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What to do with old umbrellas?
And there was me thinking I was an upcycling genius. Wanting to make water-resistant things, seeing umbrellas sticking out of every bin...
Anne-Marie Curtin
Jan 14, 20241 min read
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Cosiest Tea Cosy
So, this is the eagerly awaited follow-up to the 'no-knit mitts'. Just what did she do with the rest of the jumper? Well, this is what I...
Anne-Marie Curtin
Jan 22, 20232 min read
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No-knit Mitts
So we had this lovely, soft, loose lemon yellow jumper in the house and one day it went into a hot wash by accident and then we didn't...
Anne-Marie Curtin
Jan 6, 20231 min read
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Be proud of your work! :-)
For those who are not from Cork, this is LGBT+ Pride Week (July 23-31). So after making bunting, I had some leftover triangles and cold...
Anne-Marie Curtin
Jul 23, 20222 min read
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Hiding the not-so-pretty
So! You have a laundry basket but no lid. That's not so pretty. Especially if it's in your bedroom and in full view when you enter the...
Anne-Marie Curtin
Jun 27, 20223 min read
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Flower power
This week I finished one of the small baby blankets I started in lockdown. Using up scraps and precuts, I made a whole bunch of blanket...
Anne-Marie Curtin
May 30, 20221 min read
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First steps embroidery
Well, we had our first sewing class last weekend. When I did sewing in school back in the '70s, we sewed rows of stitches on rectangles...
Anne-Marie Curtin
May 25, 20222 min read
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Tidy Your Space
I decided to tidy my embroidery threads. For years they lived in an old plastic ziplock bag all jumbled up. Then I thought I was the...
Anne-Marie Curtin
May 16, 20221 min read
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Welcome
Welcome to my site. My name is Anne-Marie. I have been sewing, knitting and crocheting for over 40 years and along the way I have...
Anne-Marie Curtin
May 8, 20221 min read
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