres are subject to change
The sessions within the Womans

Weekly craft workshop, in
association with Docrafts, give
you the chance to try button art
for yourself, make a garland, use
templates to create simple
Christmas cards and create
gorgeous magnets. These
make-and-take workshops are
free but places are limited to one
class per person, so come early to
book your place.
Look out for more details on
our other craft theatre, in association with
The Stitching, Sewing & Hobbycrafts
Show, in a future issue.
3-4.15pm INDIVIDUAL FEEDBACK SESSIONS

with Gaynor and Della
These are the only workshops you need to pre-book. If you would
like to book a slot, please email wwlive@ipcmedia.comand in the
subject matter say Live Fiction One To One. Bring in your short
story (no more than 1,000 words) and theyll read it on the spot
and give you constructive comments. Each visitor will get about
10 minutes with either Gaynor or Della (limited to 14 people).
Stylishly Seated
PAINT MISMATCHED CHAIRS

BOLD, BRIGHT COLOURS FOR
A STUNNING NEW LOOK
ake a statement around the
dining table by investing
in junk shop chairs, then
revamping them with a lick of paint.
84 Craft from WW
You will need
O Old chairs
O Fine sandpaper (plus
[]XMZVMQNZMY]QZML[MM
Step 3)
O 8IQV\_M][ML)VVQM
Sloan paints available from
Sheldons (020 8943 0786)
O .TI\XIQV\JZ][P_M][ML
)VVQM;TWIVTIZOMI\JZ][P
!;PMTLWV[I[JMNWZM
J]\IVaI\JZ][P_QTTLW
O )VVQM;TWIVKTMIZ_I` !
NWZIUT\QV;PMTLWV[I[
before)
O )KTMIVTQV\NZMMKTW\PK]\
up old bedsheets are ideal
Upcycling
A light sanding
The aim is to achieve a really
smooth, at nish, so give a gentle
light sanding to the entire chair (unlike
most other paints, chalk paint will
adhere just as well to unsanded wood,
but for this project it will help provide
a lovely at nish). Give everything a
good clean and wipe down once youve
nished sanding.
Coat of paint
Gather your paint we diluted
ours slightly with water, to help it
ow more easily and achieve the smooth
nish we were after. Take a at-ended
brush and hold it as horizontally as

possible, painting each section in long,
continuous strokes. Allow to dry, then
apply a second coat in the same way.
Wax to nish
Once thoroughly dry, apply the
wax using a clean, lint-free cloth
(the cloth will help achieve a slightly
smoother, less-textured nish than
applying with a brush). Gently rub it into
the chair, using light pressure, until every
painted section is covered. For an extrasmooth nish, you could give everything
a very light sanding with some superne
paper, then clean all the dust o and
reapply the wax using the same method.

Leave the chair to cure overnight it will
then be touch dry but will take around
two weeks to fully cure, so treat with
care during this time. To add a
slight sheen, you can lightly bu any
waxed pieces from time to time with
a lint-free cloth.
Buy the Book
Project taken from Bright

Bazaar by Will Taylor, 25,
published by Jacqui Small
(020 7284 9300; jacquismallpub.com).
Craft from WW 85
Womans Weekly Shop Offer Of The Month
Dream
Machine
If you love papercraft, this diecutting machine will open up a

whole new world of possibilities
What you get
The Xcut Xpress has an A4 opening,

which will accommodate larger dies
and embossing folders, and the
innovative dial adjusts the rollers to
take a variety of materials, from card
to plastic. Also included is an A4
cutting pad, A4 base plate and A4
metal shim to give precise cutting
(RRP 139.95)
on thicker materials.
SAVE 40!
Xcut A4 Xpress Die-Cutting
Machine (DOCR14FG03x80)
99.99
The machine
packs flat for
easy storage
When we saw
just how brilliant
this die-cutting
machine from
Docrafts was, we
knew we had to
stock it in our
new Womans Weekly Shop.
This investment-buy will
bring you hours of enjoyment
you can use it to cut paper,
card, material and even faux
leather. And, at 99.99, its
an amazing price.
Lynsey Hall, WW Shop Editor
Look what you

can make with this
clever machin
You can buy
everything you
need to make
these two
projects (right)
from our shop
saving 10
on the overall
cost or buy
the products
you dont
already have.
Order today online at
Call FREEPHONE 0800 024 1212
Call FREEPHONE 0800 024 1212. MasterCard, Visa, or Maestro
cardholders can order direct on this number, quoting
DOCR14FG0380. The order line is open weekdays, 10am-4pm.
Terms and conditions: Items will be despatched within 2 to 5 days.

