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Snip tes where necessary to mosaic between the border and petals. ‘Table pattern 1 Table pattern 3 and glue arow of small pink tiles along the pencilled tines between the petals. Glue eight srral yelow ties ina circle at the top of the pink row then glue a large pink tie in the contre Fil in the rest of the table with cream tes, snipping them where needed tofitthe spaces. 5 Refer to pattern 3 above Moc grout acconing to 6 the manufacturers instructions spreadit simly over the mosaic then rib wth very sghtly damp sponge to remove mmostol the restive eave tory then polish wath aot cath TECHNIQUE Table petal template Table pattern 2 Vase template cual wwwsimplyhomemaderagazinecom 23 ‘We now stock a complete range of storage units to house Really Useful boxes. These units are supplied with solid shelves which {are fully adjustable so can be used for other items instead of the boxesifrequired eg. books or tools. 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Publishing a contact me Toft Alpaca This issue we catch up with Kerry Lord, founder of the Toft Alpaca label and shop in Rugby. 26-year-old Kerry is changing the traditional face of the knitting industry with her luxury wool and fashion-savvy ready-to-wear accessories no secret hat ing hes jon inthe past viewed asthe Sole nies andspinsters, the Mid ny subsequertl spent rounded by ese the fami farm in she graduated fom universty spotted agapin the yarn She assembled a ‘group of kite 78 wwwsimplyhomemademagazine.com INTERVIEW Did you always intend to go into the craft industry? “No, |came into this by defelt realy. wasnt a kniter ora madcafter but la 2 problem salve My parents had the alpaca far a iteame the problem of what toda withthe ound ars re had something of value ftwasjusthow and wiht to do ith that had to work out ‘Mier decising on our path to selalpaca yas 1s —Isuosequently got really them and leant haw to eve actual lear every elemertofthebusiness-viether ts What has been the hardest thing about building a brand from scratch? “The businesshas orown orgaicaly and slowly here no sense in running before you means having and every par of the field to the fashion has recuited was tough atthe the benefits of alpaca yarn as it was so neve forthe UK. When we started there were ‘ewer tran 50 alpacas inthe country and now ‘there are 27,000, Alongside the growth of our ness, weve also made a markon the alpaca farmingin the UK buying in er breeders Isis nowa permanent ‘What are your thoughts on the growth of home crafting? "Wsinteresting that caing ~ essential anol fathioned pastime — fuses these days rmadern technology. Knitting videos on YouTube, forinstance, are hugey popula Blogs and \webses on how to make things ae widespreag ‘too. People have 2 hunger to lem but perhaps have alotof money With ating you ae learning anew kil ana itdossnithave to costa lot Ishin there rs huge amount of ataction tobe gained creating something fom scratch and can realy rlateto that? ‘What are you inspired by? “Voverthefacttha ou sare encouraging for na faces tomake, ayo ts £20 forte tt andi su than going toa cheap high see buying throwaway tem. With this, you learn a ew sland end up witha wonderful unique piece |aolove te fact that weare nowa brand ‘What is so special about alpaca yam? “iesnot anown as the fibre ofthe god for ful totouch and doesnt there also very lghtwreaht a pd 22 natural colours - from deep browns torch creams making ta highly excuse materia” ‘What advice would you give to a start-up crafting company? “ithinkits essential tallow your idea to grow and see where takes you You need a goor infasmuctuein place so you can bul you busines slaw. alsa mporant ta alo nds ais know who you are seling to stom. St youre and your product out there, Go fas -ifyouhave a good story, peaple want te know aboutit | started by going to schoo fas, now wed about 32 major evens a year” How would you describe your style? hd part "Wy personal style is par vit masculine fm alaysin flat shoes for instance, 2, lam always rushing around | ike the eles look Avhome is smirk an environment that very natura wth lots of ate and wood Ihave a few antique