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How to make an elephant pull along toy

Finished size: Baby elephant toy, 24 x 18cm, mummy elephant toy, 30.5 x 22cm. Note: Mummy elephant pull along toy measurements are shown in brackets. For each elephant, you will…

How to make a mouse cat toy

Finished size: 10 x 5cm plus tail You will need Tracing paper and pencil 20cm square of patterned cotton fabric 15cm square of coordinating patterned cotton fabric Black stranded cotton…

How to make a garden kneeler

If you’re green fingered then you’ll know the trials of kneeling by the flower beds in your garden for hour upon hour, and how sore it is on the knees!…

With sewing solutions and expert tips from our dressmaking expert, learning how to make a dress is so simple. Follow our video guides every step of the way as you…

For cold winter days make a cover for your hot-water bottle, then snuggle up You will need * 60 x 32cm pink floral fabric * 50 x 22cm blue floral…

Protect your spectacles from scratches in a homemade rainbow glasses case based on a retro design from the seventies You will need * 25cm square of white 10-count double thread…

Stitch floral and dotty printed fabric together to make a frilly vintage apron from 1978 – perfect for cooking that special family dinner To make a dainty pinny with this…

Sew this simple project in two contrasting fabrics. Finished size: 31 x 24cm You will need 1cm-squared graph paper and pencil, or access to a photocopier to enlarge template Two…

You’ll be able to bring these Christmas Advent calendars out year after year to fill with festive goodies and a proverb or joke.   You will need ● 7 small…

Homemade gifts cufflinks

These are gifts that your loved ones will treasure forever. Velvet scarf This silk velvet scarf takes minutes to make, but adds instant glamour to the plainest of outfits. Use…

To create the Woman’s Weekly strip patchwork quilt, you will need to bind the edges and open seams with strips of binding. Bias binding can be shop bought in varying…