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Make it and Mend it
http://makeitandmendit.blogspot.com
To inspire people to live more sustainably and creatively and stylishly by sharing stories and examples that bring to life the skills and behaviours that used to be second nature (like sewing, DIY, knitting, growing things, cooking from scratch, upcycling etc) but have since been swallowed up by the throwaway society.
- Added on: May 3rd, 2009
- Country: United Kingdom
- Language: English
- Author: Clare Flynn
- Listed in: Lifestyle Home and Garden
- Tags: sewing sustainable gardening creative living refashion make and mend
Recent Posts
Rehabilitating hobbies
Now that the days are drawing in and everything looks so gloomy, it's a good time to think about taking up a hobby.We've had a bit of a rant before about how boozing seems to have become the hobby of choice for so many people and that the concept of ...
It\'s National Baking Week - so I had a go
I was amazed at the lip-smacking descriptions of the cakes baked by members of our Facebook page and so was inspired to have a go at baking myself.I haven't creamed any butter or beaten any eggs since I was a girl - being single it always seemed to m...
Blog action day - hang your washing out!
It's Blog Action Day for climate change and we're getting behind it at Make it and Mend it. Check out the main website for our piece on Climate Change and your Kitchen.We've also been lending a bit of support to our US friends at Project Laundry List...
Tell us about your tins! - well, how you cook with them
It doesn’t matter what sort of culinary whizz you may be in the kitchen you still need a few cans in the back of the cupboard for emergencies and mid-week dinner staples. However, my confidence did fail me when I was confronted with this picture in...
Have you entered our knitting photo comp yet?
We're giving away 5 copies of Debbie Bliss' fab new knitting book Tips for Knitters - plus an exclusive free download of a section of the book and 25% discount off the price of the book. Check it out hereHere are some of the entries we've had so far ...
Stain-busting guide to the rescue in the ‘nick’ of time
OurMake it and Mend it Stain Guide (a free e-book, written by the Guardian's Stephanie Zia, for everyone who joins our main website) was the source of a solution to what could have been a very tricky problem... in a young offenders’ prison.One of o...