pieces and ots of things made fr me by my ene What does 2012 hold for Toft Alpaca? “Wehave anew workshop opening in shire so sis a exciting time for us. have always been abl to corne and cise the shop and aso see the farm. The business hasan open door policy as people are realy interested in te story behind the yarn. We hold lots of workshops too, which are fundemertel to oufalloning. means our customers are not floundering on their awn a they can come for some exper: guidance a meet ke minded people. We wil continue to bring outrew patter Books, which are extremely popula, aswell as anew product range every months Lots af our customers have been wth us ftom the beginning and they have advanced fom being beginners 0 expense aver make sure that ne continue te being ot product that wll meet theirs eve Ae they ceveop, we Toft Alpaca yams ting es and readyto-wear colectons a avaible fem TofcFam Shop TftWano, Dunchuch, rea ugh Warsickhe or one t thetoftalpacashop.co.uk ‘wwwsimplyhomemademagazine.com 79 @ : gadgetson ada Ferguson has evired the perfect oltion in the sha 80 wwwsimplyhomemademagazine.corn House your ail gadgets in ey knitted style! = Julie Ferguson BY SUE shows us how FERGUSON shrisk tdonn to house your MP3 player or oble phone, or make biager to keep your laptop soe We love to see what yournake so please sendin your designs for uso see MATERIALS Yair 7105) oer 1 iagetapesoyneie Ym eels ‘Tomake your coverin onepiece on te Row 1:Ki,*y6 1 purse yk repeat fom * Reet Make buttonholes Next row: 4, 81 Ki) seven tines, cast off Next row: 2, Pid sever tines IT purtise PT) P sk 8 more rosin pater, KNITTING Finished size 24cm Bem approximate sinpatem > YF-baing yan othe font the wore betwee Yb take yarn tothe backof the work between wwwsimplyhomemademagazine.com 81 Pretty asa pictur Create your own gorgeous wall art using this issue's free papers and design sheet. Diane Grimshaw BY DIANE shows you how GRIMSHAW Trecateard —_orshinkthemto sty ‘pay mages_egutemens Zmingiti "Torkethemostofthe tsudkfeedeagnshecte would ‘desgn sheet are perfect for suggest thatyou trace the embelishingawhole host mages om Lor use a ofprojectsranaing om phatocopler or scanner so spplquédcushions and reproduce theimages ~ aul, co shins bagsand thet way you con use the softtoys Thealphabet set images again andagain We weave provdedallows photocopied the images youtopersonalseyour featured here and painted roecswthaname or them nto smooth white Sentiment Wehaveused cardstock but you could ‘theimages at thei original also pant them onto shyink seebutyoucouldenlarge —plastcorvacing paper 82. wwwsimplyhornemademagazine. com in — = ee eH = we = = = = | USING YOUR FREE GIFT SIMPLY MAKE Trim a piece of patterned {| es eicenchcance land ink the edges of each piece as shown using a brown inkpad, Fax the patterned paper to the canvasses using double-sided tape, Photocopy or trace each 3 of your chosen mages thiee times onto ultra “smooth white cardstock Colour the images using ProMarkers Cut tne images out ana place one complete ‘mage on each ofthe ree canvases Cat elements from the 6 remaining mages and layer tem a shown to ada exta dmersion. Tread peces of fBbon erough the eardstock buttons and fi them to the eet of the fowers before attaching hem the camacses Trt edges of each Qenatiotien www simplyhomemaderagazinecom 83 FOR CANCER SUPPORT EVERY STEP OF ees ret aoa Living with cancer can be overwhelming for you and your family. But there is a team of people who are here to support you throughout your cancer treatment and beyond. We're here when you need answers to your questions. Or when you're finding it hard to cope with the side effects of treatment, And we're here to help with the money worries that cancer can cause. So, whatever's on your mind, you don’t have to face it alone. Call the Macmillan team free on 0808 808 00 00 (Wondoy to Fridoy, 8om-Bpr) or visit macmillan.org.uk ‘ocmton Cone: Supper registered arty in ngiond and Wola (201017), Sestond(SCO39907) ane tee of Man 6) Inspiring days out Next time you're planning a day out why not take inspiration from Simply Homemade’s pick of the best? 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