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In our next ambassador post we welcome Emma who has made a completely wonderful Named Lahja Robe out of our double gauze. Over to Emma: Hello All, I’m Emma aka @SewDoItEmma over on Instagram. I’m still pinching myself that I’m writing up a blog post for Backstitch - It’s an absolute honour as I’ve been a big fan for many...

Do you remember my top favourite shirt?  The shirt to end all shirts?  That was my Big Cat Melilot, made in viscose.  Well, this is also a Deer and Doe Melilot, but made up in a very different fabric to create a very different shirt. I actually made this version before the viscose version.  This is still version B, but...

When I wrote up my Make Nine for 2021, I realised that I had never talked about my Massive Plaidish quilt which I finished yonks back.  This quilt was for my bed, a king size.  I wanted it to be big enough to flop over the edges and keep all the drafts out.  Do you quilters all have quilts on...

I do love a shawl. I have a problem with the word ‘shawl’ though. It’s a really dowdy word and I think that’s not right. A shawl does not need to be dowdy and I quite often say ‘triangular scarf’ instead. The good thing about knitting a scarf is that you don’t have to worry too much about it fitting...