As the cost of living increases here in the UK I thought I’d share some of my top DIYs to help keep costs and wastage down. Growing up with a Make do and Mend mantra and a Dad who grew up during WW2, I learned how to mend most things and definitely make do withRead more ⟶
Mother’s Day Gift Guide
Mothering Sunday is a day we celebrate our Mums, our Step Mums, our Mother figures. Here’s Habbydays Mother’s Day Gift Guide for our top products, perfect for Mums who craft! 1) Scissors Every sewist loves a good pair (or 2, or 3) of scissors. I personally love the Inspira 8″ Bent Trimmers for precision cuttingRead more ⟶
Live Sewalong: Wearable Blanket
Holding page for info on our upcoming sewalong
Black Lives Matter
I’ve tried to write this post several times over the last week, the words are so hard to find. Now is not the time to brush Black Lives Matter off as irrelevant but the time to educate ourselves and have conversations, even if they make us uncomfortable. We feel that saying that we are antiRead more ⟶
Temperature Blanket 2020
After a fairly horrendous year in 2019, I lost my sewjo and creative drive. I struggled with getting my creative thoughts in a line and so started a vicious cycle. Crafting for me is not only my job but my balance, I have to create. I wasn’t sure at the end of 2019 that IRead more ⟶
COVID-19
As the world is bracing and suffering from this pandemic, we wanted to outline how the virus is affecting Habbydays. Firstly we want to make it very clear, we are OPEN both online and our bricks and mortar shop. We will STAY OPEN unless the government upgrades phases. We are following WHO guidelines to encourageRead more ⟶
Top Tip Tuesday: Types of Pins
Just like it’s important to know which machine needle you should be using for different fabrics, it’s equally as important to know what types of pins to use. Below is our quick guide to pins! Plastic Head Pins Possible the most commonly found type of pin, plastic headed pins are great for general craft projects.Read more ⟶
February Faves
As February draws to a close, I thought I’d share my 5 favourite products from this month. Plush Sweatshirting I love, love, love this sweatshirting for a few reasons… the prints are cute, it’s really warm, super stretchy and extra wide! We currently have 4 designs in this fabric but will be ordering more inRead more ⟶
That Troll Suit…
I recently whipped up a comfy ensemble for our annual trip to CHSI Stitches trade show and it went down a storm. I was overwhelmed with the positive comments and support from so many people, people who are long time customers and followers but also people who had never laid eyes on me before andRead more ⟶
Fabric 101: Basics and Reading List*
Confused by Cottons? Dumbfounded by Denim? We run our dressmaking seminars on a cycle with our beginner modules and introductions to sewing. One of these seminars is the Fabrics 101 seminar. Did you attend the seminar? Great! We have some further reading for you with the best prices that we have been able to find!Read more ⟶