Archive for September 2023
Making Nancy Zieman’s bias spiral
While I was writing the September zine (on bias cut) for A Year of Zero Waste Sewing (see last week’s post), I chanced across some nifty ideas, including Nancy Zieman’s bias spiral method. It turns a rectangle into a bias tube with a point at each end. The late Nancy Zieman had a long-running TV…
Read MoreSeptember and October: A Year of Zero Waste Sewing
Hi Everyone, A Year of Zero Waste Sewing – A year of exploration, making and musings on zero waste patterns and clothes is a book project I started nearly 2 years ago (Mr H says it should be called TWO Years of Zero Waste Sewing). I’m experimentally publishing the book in instalments as zines. The…
Read MoreIt’s back! Making Zen FREE online retreat
It’s been a quiet past 6 days here at Haywood Homestead, after we lost all Internet and phone services – it’s just been restored today. However, it’s been a very creative time without the distraction of Instagram and emails, and a little part of me is sorry to let that go! On the subject of…
Read MoreSlipper Rescue
Have you ever mended something, and then discovered (to your delight!) that the mended version is far superior to the original? That’s exactly what happened when I repaired my slippers on the weekend. Most people wouldn’t bother repairing slippers, especially an inexpensive pair from Target like these, however there’s now nowhere to buy slippers here.…
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