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Meet Holly Sanders: Indigenous Artist and Educator

Meet Holly Sanders: Indigenous Artist and Educator

Stories from the past and a connection to the Country – land, sea and sky, are key energisers and drivers for contemporary, Indigenous artist, Holl...

Sewing: Easy Instructions For Our PDF Patterns

Fire up your printers and get your tape dispensers ready because Nerida Hansen Fabrics now has patterns available in PDF form. It’s time to stick a...

Meet Our Mums: Celebrate and Treasure

Let’s talk mums! They are one of the most important people in our lives, but the stripes vary from family to family. Maybe you had a grandmother, a...

Meet Daisy Braid: Sewing Her Dream Wardrobe

Daisy Braid, or better know as DIY Daisy, is a young sewer who has a mission to create her dream wardrobe herself. She makes, she creates, she’ll g...

Meet Gabriela Larios: Childhood Sparks Creativity

Storytelling is an essential element in London-based Salvadorian illustrator and textile pattern designer, Gabriela Larios’ work. Her designs draw ...

Meet Kayla Houlihan: Queen of Skincare

There is something about a skincare product. It is a combination of the smell, the texture, the promise of youthful skin – it is alluring! Let’s fa...

Meet Michael Black: Edgy Street Vibe Collab

Known for his explosive art that fuses expressionism and mixed media to tell a story is edgy Australian artist, Michael Black. With a street art vi...

Meet The Scenic Route: Choosing Her Own Path

Victoria McGrane is the artist and textile designer behind the creative endeavour, The Scenic Route. A self-described daydreamer with a big imagina...

Meet Jessica Nielsen: Go Greener and Greener

Being passionate about sustainability is an understatement for surface pattern designer, Jessica Nielsen. Her prints are licensed by companies worl...

Sewing: Tried and Tested Organic Jersey

The new Organic Cotton Single Jersey range has hit our online shelves and caused quite a stir amongst our sewing community. Everyone is hot to samp...

Sewing: Tips and Tricks for Savvy Sewers or First Timers

Do you spray your thread with hairspray before threading it through the eye of a needle? Trust me it is a big time saver. And what about using a to...

Meet Myriam Van Neste: Shifting From Sculptor to Illustrator

The work of Canadian artist and illustrator, Myriam Van Neste, has the ever so slightest Henri Matisse feel to it. Like the famous artist, Myriam u...

Sewing: Katie Kortman’s Double Collar Pattern Hack

Clearly, we cannot get enough of Katie Kortman and her hacks. They are full of fun and take an outfit to the next level. Read on for step-by-step i...