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Popular Face Masks now include a donation to MIND

Check out our face masks on the website.  For every order we receive we make a donation to the UK Mental Health Charity MIND.  We have just made our first donation to MIND for this month! All masks are made in our Surrey workshop of high quality tightly woven cotton and includes a double layer liner + a piece of medical gauze for extra security.  The elastics can be adjusted to fit. We are selling these at cost as we dod not feel we should be making profits out of something people need.  This is why the basic 1 off price is only £4.

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New kit from Flaky Snow!

Hello everyone.  It's week 4 of lockdown in the UK, but we're having great fun putting together small kits for you to complete in whatever time you have at this time.  If you're a key worker, that's not much time at all, so the kits are small and quickly achieved, even if you're a beginner.  The one we're covering today can even be completed using hand sewing if you don't have a sewing machine. Complementary colours of different fabrics peep out behind each other to give the star design.  All fabrics are 100% cotton from mainstream manufacturers such as Riley Blake, Moda and Makower.  The pack includes: All fabric for the star Muslin backing fabric Fabric for binding if you choose...

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Stay healthy at Easter and beyond - free P&P

I wanted to wish those of you who celebrate it, Easter a "Happy Easter" but this seems highly inappropriate this year given the circumstances.  I am therefore saying stay healthy and enjoy the sunshine (if you have it). I am pleased to offer free P&P to UK addresses for any orders placed between now and the end of April 2020.    

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Another kit to make: Reversible Quilty Bowl

Our sister organisation, "Material Girls" produced these quilty bowl kits after running a workshop on them.  They proved to be really popular.  They're really easy to make and also make ideal gifts. We've got lots of Christmas fabric bowls coming on line soon.  Ask us about them!  We can also make up quantities of identical or toning coloured kits for you.  Just let us know what you're looking for!  

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NEW KITS ON THE WEBSITE TODAY - Make something while you are in isolation!

We've realised that a lot of our customers are also 'Makers" or have friends who like to make their own products.  The first of our new range of fabric kits is therefore on the website today.   This kit also shows you how to use the Sew and Slice technique - it looks really complicated, but is actually very simple (honestly!). Buy one to make for yourself or as a gift for someone else.  All instructions included in the kits.

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