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Meet origami expert and Paper Home author, Esther Thorpe

Paper-folding fanatic Esther Thorpe runs her own origami business, Origami Est, and is the author of Paper Home where she shares 15 origami projects to make for the home. With some 13k followers on Instagram, many will already be familiar with Esther’s beautifully… Read More

Meet Carolyn Denham from Merchant & Mills

Carolyn Denham and Roderick Field are Merchant & Mills. The company was formed in 2010 to elevate sewing to its proper place in the creative world, respecting the craftsmanship it entails. They work from their studio in Rye, East Sussex where they also have their shop. We spoke with dressmaker Carolyn… Read More

A Q&A with Swedish knitting designer duo, MillaMia

MillaMia, run by the two Swedish sisters Katarina and Helena Rosén, has quickly become recognised for its distinctive, modern knitting pattern designs and high quality yarn. In their latest book Winter Knitting they share some wonderful Swedish winter traditions, designs and activities for bringing warmth and light to the… Read More

Meet Elisabeth Dunker, blogger and author of Fine Little Day

Elisabeth Dunker is a Swedish blogger, writer, stylist, designer, photographer and artist. She has run the internationally acclaimed blog Fine Little Day since 2007. Elisabeth is involved in many exciting design collaborations with brands such as House of Rym, Urban Outfitters and IKEA. The book Fine Little… Read More

Meet Mariko Nakamura, dressmaker and author of Sew Japanese

Mariko Nakamura began designing at a young age, drawing pictures of dresses that her mother would sew for her. This was the first time she experienced the special feeling of wearing handmade clothes. Now, as a mother of two, she mainly enjoys designing children’s clothes. We met up with Mariko… Read More

Meet Laura Strutt, designer and author of Arm Candy

Laura Strutt is a freelance journalist, author and designer/maker. She is the former editor of Craft Business magazine and launched Sew magazine, a monthly contemporary stitching title, in 2009 and continued as editor until 2012, leaving to pursue freelance work. She is a passionate designer and shares free projects, technique guides and crafty inspiration… Read More