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Mandy Whitfield
Feb 1, 2021
Cushions
When I posted a picture of my pom-pom cushion along side a fabric cushion, a lot of people commented on how lovely they looked together...
Mandy Whitfield
Feb 1, 2021
Winter Wonderland? Bah Humbug!
Well January is over and I'm not impressed with 2021 so far! The weather is dreary, the mood is one of frustration, I'm sitting...
Mandy Whitfield
Nov 2, 2020
Postal charges - how to save money on your loom purchase
Postal charges to the USA (by the USA) have been increased to such an extent that sending parcels means a loss to me or an extorionate...
Mandy Whitfield
Nov 2, 2020
Devonshire lockdown
During the break between the lockdowns we managed a few days in Devon. We were at a little village called Bradworthy on the...
Mandy Whitfield
Oct 31, 2020
The Season of Mists & Mellow Fruitfulness
Most people you talk to no doubt long for lazy summer days... for me they are always filled with even hotter flushes and hayfever - give...
Mandy Whitfield
Oct 31, 2020
Diamonds & Acorns Cross Body Bag
I decided to have a go at using the squares on the diagonal to get a diamond effect. While on a walk I found some acorns on the floor...
Mandy Whitfield
Aug 4, 2020
Pom Pom Cushion
We have recently decorated our living room, it is mainly white and pale blue. We thought it needed something a bit warmer and wanted to...
Mandy Whitfield
Jul 29, 2020
What's cookin' good lookin'
Not being a fan of process food (what is it they put in these things that make the 'flavours' taste so unlike the food they are supposed...
Mandy Whitfield
Mar 18, 2020
Beatrix Potter & Hill Top
In October my niece Steph went to a weaving workshop at Swallows & Artisans on Coniston Water (Coniston is where the book Swallows &...
Mandy Whitfield
Mar 17, 2020
For Mum...
This is my mum as a little girl (left in picture) with her pal, taken in one of their gardens in Don Street Conisbrough, they must be...
Mandy Whitfield
Mar 17, 2020
Magic Craft Bag
Another really quick make – Using the Magic size Butterfly Loom, make two squares using the daisy pattern and/or the pom-pom technique,...
Mandy Whitfield
Mar 17, 2020
Cross-body Daisy Bag
Whenever I go to shows there are always 2 things more than anything that people want to make, one is the pom pom cushion and the other is...
Mandy Whitfield
Mar 17, 2020
Fabric Daisy cushion cover
I visited Avon Stitchers, a group of enthusiastic crafters in Bradford Upon Avon, this week. As the name suggests, they are mainly...
Mandy Whitfield
Oct 2, 2018
Butterfly Effect
As you go around the crafty events, you start to see some familiar faces, by coincidence one of the people I occasionally bump into is...
Mandy Whitfield
Mar 3, 2018
Some mothers...
and she didn't half 'ave 'em! This is my mum as a little girl with her pal whose name I think was Sue Mee, taken in one of their gardens...
Mandy Whitfield
Jun 23, 2017
Learning to Crochet
Many of the blankets made by Carolyn are finished off by crocheting the squares together, so I thought it was about time I learned to...
Mandy Whitfield
Jun 12, 2017
Not quite summer?
The weather is all over the place at the moment, sunny for an hour and then tipping it down with rain! No sooner have you got togged up...
Mandy Whitfield
Mar 11, 2017
Tickets to The Wi Fair
Follow us on Twitter to be in with a chance of winning a pair of tickets for the WI Fair being held at Alexandra Palace London from 29...
mandy
Nov 17, 2016
New Kits - first look on Create & Craft TV!
Friday the 18th November at 6pm on Create & Craft TV sees the launch of our new complete kits! Ideal Christmas present This kit is a...
Mandy Whitfield
Apr 12, 2016
2 ways with the Baby Butterfly Loom
By simply turning over your work you can get a very different effect with the Baby Butterfly Loom - Lion Brand Bon-Bon comes in small...
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