We've moved!

As you can see I haven't posted in a very long time, I took a long break and now I'm back with a new project: SITAWIL.

You can find us here, please come and have a look :)

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Creative Stitches + Fashion & Embroidery London

Good afternoon!

This weekend an amazing even is taking place in London. It's the Creative Stitches + Fashion & Embroidery Show!

There are so many workshops you can attend to that it's very difficult to choose just one...

I am going tomorrow and I hope I will have a great time and will be super inspired!

You can check the schedule of the event here:

http://www.creativestitchesshow.co.uk/london/

Enjoy your weekend!

xx

Winter is not gone...yet! New handmade wool scarves

Hello!
Two good things happened in the past few days: 1) We found a new beautiful home and 2) I got the job I interviewed for :)
Anyway, this is not what I wanted to talk about today, today I will show you my new, beautiful handmade scarves.
These beauties are handmade with 100% Italian wool of an amazing quality. They are warm and fluffy for the cold days still to come. Judge for yourself :) 
They have a felt embellishment as closure and the colours are just beautiful.
The closure of the first scarf pictured is a magnet while the other two closures work like a button.

These beauties are on sale for £25, send me a private message if you want one, I could make one with the colours you want :)

Enjoy the rest of the week! I will spend it packing,

Book review #2: A little course in sewing

My book collection is getting bigger, so I thought I should write a weekly review post.

This week I am going to write a review on one of the first books I purchased: 
A littke course in sewing.

This book is part of the serie "A little course in..." by DK and is intended for absolute beginners, who have never touched a sewing machine before.

It starts with the basics, such as essential equipment, how to thread a needle, how to sew a button and so on and it contains some very cute sewing projects that are easy to follow. 
I like it because the tutorials are very clear, step-by-step and there are many pictures to help you out, although you could find it a bit boring if you are already familiar with a sewing machine. 

The book contains more than 20 tutorials: from an eReader case to a tea towel and from a cushion cover to a tote bag, you will learn the basics of sewing from these super useful and very well written tutorials.

If you are a complete beginner and would like to make some easy sewing crafts than this book is perfect for you!

From this book, I have learnt how to make the beautiful drawstring bags I showed you in my previous post.

I hope you will ebjoy it!

Easy tutorial: drawstring bag

Hello and Happy Sunday!
Christmas is coming, are you feeling it? To be honest, I am not a big fan of Christmas, but these pretty drawstring purses are just perfect for this period of the year.
I have a tutorial for you and believe me, it's very easy and straightforward!
Are you ready to make a pretty drawstring bag? Here's what you need:

• One piece of fabric 30 cm x 22 cm 
• One ribbon
• Sewing machine

1) Cut your fabric;

2) Fold and iron the fabric in half; fold and iron  the sides about 2.5 cm, that's where the ribbon will go through. Sew along it.

3) Now, fold the fabric, right sides together and sew along the edges, but stop just before the edge of the fold.

4) Attach a safety pin to one end of the ribbon and slide it into the channel. Knot the ribbon at the length you want (I did it as close to the end as possible) and turn the bag inside out.

Your drawstring bag is ready!!

These make a perfect gift for Christmas! You can use them to put a little present to give to someone special.
I made three drawstring purses today, all different in size and fabric and they are all so pretty. 
The tutorial above is for the medium sized drawstring bag, but you can actually use the length you want, it's so easy and quick to make!

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial and now enjoy the many pictures following :)

Enjoy what is left of the weekend and I will be posting soon, hopefully!