Sometimes my studio drives me nuts. When the wind blows, it gets terribly dusty, and on a hot day it’s like a broiler in here. The sportscar rental place downstairs makes a huge noise with their revving engines, and I often wish for a neat, clean, quiet space to work in. But as Autumn approaches …

I had a peculiarly unsettling Making Friday today, listening to the news of the quake in Japan, and reading scared tweets from people in Tokyo as I cut and pinned and sewed. Two electricity cuts left me a bit high and dry, and a string of visitors disrupted things too. Nonetheless, I got to the …

Some sweet little calico bookbags in Cloudbirds and Orla are now listed in my Etsy shop.

A little while ago – the end of last year or so – I spotted a sign tied to a pole just near the Mill Street offramp onto De Waal Drive. It was typical of the kind of sign that the more desperate breed of housepainter or plumber daubs roughly onto an old piece of …

It was my first proper Making Friday this year, and I have to admit, it was a bit of a washout. I decided to cut some magnets, and made so many mistakes and mis-cuts, it was a bit ridiculous. I was far more successful at putting together a big metal shelf, but can’t possibly photograph …

My Colt Circles design has never been a bestseller, but I still reckon it’s a sleeper, and when I eventually get around to covering a squishy sofa in the Colt Circles in Sand, it will get the attention it deserves. In the meantime, check out what a cute lampshade the Colt Circles in Seafoam makes: