September 2022

Mollie Makes

Curating the best contemporary craft from around the world into a beautiful and totally irresistible magazine.

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Hello
We’re all about celebrating the joy of secondhand in the September issue of Mollie. Often September issues of magazines showcase new fashion from the runways of Paris and Milan, but we’ve gone the opposite way. With our planet in crisis on many front
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Contributors
Sewist Vania is a Brazilian artist based in NYC. For her birthday she chooses to go thrifting, and she can’t resist a vintage textile! As a baby, Vania would sleep on her master seamstress mother’s sewing machine as she worked, so it’s not surprising
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Mollie LOVES
If you’re visiting a new area, it’s always worth checking out the local charity shops to see if you can find a treasure. But now, you don’t even have to leave the house with the likes of high street favourites British Heart Foundation. Shop designer,
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Go Big Or Go Home
Made with buttery soft merino paired with biodegradable yarn, we’re swooning over this oversized jacket from Hope Macaulay’s latest collection. All her clothes are handmade in Northern Ireland with a focus on sustainable materials. Cielo Diagonal Col
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Ready, Steady Stitch
+ Take your embroidery hoop off the jumper when you’re not stitching as it will stretch the fabric Got a jumper that’s been languishing at the back of your drawer? Or one from the charity shop that needs some TLC? This your opportunity to turn it int
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Biophilic Design
1 Totally tropical vibes. Lush Green/Pink Velvet Fabric, £79, by Woodchip & Magnolia.www.woodchipandmagnolia.co.uk 2 A blend of botanical and brass. Green Palm Leaf Pendant Light, £84, by Idyll Home.www.idyllhome.co.uk 3 A symphony of florals. Foreve
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DESIGN For Life
Herringbone calatheas are known for their striking leaves that lie down during the day and rise up at night – the reason they’re also called prayer plants. While our version can’t quite replicate this gentle movement, it does copy the herringbone pla
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Oh I Could Do That
Say hello to the IKEA hack dreams are made of. A fringed Ikea rug, a pencil, a small paintbrush and acrylic paints are all you need to create this designer-inspired wall hanging in under 20 minutes. Draw the shapes, paint inside them with 2-3 differe
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A Fresh Start
This vibrant lampshade is part of AAKS's new Weaving for Change collection. This is a creative collaboration with refugee artisans from Tuareg and Fulani/Peulh communities now living in Burkina Faso, who design and make lampshades using traditional b
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Too Good To Waste
WHO Maude Smith @maude_made WHERE Stockwell, London Artist Maude Smith’s Victorian terraced home of just six years is a far cry from the modernity of its surroundings in Stockwell, south east London. More reminiscent of an established country pile
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Get the LOOK VINTAGE FLORALS
A reversible c quilt is an easy way to change the colour scheme in your room, as well as adding a gorgeous floral touch. Ian Snow Blossom Pink & Blue floral Pistachio Quilt, £159, www.iansnow.com A Woman With Her Whippet Vase, £720, shop.pollyfern.co
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Dried Hydrangeas
■ Fresh hydrangeas ■ Secateurs ■ Straight-sided vases ■ Twine ■ Raffia ■ Florist wire 1 For best results, you will need to gather hydrangea blooms towards the end of their flowering season (late summer). Make sure you cut them on long stems (35-45cm)
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Fresh Start
+ Feel free to mix and match your prints – that’s what makes this project fun! ■ Vintage tea towel ■ Assorted vintage fabrics ■ Sewing machine ■ Iron ■ Tailor’s chalk or erasable fabric marker ■ A length of ½cm-wide elastic (enough for the elasticate
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Vania Soucy
www.wardrobeschool.com Tell us a bit about your business, Wardrobe School? I started upcycling clothes 15 years ago when I moved to the USA and learned about the problem with textile waste. A few years ago, I started Wardrobe School because I thou
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Oh I Could Do That
The Sorry Girls are the queens of recreating interiors trends at a fraction of shop prices. Did you know you can give charity shop finds a glow-up using simple food colouring and glue? Pour the mixture into your chosen glassware, let it dry and then
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Hot Right Now
✦ We’ve seen a huge trend for curved interiors in 2022, but it’s arches in particular that are taking centre stage as we transition from summer through to autumn. We’re not suggesting you start knocking down walls and replacing with archways just yet
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My Home Vibes
“This is the perfect project for those who want a statement vase but don’t want to spend a lot of money. I bought some wooden half beads and glued them onto two vases I thrifted from a charity shop. A bit of glue and painting later and I am now the p
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Bobbin Around
■ Mirror with flat wooden frame ■ Sandpaper, 320-400 grit ■ Half wooden balls – available from Amazon, eBay and larger craft shops ■ Strong wood glue such as Gorilla Epoxy Glue ■ Masking tape ■ Spray paint (we used Montana in Pink Lemonade) ■ Gloss v
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Sweet Scent
It’s lovely to walk into a room that's perfumed with a beautiful incense – and it’s even better when the incense dish it’s burning in is as pretty as this one! The Future Kept has a gorgeous selection of everything you need to have your home both sme
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SWeeT DREAMS
+ Check for stains or marks on the duvet when laying the pattern, avoiding these if you can ■ Single or double cottonduvet cover ■ Buttons ■ Elastic ■ Tailor’s chalk or erasablefabric marker ■ Matching thread ■ Basic sewing kit Seam allowance is 1cmu
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USED for GOOD
The guilt around buying new clothes has long been almost the stuff of comedy, with jokes around hiding receipts, fibbing about prices and passing off brand new outfits with a casual “What, this? Oh, I’ve had it ages.” But in recent years, the true co
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Oh I Could Do That
Lemons for your G&T or juicy heirloom tomatoes for a lunchtime salad, whatever’s on your shopping list, Handy Little Me’s reusable drawstring bag pattern will be endlessly useful. Worked in single and double crochet stitches, it’s perfect for beginne
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Strawberry Ripple Ice Cream
+ To punch up the pinkness of your strawberry ice cream, dye the base with beetroot juice PREP: 45 MINUTES, PLUS CHILLING AND FREEZING MAKES: 950ML (APPROX) 15–20 (450 grams) strawberries, green tops removed and coarsely chopped1 tbsp fresh lemon jui
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Eco Notes
+ Swap out the essential oils for your preferred scent. Make sure to avoid citrus essential oils (such as lemon, orange, grapefruit & tangerine) if you’re using it in the morning as they react with sunlight, damaging your skin REVIVE YOUR SKIN THE NA
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And, Breathe...
It can feel hard to set aside time for practising gratitude when the busyness of everyday life gets in the way. The Self-Love Journal will prompt you to review your feelings, set challenges, and suggest self-care activities. Beautifully illustrated,
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China In Your Hands
+ Kintsugi repaired items should not be used in a microwave or dishwasher, nor be left to soak in water or used to hold contents with temperatures above 100°C ■ Disposable gloves ■ Cardboard or plastic box ■ Sandpaper ■ Epoxy glue (base and hardener)
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September
We’ve had an eventful summer break and it feels like a great time to settle back into finishing some projects before the end of the year. I have a few patchwork blankets which just need wadding and binding before passing on to new babies in the famil

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