June 2023/July 2023

Australian Homespun

Patchwork - Quilting - Stitchery

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Hello From Me:
Regular readers will notice that after more than two decades, Homespun has had to increase its cover price. Increases in the cost of daily living have affected us all and these have extended to how much it costs us to bring you a quality magazine. At
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Managing Editor Deborah Segaert Technical Editors Megan Fisher, Michael O'Neile Art Director Martha Rubazewicz Photographer Ken Brass Stylist Sandra Hinton Advertising Production Stephanie Brais Associate Publisher Emma Perera ■
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Pin Interest
Let us know about your events – email details to dsegaert@umco.com.au or send them to Homespun Diary Dates, Locked Bag 154, North Ryde, NSW 1670. Please notify us at least four months before the event. Queensland July 22–23 Brookfield Quiltsitters' 2
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Our Designers
These are just a few of them … After leaving my job as a graphic artist to become a stay-at-home mum in 1998, I started folk art classes and soon found myself creating my own designs. I then began to write patterns and teach folk art classes from hom
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Fibres Unlimited
The Taupo Museum on New Zealand's North Island hosted the biennial exhibition of works by local group Fibres Unlimited earlier this year. The theme of the exhibition was ‘Inspired by Taupo Museum'. Group members were challenged to create works based
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Contemporary Textile Art
The exhibition SHE has more than 20 years of history at the Walker Street Gallery in Dandenong, Victoria. This year's display, entitled SHE of mind and body, depicted body image and women's empowerment, mental and emotional health, showcasing the dep
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Spool's Paradise
Anchor stranded embroidery floss is now available in Australia on spools as well as skeins. Spools offer stitchers a number of advantages: the floss rolls off smoothly without tangles or knots; storage is neat and tidy; there's no need to wind skeins
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Bear Hugs
Western Australian creative Lee Grainger's first free machine embroidery pattern was a bear dressed as a fireman to allow customers to make gifts for children affected by bushfires in Victoria. Since then, she's added a number of other emergency serv
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Selvedge
SPECIAL CLOSE-UP DETAIL With walls painted bright yellow and sun shining through the large windows, it's clear why Megan Zaniewski's home studio is affectionally named the ‘Banana Room'. Inside you'll find her stitching away, along with her children
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Circular Crafts and SUSTAINABILITY
What has been your journey to this point in time? Gosh, that's a big question. I grew up in Cornwall, surrounded by nature – either on the beach or a boat with my mum and stepdad or letterboxing on the moor with my dad and stepmum. It was a pretty id
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Quilter's Cottage
○ 1.8m (2yd) solid cream fabric ○ Fat quarter or 40cm (½yd) light blue handkerchief linen (cottage background) ○ 20cm (¼yd) light blue print fabric (Borders 1 and 4) ○ Scraps (at least 4in square) of assorted print fabric to total about 1.1m (1¼yd) (
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Frisky
○ Fat quarter of 32 print fabrics. Moira used fabrics from the Frisky range by Zen Chic for Moda Fabrics ○ 40cm (½yd) solid dark blue fabric (binding) ○ 4.3m (4¾yd) backing fabric ○ Rotary cutter, ruler and mat ○ Batting at least 215cm (84in) square
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Trio Of Birds
○ 40cm (½yd) solid ecru fabric ○ DMC Perle 12 Cotton in Black (310) ○ DMC Stranded Embroidery Cottons in Variegated Cornflower Blue (93), Very Dark Lavender (208), Dark Lavender (209), Bright Chartreuse (704), Medium Yellow (743), Dark Delft Blue (79
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Getting To Know …
I live on a hill in Tasmania and my work room has wonderful sea and rural views, which can be quite distracting at times, especially when I am trying to do designing and the magpies on the tree outside my window are calling. We have three children wh
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The Stuff Of Legend