Youll be notied if a longer delay is expected. This oer is subject to
availability and is available to readers in the UK and The Republic of
Ireland. There will be a standard charge of 2.99 for p&p per order.
Please see online for full terms and conditions.
Craft SEPTEMBER
Die-cutting
Just
My Type
UPDATE YOUR HOME OFFICE
WITH SOME FUN ACCESSORIES
MADE FROM TYPOGRAPHY DIES
AND STAMPS
etters are a big trend on

the high street right now
and its so easy to fashion
your own bespoke accessories
Craft from WW 87
Personalised Pots
You will need

O 50cm square of fabric for pot
O50cm square of fabric for
lining
OMatching thread
OFelt letters
OFabric glue
*We used an A4 Xcut Xpress diecutting machine, a Capsule pack of ve

fat quarters in Spots and Stripes, and a
Festive pack of seven felts, all available
from the Womans Weekly Shop (see
opposite).
A 50cm square of fabric makes a pot
24cm square adjust sizes as required.
Note: Take 1cm seams.
88 Craft from WW
Fold the square of main fabric in half,

right sides together. Pin and stitch
a seam down the long edge, then
across one short edge, the base of the bag.
1
2
From one corner of the base,

measure a quarter of the way
along the bottom short seam
6cm and make a mark. Measure the
same distance 6cm up from the same
corner, along the long seam, and mark.
Pinch the fabric on either side of
the corner and pull apart so the
seams align, bringing the pencil
marks back to back. Use a pin to secure
the marks together, pinning at a right
angle to the seams and stitch across
the corner. Trim across the corner.
Repeat at the opposite corner to

make a nice square base. Make a
second matching bag with your
chosen lining fabric and turn right side out.
4
5
Put the lining inside the bag, right

sides together. Pin round the top
edges, then stitch leaving a gap
for turning through. Pull out the lining,
then turn both halves right side out.
Push the lining inside the bag and
top-stitch all the way around the
top edge.
6
7
Fold the top of the bag over to

reveal the pretty lining fabric. Cut
letters from felt and use fabric glue
to stick them to the front of your bags.
Counting The Hours

F
You will need
OVinyl record (LP)

OClock mechanism
ONumbers 112
OSuitable adhesive
*We used an Xcut Xpress die-cutting

machine with an A5 die set of 16
Carnival numbers, and a 75-pack of
Colossal card squares, all available from
the Womans Weekly Shop (see below)
ollowing the kit instructions,

attach the clock mechanism
through the middle of the vinyl
record. Use the A4 Xpress die-cutter
and the Xcut Carnival number dies to
cut out numbers 112 from coloured
card. Alternatively cut your own
numbers, buy plastic numbers and
paint them in bright colours, or use
spots, stickers or even tiny toys for a
dierent spin. Stick the numbers to the
vinyl record to make a unique clock in
record time!
Alphabet Calendar
You will need
O Pack of 2015 calendar tabs
OInitial letter for each month,
die cut and over-printed (see
below) or hand-cut letters
O12 rectangles of cream card
OLarge sheet of red
background paper or card
OGlue
OA3 size frame and mount
\W\
*We used calendar tabs, an Xcut
Xpress die-cutting machine with an
A5 Carnival Alphabet die set and
A5 Carnival Alphabet clear stamps,
and a 75-pack of 15cm Colossal
card squares, all available from the
Womans Weekly Shop (see below)
ind an A3 frame of your choice.
We chose a simple black frame
with a white mount to make the
colours of the letters stand out. Choose a
selection of coloured card and die-cut the
rst letter of each month using the Xcut
Carnival alphabet A5 die set. Using dye
ink pads that coordinate with the card,
stamp the Xcut Carnival alphabet clear
stamps over the corresponding die-cut
letters. Mount each letter to the left of a
calendar tab on a rectangle of cream card.
Arrange in a grid formation on a large
piece of card and place in the frame.
BUY THESE PROJECTS

