November 2009 – PlanetJune by June Gilbank: Blog

One Yard Wonders

November 30, 2009 @ 1:40 pm · Filed under: Reviews, Sewing

I just received my contributor copy of the new sewing book, One Yard Wonders. I’ve been looking forward to getting my hands on it for months! It’s a lovely book, featuring 101 projects that can each be made from under 1yd of fabric – a great way to use up fabric that you may have […]

free pattern: Punchneedle Poinsettia

November 23, 2009 @ 9:59 am · Filed under: Patterns, Punchneedle

I doubt you’ll remember this from previous years, but I’ve developed my own little holiday crafting tradition of creating a poinsettia every year. I’m not quite sure why I do it, but a tradition that means I only have to make one item per year and forces me to try something new each time sounds pretty good […]

Christmas Trees crochet pattern

November 10, 2009 @ 4:55 pm · Filed under: Crochet, Patterns

It’s funny the way one idea can lead you to another. I was on my third failed attempt to come up with a design when I realised that the stitch pattern that didn’t work for its original use would be perfect to make something else: a lovely textured Christmas tree! And, you know, it’s actually […]

review: Facebook Advertising

November 8, 2009 @ 11:21 am · Filed under: Craft Business Help, Reviews

For those of us with small businesses (crafty or not), advertising and marketing is always a difficult area. Very few of us can afford an advertising budget, so we have to try to make wise decisions that lead to maximum promotion with minimum expenditure. Having said that, it could be that we’re missing out on […]

review: Soak Wash

November 6, 2009 @ 3:10 pm · Filed under: Crochet, Reviews

Last April, we visited the Wellington Fibres Open House, to see the baby Angora goats and maybe pick up some mohair yarn for a future project. There were about 30 tiny little newborn kids who were absolutely adorable, especially when they started leaping about! We also saw the mill where the mohair fibre is processed […]