○ 25 x 30cm (9 x 12in) sheet of white wool felt (body) ○ 8 x 10cm (3 x 4in) pink wool felt (inner ears, heart patches and hooves) ○ 5 x 8cm (2 x 3in) gold glitter felt or gold glitter to create your own ○ Scraps of felt in assorted colours (necklace)
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Woofy
○ 50cm (1⁄2yd) plush felt or cuddle fleece (body) — see Note ○ 20 × 25cm (8 × 10in) plush felt or cuddle fleece in a contrasting colour (ears) ○ One 10mm (3⁄8in) black pom pom (nose) ○ One pair of 6mm (1⁄4in) plastic sew-on eyes — see Note ○ Black em
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Sorrento
○ 45cm (1⁄2yd) fine navy and white stripe print fabric ○ Assorted novelty print fabrics to total about 30cm (3⁄8yd) ○ 30cm (3⁄8yd) each of seven assorted toneon-tone print fabrics to coordinate with the novelty print fabrics ○ 65cm (3⁄4yd) multi-colo
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Winter Warmers
Winter can be cold and we all need to keep warm and cosy. If you are starting off the day with boiled eggs, then these cute cosies are just the thing to keep them warm. To find the free pattern, visit floanddot. blogspot.com/2022/01/hello-and-happy-n
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Baby Throw
○ Anette Eriksson Jeans yarn 50g balls: 5 Crazy (variegated) ○ Pair of 5mm (US8/UK6) needles 70 x 85cm (27½ x 33½in) Note: Read all the instructions before you start. This is an intermediate skill-level knitting project. Quantities are approximate as
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Macramé Shopper
○ Recycled cotton rope 1kg 4mm (3ply): one roll ○ 1 set of bamboo handles ○ 1 bag base to match ○ Piece of A4 cardboard ○ A4 size piece of fabric to cover the cardboard ○ Fabric glue 28cm (11in) Note: Cotton rope, bamboo handles and the bag base ar
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LUMI & FERGUS
YARN FOR DOLL ○ HELLO Cotton Yarn: Tobacco (166) hair ○ Ricorumi Cotton DK: Powder (022) skin, Purple (020) boots, Berry (015) pants, Raspberry (013) mittens and beret, Orchid (016) cheeks, Blue (032) coat, Saffron (063) top YARN FOR PUG ○ Ricorumi C
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Stockists
Goonellabah 0415 826 994 deanne@fabricpixie.com.au www.fabricpixie.com.au Orange (02) 6361 7420 patriciajcole@gmail.com www.facebook.com/hobbyseworange Singleton (02) 6571 4000 inspiredembroidery@outlook.com www.inspiredembroideryandsewing.com.au Bau
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Owl & Hare HOLLOW PART 3
In this issue you will be busy making Chequerboard Circles and Six Hexie Flowers blocks, stitching the Foxy Beaus and Barrow of Blooms blocks and appliquéing the Owl block. Proudly brought to you by Stitch along with us on our special Facebook group
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Book REVIEWS
Alice Fox, artist and author of Natural Processes in Textile Art, works with found, foraged, gathered and grown materials to create fabulous textile pieces that are inspired by, and made from, nature. In this new book, she encourages crafters to be o
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Market Place
Our LATEST professional cover stitch machine sews fine weight fabrics through to heavy weight fabrics. Stitches available: Triple Top Cover stitch, 2 needle Wide Top Cover stitch, 2 needle Narrow Top Cover stitch, Triple Cover stitch, Double Cover st
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Sweet Idea!
The Millie Boho quilt was designed to show you how to make the most of your fabric. You will love the simplicity of this pattern and the speed at which the blocks come together – proving it is possible to create a beautiful patchwork quilt in a weeke
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On The Road
Next time you are on the road, make plans to stop at some of the businesses listed on these pages – they would love to welcome you. Banksia Yarns 3c East Market Street, Richmond 2753 Ph: (02) 4505 1615 shop@banksiayarns.com.au www.banksiayarns.com.au
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Stockists
Ashford Wheels & Looms Website: www.ashford.co.nz Australian Yarn Company Ph: (03) 5442 4673, website: www.ausyarnco.com.au Banksia Yarns Ph: (02) 4505 1615, website: www.banksiayarns.com.au Batik Oetoro Ph: (02) 943 8808, website: www.dyeman.com Cat
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Next Issue
On sale August 2023 Join us for a fun spring fling of colour and texture! We will be getting to know felt craftsperson Jennie-Maree Tempest, making felt crafts, knitting a sweater, stitching a cross stitch christmas cushion and a happy Australiana sc

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