More than just a 'how-to' guide, Granny Chic offers inspiration to keen crafters hoping to breathe new life into vintage fabrics and second-hand objects. From handmade notebooks to lace lampshades and pinnies made from tea towels, each of the craft 'recipes' brings the granny chic look to life while allowing you to give them your own personal twist. This selection of 20 projects includes spruced-up coat hangers, a 'dingle dangle' door screen, a 'patched and pieced' lampshade and a crocheted tea cosy. In addition to the projects, Granny Chic offers advice on the granny chic lifestyle, from befriending your local fabric shop to creating a handmade home. Packed full of ideas, it will have you rustling in your vintage fabric to find your inner granny chic crafting soul.
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Crafty ways bring sunny days |
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`a perfectly peachy' half pinny |
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A perfectly round cushion |
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A most sensible fabric rug |
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A patched & pieced lampshade |
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The ever-useful scraps of fabric |
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A `happy heart' kantha cushion |
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Polishing your crafty soul is never dull |
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The everything & anything crochet string bag |
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A `cluster of doilies' table mat |
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A dingle dangle door screen |
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A granny stitched tea cosy |
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A travelling tale blanket |
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More crafty recipes to fill your heart with glee |
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Another terribly wise wisdom |
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A peachy painted shelf of decal delightfulness |
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Wisdom on painted furniture |
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Handy hints on channelling your inner crafty granny chic soul |
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Wisdom on learning to crochet crochet terms translated |
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Rachelle Blondel lives in Yorkshire with her family, which includes two dogs, two cats, plus several pigs and chickens, where she creates 'handmade accessories and vintage whatnot'. Her passion for sewing, painting and faffing has filled her house, two barns and a caravan with untold treasure. She is the co-author of granny chic, which she wrote with Tif Fussell (Kyle Books 2012). Rachelle's work has appeared in Living etc and Prima Magazine. Tif Fussell (Dottie Angel) moved to Seattle from the UK in 2000. She is the author of dottie angel and has featured in Mollie Makes, 91 Magazine and Little Thing Magazine.