Or call 0800 024 1212
Craft from WW 89
Table Service
Create a beautiful table setting with these exquisite
doilies and vintage-style tablecloth
90 Craft from WW
Photos: Angela Spain. Stylist: Kandy Regis. Designers: Tash Bentleys (tablecloth), Sara Mackin (doilies).
Crochet
Craft from WW 91
Crochet Doilies
Measurements
Small doily: Measures
approximately 28cm/11in in
diameter.
Large doily: Measures
approximately 46cm/18in in
diameter.
Materials
For the set: 2 x 50g (260m) balls of
Rico Essential Crochet Cotton (100%
cotton) in Beige (002). Size 1.50
crochet hook.
Tension
First 6 rounds measures 9.5cm in
diameter over pattern, using 1.50
hook.
Abbreviations
Ch, chain; dc, double crochet; st,
stitch; tr, treble; dtr, double treble;
chsp, chain space; slst, slip stitch.
Note
approximate. Instructions in square
brackets are worked as stated after
2nd bracket.
Small doily
1st round: With 1.50 hook, wind yarn

round index nger of left hand to form
ring, insert hook into ring, yarn over
hook and pull through, 3ch (counts as
1tr), 2tr in ring, [3ch, 3tr in ring] 6 times,
3ch, slst in top of 3ch, pull end of yarn
tightly to close ring 7 repeats.
2nd round: 3ch, 1tr in each of next 2tr,
[4ch, miss 3ch, 1tr in each of next 3tr] 6
times, 4ch, slst in top of 3ch.
3rd round: Slst along and in rst chsp,
3ch, work 1tr, 3ch and 2tr in same chsp
as last slst, [3ch, work 2tr, 3ch, and 2tr in
next chsp] to end, 3ch, slst in top of 3ch.
4th round: Slst along and in rst chsp,
3ch work 1tr, 4ch and 2tr in same chsp
as last slst, [5ch, miss next chsp, work 2tr,
4ch and 2tr in next chsp] to last chsp,
5ch, miss last chsp, slst in top of 3ch.
1dc in same chsp as last slst, [7ch,
inserting hook in next chsp but 2 rounds
down, work 1dtr enclosing ch loops of
last 2 rounds, 7ch, 1dc in next chsp of
last round] to last chsp, 7ch, inserting
hook in next chsp but 2 rounds down,
work 1dtr enclosing ch loops of last
2 rounds, 7ch, slst in rst dc.
6th round: Slst in rst chsp, 3ch, 7tr in
same chsp as slst, [8tr in next chsp] to
92 Craft from WW
end, slst in top of 3ch 14 repeats.

7th round: Slst in each of rst 3 sts, 3ch,
1tr in each of next 2tr, [8ch, miss next
5tr, 1tr in each of next 3tr] to last 2tr, 8ch,
miss last 2tr, slst in top of 3ch.
as last slst, [7ch, work 2tr, 3ch, and 2tr in
next chsp] to end, 7ch, slst in top of 3ch.
as last slst, [7ch, miss next chsp, work 2tr,
4ch and 2tr in next chsp] to last chsp,
7ch, miss last chsp, slst in top of 3ch.
10th round: As 5th round, but working
8ch instead of 7ch.
11th round: As 6th round 28 repeats.
12th to 14th rounds: Work 7th to 9th
rounds.
15th round: As 5th round, but working
5ch instead of 7ch.
16th and 17th rounds: Slst to centre of
rst chsp, 1dc in same chsp as slst, [7ch,
1dc in next chsp] to end, 7ch, slst in rst
dc 56 chsp.
18th round: Slst in rst chsp, [3ch, 1dc
in 3rd ch from hook picot made, 1dc
in same chsp as slst] twice, [slst in next
chsp, work 1 picot, 1dc, 1 picot and 1dc
all in same chsp as slst] to end, slst in
rst chsp.
Fasten o.
Large doily
Work 1st to 7th rounds of small doily.

