We teach you how to make an invigorating bar of peppermint soap, including how to calculate the recipe.
Make yourself a pouch to stash toiletries, knitting needles or anything you need a home for with this simple-to-sew roll-up pouch! No plastic involved here!
We show you how to make this creamy, nutty, spicy and salty pesto pasta. The recipe is hard to mess up and allergen-friendly.
We talk about why we will no long publish videos to YouTube and why we choose PeerTube instead. It's a better and more ethical home for our videos!
These pants will fit you through all your bodily changes (weight gain, weight loss, pregnancy...). We teach you how to draft the pattern and sew them!
This canvas backpack free pattern is easy to sew up. You customise it too. It is minimal yet functional and also made with natural and eco-friendly fabrics!
We show you how to upcycle cotton jersey fabric scraps into a functional muscle tank top using a simple t-shirt patter. A little bit of patchwork, some creativity and a lot of fun!
We walk you through how to create a teardrop-shaped scroll to top of the page button using simple HTML and CSS - without JavaScript!
Check out our old website built on WordPress.org and our favourite privacy respecting plugins we used. See how far we've come!
We share with you how we make waxed canvas at home. We use soy wax and canvas to create a sturdy, water-resistant fabric for waterproof jackets, backpacks and more.
We share with you how we scour our fabrics at home. We use homemade washing soda and liquid soap to get all the gunk out of our fabrics.
We share with you our favourite free and open source Android apps. They include useful tools, internet apps and multimedia apps. You can download them using F-droid.
Easily make washing soda/soda ash from baking soda! Use it to scour cellulose fabrics, clean laundry, the kitchen and stainless steel.
We share with you how we make hypoallergenic and fragrance-free liquid soap. This gentle soap is perfect for dishes & hand-washing clothes.
Learn how to make a pattern and sew this easy Hanfu-inspired T-shirt. It has only two seams and you do not need a sewing machine to make it!
Soapmaking is a science and an art. We'll share with you a PDF explaining the basics of soapmaking and providing you with a practical guide.
100% coconut oil household soap, turmeric red clay shea butter soap, sea salt soap, liquid soap... We share our formulas & recipes in detail.
A list of natural soapmaking terms defined in simple English.
List of the steps we take making cold process soap, each step is explained in detail including clean up tips! A good reference for beginners!
A checklist of everything needed for (cold process) soapmaking - knowledge on lye-safe containers, safety gear, oils, chelator, and more!
Learn to calculate & formulate soapmaking recipes. We cover SAP value, superfat/lye discount, water ratio, natural additives for soap & more!
Learn the basic science of soap making, different soaping methods, hard/soft water, stages of soap, traditional soapmaking and lye safety.
Make these crochet bean bags to play with as hacky sacks, as juggling balls or simply in a toss and catch game. Free PDF available!
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