I have a confession to make, in my cupboards there are metres and metres of fabric that I’ve not got around to using, and probably never shall. This isn’t fabric that I sell on Minkylicious, but all kinds of other things that I’ve collected over the last few years, with great plans that never come […]
Author: Kelly
Lots of people ask me, what the differences are between hemp or bamboo fabric and which is the best to use. Of course like most things, there is no one answer, it depends on what you are going to be doing with them, and what you want out of them. I thought that it might […]
Every year I have plans to make lots of Christmas gifts and decorations. Somehow though, I always seem to run out of time, so I thought I’d might do a quick round up of patterns and tutorials that are great last minute Christmas makes, just in case you do have bit of time to get […]
Many of the fantastic Minkylicious customers (that’s you) also run their own small business. I thought that it might be a nice idea to learn more about these great small businesses, by spotlighting our customers. Over the next few months, we’re hoping that some of you will join in, tell us more about yourselves and […]
It’s been a little while since I’ve written a new blog post for our Minkylicious blog, it’s no real excuse, but I’ve been snowed under with so many other things (from work to children) that it’s just taken a bit of a back seat. While I’m not quite ready to share something I have been […]
I thought I’d share with you today a bit of a discussion that I had with some people on facebook about cutting out fabric for cloth nappies (or anything else for that matter). Is there a right or wrong way to do it? How can you get the most of your material when you are […]
For a while now I’ve been meaning to add a cloth nappy or two to our free patterns and tutorials. At the moment I’m still in the planning stages, but I thought in the meantime, it might be worth having a little round up of free cloth nappy patterns that you can find online. Most […]
If you don’t already own a pair of snap pliers you may be wondering what all the fuss is about and if you actually need snap pliers. Of course if you already do own them, then I’m pretty sure that you’ll be wondering how you ever managed without them before. If you’re trying to make your […]
Have you got a large fabric stash? At the moment mine is getting so big that I’m seriously thinking that it’s about time I attended fabric hoarder anonymous, what about you? The ever growing fabric stash My name is Kelly and I have a problem. That’s right, I’m a hoarder of fabric. If I’m really […]
Many people decide, after they’ve been sewing or knitting or doing some other craft for a while, that they might like to set up in business. Have you thought about starting a work at home business? It’s a tempting idea and a road that I’ve followed myself. Here’s a look at what you might want […]