3ch, 2tr in same chsp as last slst, [9ch, 3tr
in next chsp] to end, 9ch, slst in
top of 3ch.
9th and 10th rounds: Work 8th and 9th
rounds of small doily.
11th round: As 5th round of small doily,

but working 8ch instead of 7ch.
12th round: As 6th round of small doily
28 repeats.
13th round: As 7th round of small doily.
14th and 15th rounds: Slst along and in
rst chsp, 3ch, 2tr in same chsp as last
slst, [9ch, 3tr in next chsp] to end, 9ch,
slst in top of 3ch.
16th and 17th rounds: Work 8th and
9th rounds of small doily.
19th and 20th rounds: As 16th round of
small doily.
21st round: Slst to centre of rst chsp,
1dc in same chsp as slst, [8ch, 1dc in next
chsp] to end, 8ch, slst in rst dc.
22nd round: As 6th round of small doily
56 repeats.
23rd to 25th rounds: Work 7th to 9th
rounds of small doily.
27th round: Slst to centre of rst chsp,
1dc in same chsp as slst, [7ch, 1dc in next
chsp] to end, 7ch, slst in rst dc.
28th round: Slst in rst chsp, [3ch, 1dc
in 3rd ch from hook picot made, 1dc
in same chsp as slst] twice, [slst in next
chsp, work 1 picot, 1dc, 1 picot and 1dc
all in same chsp as slst] to end, slst in
rst chsp.
Fasten o.
BUY THE MATERIALS

Yarn and needles are available from
Or call 0800 024 1212
Crochet Tablecloth
Measurements
First motif measures 14cm, using 3.50

hook.
through last 2 loops on hook); trtr3cl,

3trtr cluster: * yrh 3 times, insert hook
in next st, yrh and pull through, [yrh
and pull through rst 2 loops on hook]
3 times, repeat from * twice more, yrh
and pull through all 4 loops on hook;
trtr4cl, 4trtr cluster: * yrh 3 times,
insert hook in next st, yrh and pull
through, [yrh and pull through rst 2
loops on hook] 3 times, repeat from * 3
times more, yrh and pull through all 5
loops on hook.
Abbreviations
Note
Ch, chain; dc, double crochet; tr, treble;

chsp, chain space; slst, slip stitch; yrh,
yarn round hook; trtr, triple treble (yrh
3 times, insert hook in next st, yrh and
pull through, [yrh and pull through rst
2 loops on hook] 3 times, yrh and pull

approximate. Instructions in square
brackets are worked as stated after
2nd bracket.
Measures approximately 114 x

114cm/45 x 45in.
Materials
4 x 100g (280m) balls of DMC Petra 3
(100% cotton) in Ecru (993). Size 3.50
crochet hook.
Tension
First strip
First motif: With 3.50 hook, make 8ch,

slst in rst ch to form ring.
1st round: 3ch (counts as 1tr), 15tr in
ring, slst in top of 3ch.
2nd round: 8ch (counts as 1trtr and
3ch), [1trtr in next st, 3ch] to end, slst in
5th of 8ch.
3rd round: 1ch (does not count as a st),
[4dc in next chsp] to end, slst in top of
rst dc.
4th round: 5ch (counts as 1trtr), trtr3cl,
8ch, [trtr4cl, 8ch] to end, slst in top of
trtr3cl. Fasten o.
Second motif: Work 1st to 3rd rounds of
rst motif.
Joining round: 5ch (counts as 1trtr),
trtr3cl, [8ch, trtr4cl] 8 times, 4ch, slst in
second chsp of rst motif, 4ch, trtr4cl in
next 4dc on second motif, 4ch, slst in rst
chsp of rst motif, 4ch, complete second
motif thus: [trtr4cl in next 4dc, 8ch] 6
times, slst in top of trtr3cl. Fasten o.
Make and join 5 more motifs for rst
strip.
14th chsp on 2nd motif of rst strip, 4ch,

trtr4cl in next 4dc on 9th motif, 4ch, slst
in 13th chsp on 2nd motif of 1st strip,
4ch, [trtr4cl in next 4dc on 9th motif,
8ch] twice, trtr4cl in next 4dc on 9th
motif, 4ch, slst in 2nd chsp of 8th motif,
4ch, trtr4cl in next 4dc on 9th motif,
4ch, slst in 1st chsp of 8th motif, 4ch,
complete 9th motif thus: [trtr4cl, 8ch] 6
times, slst in top of trtr3cl.
Fasten o.
Make and join 5 more motifs for second
strip.
To complete
Continue making and joining motifs in
this way until seven strips of 7 motifs

each have been made and joined.
Filler motifs
With 3.50 hook, make 8ch, slst in 1st ch

