With the interest in crafts and everything homemade reaching a fever pitch in the UK, there are about a zillion new magazines cropping up.  I got a trial subscription (five issues for £5, can't complain!) to Cloth magazine, which has been around for about a year now.

After two issues, I have to say it's not for me.  It's less about sewing than it is about "customising" - sorry I mean UPCYCLING - your wardrobe.  You know - add some lace to a tee shirt, add some military styling to a plain jacket, an "edgy" update to a denim shirt by adding some studs, customise your wellies, that kind of thing.   It's probably a great magazine for a fashion-obsessed teenager who is just dipping into the ideas of sewing and similar crafts.  They do have a few "from scratch" type projects but they don't have very detailed instructions.

Now I just have to figure out how to cancel my subscription before the trial runs out!

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