Recently theΒ boys attended the children's holiday club at our church. They had a great time! One of the ways in which the children were motivated to join in was by giving them fake coins to put in little purses. They were all counted up at the end of each morning and, at the end of the week, the group with the most coins won a small prize and the individual children with the most coins won prizes too. Unfortunately the sweet little purses ... Read the Post...
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Craft Kits
These craft kits have all been put together for you at Tea and a Sewing Machine HQ! Each kit contains the materials needed to make the item and full, printed instructions. They come nicely packaged in a little bag, perfect for a gift for a crafty person or as a treat for yourself! Most of them will have a tutorial on the site already, so please have a look if you need more information. Postage is First Class vis Royal Mail. For customers ... Read the Post...
How to Attach a Waistband
According to my mum, the first skirt I ever made was when I was 9 or 10. It was a rectangle of fabric sewn together along one edge, with a hem and casing for and elastic at the waist. Unfortunately now, as a slightly chunky grown up, I am not going to get away with wearing skirts with elasticated waists. Those are best left to children and the very slim. Thankfully attaching a waistband to a skirt is pretty easy once you know how! I've ... Read the Post...
Skirt With Godets Tutorial
A few weeks ago, I received some information about the Hillarys crafts competition and I thought it would be fun to enter. Also it involved being sent a metre of fabric for free, so I wasn't going to turn that down! There were 4 fabrics to choose from. The options were all quite feminine so I chose the least girly, thinking that I could make something for Boy 4, perhaps a little jacket. However when the fabric arrived, I discovered it was ... Read the Post...
