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s t i t c h y b r i t t craft stitchin and sustainable living thursday june 20 2013 a new home hello my dears i see you re still subscribed to the stitchybritt feed what a wonderful committed bunch you are i bet you thought i had abandoned you as i haven t been blogging here for a little while well i did have a little sabbatical but i have not quit rather i have just moved to a new home i have started a new business known as the culture classroom which is all about sharing global traditions in living and making you know i ve always been fascinated with celebrations events crafts and foods from around the world well now i have decided to write about them and share them you can find my new blog over at http thecultureclassroom com blog so i ll still be blogging about crafty goodness as well as a whole bunch more and i ll also be running some workshops quite soon so head over to http thecultureclassroom com and stay tuned for more info i m looking forward to seeing you there cheers stitchybritt posted by stitchybritt at 4 26 pm no comments tuesday october 9 2012 mini break this and other fantastic images can be found here excuse me for my brief hiatus i gave myself a bit of a break from blogging and from sewing and creating just for a little bit lately i ve felt the need to spend time thinking questioning plotting planning i ve been feeling tired and run down work has been exhausting and even during these times i tend to keep the pressure on myself to keep up my usual stitching cooking exercising and blogging routines this time i decided to give myself a break i heard a good analogy yesterday an axeman is in the woods chopping down trees working vigorously and getting quite tired while his axe gets more and more blunt a passer by notices this and says axeman why don t you stop and rest for a while you can sharpen your axe and regain your strength and you ll be able to finish the job sooner the axeman replied i can t stop i ve got too many trees to get through and continues chopping we all need to take time out to sharpen our axes in a few weeks i m going on holidays to tasmania and it s going to be excellent i can t wait to share my adventures with you i m also taking some steps to fix some minor health issues and generally care for my wellbeing so dear friends i didn t want you to think i d dropped off the planet i m still here and will resume normal blogging programming shortly and whaddayaknow i think i feel the urge to knit coming on posted by stitchybritt at 10 12 pm 2 comments monday september 17 2012 the veggie patch as you might remember we moved into our new house about three months ago with spring approaching we knew we wanted to start planting our veggie garden but we had one problem the sunniest part of the yard didn t have a garden bed so we called in our local landscaper so local he lives in our street and asked him to build a veggie garden bed for us the newly built bed looked great and once it had soil in it we were keen to get planting we put in some herbs how cool is pineapple sage it really smells like pineapple and some tomatoes though they look happy they still have a long way to grow and there are two rows of radishes that we are expecting to pop up very soon we have a big order in with diggers for some wonderful heirloom seeds but until it arrives we continue to water and watch every day what are you planting at the moment posted by stitchybritt at 9 22 pm 1 comment labels garden tuesday september 11 2012 pleated trousers here s a little project i ve been working on the pleated pants trousers by papercut patterns first i d like to say how much i like papercut patterns not only do they have an excellent range of sewing patterns but they also have a sustainable angle with a goal to use 100 recycled and recyclable products as they say on their website a good quality well made garment can last a lifetime so lets keep our earth alive long enough to appreciate our craftsmanship i coudn t agree more although i seem to have cut the pattern a size too big for me me make a muslin i don t think so the trousers still worked out quite flattering i think you can get away with a bit too big in black papercut pattern instructions are very well written and extremely easy to follow i thought sewing trousers would be a bit of a challenge for me zip fly lined waistband but in reality they were actually quite easy to make unlike many patterns i ve made recently i didn t have any you want me to put what where moments the pieces all fit together amazingly well even the waistband seams and side trouser seams match that never happens for me at least not without an amount of swearing and unpicking i m really pleased with these they will become a staple in both my work and casual wardrobe i d really like to make another pair this time the right size and in another colour any suggestions posted by stitchybritt at 10 20 pm 3 comments labels stitchin tuesday september 4 2012 more pickles because we love them sunday afternoon at our house means two things cheese and pickles we are completely addicted smoked cheddar blue castello often a brie or a camembert and the pickles sometimes gherkins sometimes onions sometimes both making your own pickled onions is actually quite simple if you can find small onions and they work out quite tasty too the most difficult part of the process is peeling all the onions i recommend wearing ski goggles for this part no really this is not a task for the un masked then brine the onions overnight give the onions a good rinse the next day at the same time make heat a mix of vinegar and your chosen spices we like to use apple cider vinegar for its flavour and a mix of ground allspice mustard and a bit of brown sugar let this mix cool pop your onions into sterlized jars along with bay leaves slices of chilli and peppercorns then pour the cooled vinegar and spice mix into the jars and seal the onions will be ok to eat after a few weeks but to get really pickley ones i recommend leaving them for about a month if you can resist posted by stitchybritt at 9 38 pm no comments labels food thursday august 30 2012 the socks are finished the good news is that the slow fast socks are finished yay what i hadn t mentioned before is that these socks were actually a gift for a friend of mine hence the hurry at the end to get them finished i m really happy with how they turned out and i think i ve figured out a knitting pattern that i really like i will try to write it all out and share it here soon in other news another of my colleagues is off to have a baby this week and so i crocheted some face washers in soft organic cotton as a small gift i crocheted into the back of the stitch to give a ribbed effect looks pretty neat huh posted by stitchybritt at 7 57 pm 1 comment labels baby crochet gifts knitting tuesday august 21 2012 a teeny tiny beanie there seems to be loads of women at my work who are pregnant at the moment and while i m trying not to stand too close for fear that it is catching joking i am enjoying making all sorts of cute little gifts as their maternity leave time approaches this week another work friend of mine is off to have a little one so i whipped up this tiny crochet beanie gender neutral as i didn t know if it will be a boy or a girl i took the opportunity to try out making a fork pom pom this is a good technique to use for making very small pom poms this is how i did it start with your yarn between the tines spokes of your fork and start to wind the yarn around continue winding about 50 times then tie a second piece of yarn tightly between your middle tines slip the bundle off the end of the fork and cut the looped sides open you ll then have a flat pom pom just roll it around in your hands to make it fluffy i still can t get over the size of newborn attire i always doubt that this could possibly fit on someone s head but usually it ends up being too big also thanks everyone for your ethical fabric recommendations i have updated the link list on my blog on the right side i also went and checked out all the links and now i have a terrible itch to go and buy new fabric please keep your recommendations coming in for eco fair trade or otherwise ethical fabric so that i can continue to grow the list cheers posted by stitchybritt at 8 45 pm 1 comment labels baby crochet older posts home subscribe to posts atom enter your email address delivered by feedburner about me stitchybritt sydney australia i d rather make stuff than buy stuff view my complete profile labels amigurumi art baby christmas clothing coffee craft corner crafty community crochet desk dress easter embroidery etsy fairtrade food garden gifts giveaway home knitting mess moving painting refashion sale scarf screenprinting shop spring cleaning stitchin stitchybritt super easy tips sustainability tea cozies travels treasury tutorial valentines vintage wips yarn where to find ethical fabric all eco certton cloth fabric ink and spindle kelani 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