to form ring.
1st round: 3ch (counts as 1tr), 15tr in
ring, slst in top of 3ch.
Joining round: 4ch, slst in 16th chsp on
1st motif of rst strip, 4ch, slst in each of
next 2tr on ller motif, 4ch, slst in 15th
chsp on rst motif of 1st strip, 4ch, slst
in each of next 2tr on ller motif, 4ch,
slst in 4th chsp on 8th motif of second
strip, 4ch, slst in each of next 2tr on ller
motif, 4ch, slst in 3rd chsp on 8th motif
of second strip, 4ch, slst in each of next
2tr on ller motif, 4ch, slst in 8th chsp
on 9th motif of second strip, 4ch, slst in
each of next 2tr on ller motif, 4ch, slst
in 7th chsp on 9th motif of second strip,
4ch, slst in each of next 2tr on ller motif,
4ch, slst in 12th chsp on 2nd motif of rst
strip, 4ch, slst in each of next 2tr on ller
motif, 4ch, slst in 11th chsp on 2nd motif
of rst strip, 4ch, slst in last tr on ller
motif. Fasten o.
Work ller motif in each gap between
4 motifs, joining ller motif to the free
chsp on each of the 4 motifs.
Edging
With right side facing, join yarn to any

chsp at outside edge of cloth, 1ch,
working 5dc in chsp at each side of every
join and 9dc in every other chsp, work
1 round of dc around outer edge, slst in
rst dc. Fasten o.
Second strip
Eigth motif: Work 1st to 3rd rounds of

rst motif.
14th chsp on 1st motif of rst strip, 4ch,
trtr4cl in next 4dc on 8th motif, 4ch, slst
in 13th chsp on 1st motif of rst strip,
4ch, complete 8th motif thus: [trtr4cl,
8ch] 10 times, slst in top of trtr3cl.
Fasten o.
Ninth motif: Work 1st to 3rd rounds of
1st motif.
Craft from WW 93
Alien Fun
YOU AND YOUR CHILDREN CAN CREATE A REAL SPACE ADVENTURE BY

CRAFTING SOME FRIENDLY FELT MARTIANS AND THEIR OWN JUNKSHIP
Have fun creating your

own monster designs, based
on our template
94 Craft from WW
Friendly Martians
Kids' Makes
he aliens have landed on Earth!

But dont worry, they come in
peace. Scraps of felt can be used
to make them and then they can be
popped on top of pencils.
You will need

F Coloured felt
F Embroidery thread
F Needle
F Tracing paper
F Pencil
F Pins
FScissors
Sew on the tooth using two rows

of backstitch (see stitch guide) to
create a mouth. Sew on the blue
strip using cross-stitch (see stitch guide).
3
Use the template, below, and trace
the shapes individually onto paper
and cut them out. Pin the paper
shapes onto felt and carefully cut around
them with scissors.
Our alien is called Zork. Make him rst and

then his buddies. Use them as inspiration
to make your own designs or make them
as weird and wacky as you like!
Start stitching around the side
of the body using running stitch
(see stitch guide). Place the arms
and the ears inbetween the body pieces,
and stitch them in as you go along.
4
Position the black circle onto the
white circle, and secure to the
body with about ve stitches with
the embroidery thread and needle.
Leave the bottom unstitched so

that you can put your alien on top
of your pencil.
TEMPLATE FOR ZORK

Trace off 100%
Craft from WW 95
Alien Junkship
STITCH
GUIDE
s it a bird? Is it a plane? No, its

the amazing alien junkship! Your
awesome felt Martians need an
equally awesome ship to travel in. The
best thing about this ship is that its
made from junk!
I
Running Stitch
This versatile stitch is used for
seams, sewing fabric together and
making gathers. Push the needle
in and out of the fabric and pull
to make a stitch. Keep the stitches
and spaces between them small
and even.
Backstitch
This is a very strong stitch. It
makes a continuous line of
stitches so it is the best stitch
for sewing two pieces of fabric
together securely. Work from right
to left, bringing the needle up
through the fabric at 1, down at 2,
up at 3, down at 4, up at 5, etc.
You will need

O Plastic bottle
O Paper bowl
O Strips of tin foil
O Two felt-tip pen lids
O Clear dome-shaped cup lid
O Electrical tape
O Bottle tops
OGlue dispenser (optional)
F Strong glue
F Pencil
F Scissors
F Glue stick
F Tape
O Blu-tack
Attach the bottom of the bottle to

the inside of the bowl with strips
of tape. Turn the bowl over.
2
1
3
Ask an adult to cut o the bottom
of a plastic bottle. Place it inside
the paper bowl and draw a circle
around it.
Put Blu-tack inside the bottle end

and stick two felt-tip pen lids on
it. Now your felt aliens will have
seats to perch on!
Cross-stitch
Cross-stitches can be worked either
individually or in rows. It doesnt
matter which direction you work in,
but make sure the bottom halves
of all stitches slope in the same
direction, so the top halves will do
the same. Bring the needle through at
the lower left-hand point (1), and insert
one block up and one block to the right
(2), forming a diagonal stitch. Bring the
needle up one block down (3). Either
complete an individual stitch as in
diagram A, or continue in this way to
form a row of half stitches, then work
back, nishing the upper half of the
crosses, as in diagram B.
96 Craft from WW
Ask an adult to cut out the circle.

Spread the glue stick onto the
strips of tin foil and stick them all
around the side of the bowl.
Attach the cup lid to the bowl

with a strip of electrical tape on
the inside and on the outside of
the lid.
Get creative and

design your own
spaceship with any
junk you have around
Use the strong glue to stick four

bottle tops around the sides of
the bowl and the top of a glue
dispenser (optional).
Lastly, place two of your felt

aliens onto the pen lids inside
the junkship.
BUY THE BOOK AND

MATERIALS
Project taken from Mummy and
Me Craft (Dorling Kindersley,
9.99). The book and materials
marked * are from available at
shop.womansweekly.com.
Or call 0800 024 1212 Lines open

Mon-Fri, 10am to 4pm
Craft from WW 97
Womans Weekly Event
Book your
e at
tickets onlin
sweekly.
shop.woman
ke or call
com/xmasca
tline on
the ticket ho
12
0800 024 12

On 16 September, watch WW s Cookery Editor Sue and experts from

Knightsbridge PME demonstrating easy-to-follow Christmas cake decorating
techniques with plenty of time to practise them before the festive se n
On The Day
10-10.30am Meet and greet.
10.30-12.30am Cookery Ed, Sue, will
demonstrate decorating techniques.
12.30am-2.30pm Enjoy a buet,
plus four informal demonstrations
by the experts:
Stencils And Fantastic Ideas Using
An Airbrush How to create designs
using stencils.
Fun Christmas Models How to

make sugar characters.
Decorated Cookies Transform
cookies with simple textures,
cut-outs and lustre.
Piped Cupcakes Learn to pipe
lovely Christmas owers and motifs.
Techniques shown and practised may differ from those demonstrated
2.30-4.30pm Head of School at

KPME, Paula MacLeod, and Sue will
help you create a Christmas plaque.
All You
Need
To Know
+Tickets are available via the
Womans Weekly website at sh
womansweekly.com/xmascake
+The demonstration day will be
held at Knightsbridge PME,
Riverwalk Business Park, Riverwalk
Rd, Eneld EN3 7QN
+Tickets will be allocated on a
rst-come, rst-served basis, and a
letter of conrmation will also be
sent to you prior to the event. A
guest list policy will be in
operation at the event
+Do bring your own notebook
and pen, or tablet, in case you
want to take notes
+Feel free to bring a camera but
please dont take photos or lm
during the demonstrations
+A buet lunch will be served
+Every reader attending will get
a goody bag worth 20
+Each reader attending will
receive a 10% discount to use in
the shop on the day
+There is free car parking
+An additional date 17
September 2014 will be made
available only when tickets to the
16 September date have sold out;
this date will only be publicised
on the WW website at shop.
womansweekly.com/xmascake
Terms and conditions Please note
that tickets to this event are nonrefundable, unless it is cancelled
or postponed. A guest list policy
will be in operation at the event.
Womans Weekly has the right to
change the itinerary of the day.
Tickets cost 99 per person.
Sunny Sign Up
Kids' Makes
BRING THE BEACH HOME WITH THIS FUN

