How to darn a hole in a wool sweater

This is another post in the series of Basic Sewing Skills that I’ve been covering this year. Others in the series have included: how to thread a needle and make a knot here; how to sew on a button here; how to replace a broken zip on a backpack here, how to sew on a press-stud here; how toContinueContinue reading “How to darn a hole in a wool sweater”

A day-long photoshoot

One of the penalties of being a one-woman small business is that you pretty much have to do everything yourself. This week, however, I had some help. I needed to shoot good pictures of the quilts I have for sale in my second Etsy shop. (Amanda Handmade Quilts sells one-off textile items I have made,ContinueContinue reading “A day-long photoshoot”