SUMMERY SIGN
You will need

O 9 x 12 Funky Foam Sheet
(2mm thick) in blue
(2mm thick) in green
(2mm thick) in yellow
(2mm thick) in orange
(2mm thick) in brown
O Funky Foam Tub (selfadhesive) letters/numbers in assorted colours
O Chenille stems (20 pack) in
six neon colours (300mm)
O Wiggle eyes (40 pieces)
round in black & white
(assorted sizes)
O A4 card (eight pack,
250gsm)in assorted brights
O Tracing paper (optional)
et the kids enjoy cutting shapes

out in Funky Foam to recreate
our design or let them draw out
their own ideas on paper rst to create
their own templates.
For the background, cut a piece of

brown Funky Foam to 15 x 25cm and
cut zigzag edges down each side. Place a
smaller rectangular piece of yellow Funky
Foam on top and a wavy blue piece of
Funky Foam for the sky. Draw your own
shapes or trace over the black lines on the
BUY THE PROJECT

You can buy all the materials from
Or call 0800 024 1212

Lines open Mon-Fri 10am to 4pm
picture above onto tracing paper. Cut out

the shapes from Funky Foam.
Draw black outlines on each shape
and use dierent colours to add
more detail. Glue the shapes to the
background and apply wiggle eyes to
the crab and starsh. Add a message
with Funky Foam letters.
Turn the sign over and stick a bent

pipe cleaner to the back to hang
your door sign.
Book 473
SIRDAR
Friends Forever 473 by Sue Jobson - a fabulous book with six lovable hand knit toys in
Snuggly Snowflake Chunky and Sirdar Cotton DK and other Sirdar DK yarns.
ww s rda co uk

Craft From Womans Weekly 2014-09.bak

Încărcat de

Informații document

Titlu original

Drepturi de autor

Formate disponibile

Partajați acest document

Partajați sau inserați document

Opțiuni de partajare

Vi se pare util acest document?

Este necorespunzător acest conținut?

Drepturi de autor:

Formate disponibile

Craft From Womans Weekly 2014-09.bak

Încărcat de

Drepturi de autor:

Formate disponibile

500 OF FANTASTIC CRAFT PRIZES TO BE WON!

EASY TO ADVANCED PROJECTS

SEW EASY! Back To

KNITTING & CROCHET

Pin Board The latest news,

Beach Life Sewn accessories ideal

76 Cheeky Monkeys Made from old

36 Take a Jar Create a lovely home

62 Shore Thing Print slogans onto

84 Stylishly Seated Painted chairs

70 Its in the Bag Make a fantastic

22 Beside the Seaside Charming

16 Got It Taped Washi tape cards

46 Paper Mates Lovely ower

74 Rustic Wreath Die-cut paper

87 Just My Type Create a letter art

26 Forever Friends Make a

50 Get a Grip! Beautiful vintage-style

94 Alien Fun Use felt and junk to

42 Pretty in Pink A gorgeous girls

90 Table Service Make meal times

67 Out on Show Super storage

At a glance guide to crafting

using old t-shirts

Oer open to UK subscribers only. Oer closes 30.09.2014

Subscribe now at womansweekly.com/knittingclub or

call 0844 848 0848 quoting code 10H

On paper, a selfsetting rubber might

Get Creative With Clay

s pottery becomes an increasingly

Embrace The Eclectic

Theres certainly no shortage of interiors websites out there, but

Focus on... Christa Rolf

House your sewing kit in

ith a seamstress mother, author and designer

Feature: Joanna Thornhill. All prices correct at time of going to press

se this clever bag to hold all

You will need

Cut two 135cm-diameter circles

Cut twelve 12cm lengths of canvas

Lay the appliqud circle of fabric

Lay the outside fabric circle

Stitch all round, taking a 2.5cm

wap canvas for designer-style

You will need

3m main fabric, 110cm wide

Turn under 2.5cm then 3cm all

To stitch the channels for the

Repeat at evenly spaced intervals

Position a pocket centrally on

njoy lazing on the sand with

You will need

For the front, cut out one oral

For the bolster ties, cut two 4cm

Join the three front sections

Take one bolster end strip and

To join all the pieces, place the

To make the bolster section at the

Take one of the shorter ties and

To hem the bottom edge of

Make a card as a house-warming gift or

Use a photo to create a keepsake card for a loved one

rint out a picture in prole in the