This month we are excited to be speaking to the lovely Jane Marland from Handmade Jane.
I live with my husband and two teenage sons in West London. Before I had children I worked in publishing (which I loved) and marketing (which I hated), but became a stay-at-home mum once they were born. Even though they're now older, I still fit my sewing around them as my younger son has autism, so it's important for him to have the continuity of me being at home.
What inspired you to start your sewing/your blog?
I was actually taught to sew at school, but the horrible Domestic Science (as it was then called!) teacher almost put me off for life. I'd planned to take a dressmaking course for years but didn't take the plunge until my younger son started school in 2009. I'd had a very stressful year sorting out his special needs statement, so focusing on something creative was the best thing I could have done. For two hours a week I learnt how to navigate a sewing pattern, cut out pattern pieces and sew them together – I absolutely loved it! I'd only initially planned to do one term but ended up staying for a year. During this time I also discovered and became completely addicted to sewing blogs. After a year I felt ready to start making my own clothes without the guidance of a teacher and that's when I started my blog too.
From quite an early stage in my sewing life I used to sell handmade items at craft fairs. I used printed Handmade by Jane labels and initially that was going to be the name of my blog. However, when I set the blog up that name was already taken - oh no! So I shortened it to Handmade Jane. This was actually far more appropriate as the blog has evolved into being more about me and the things I sew for myself, rather than my handmade crafts.
How long have you blogging, what are your goals for the future?
I started my blog in 2010 & I've been sewing and blogging regularly ever since. I'm now at the stage where I make most of my own clothes and my blog is a way of documenting that. I really enjoy the process of writing posts and reviewing the garments I make, so having a blog is hugely important to me. Blogs may be losing their popularity but I'll still continue to write mine, simply because I love reading them so much myself. I like the personal touch!
I've contributed to a few magazines recently and taught dressmaking classes at a sewing café, both of which were great fun. I've also written a children's book on sewing – Get Into: Sewing - which will be published on September 8th. It's part of an educational series of craft books and although it was hard work putting it together I loved working on it. I can't wait to see it in print!
There's an understated elegance to vintage styles of the 1950's that really appeals to me. Clothes of that period always look so effortlessly chic and the fitted styles tend to suit my body shape. Consequently I have a soft spot for shirtdresses, halter necks, twinsets and fitted trousers. I also like polka dots, gingham, red and navy blue. I'd love to look like I've just stepped out of an Agatha Christie novel, but I can't quite pull off a full vintage look! What I try to do instead is incorporate a few design details into my own sewing, not to create an entire vintage look, just a flavour.
Sewing keeps me sane and makes me happy, which are two things high on my priority list! I'm lucky enough to have a converted loft/guest room that doubles as my sewing room. It's lovely and quiet and a bit of an oasis away from all the testosterone in the house! I love pottering away up there, listening to the radio and sewing. I'm very thankful that sewing has brought me in touch with the online sewing community. Sewing people are very inspiring and generous with their knowledge - I really have learnt so much. More importantly I've met some amazing people and forged a few lifelong friendships!
The two sewing tasks I really can't stand are inserting side zips (urrgh I hate them!) and sewing on hooks and eyes (probably down to my sausage fingers).
I've taken a few pattern drafting courses but I still find it a bit of a challenge to draft things myself. I have all the ideas, I just don't have the accuracy or minute attention to detail that's required. I can tweak existing patterns to make them fit me, but I'll leave the drafting and designing to others!
I'm full of admiration for those who have decided to turn their love of sewing into a career.
Thanks to Jane for her time, and of course her brilliant blog Handmade Jane, we can't wait to see your book! If you haven't visited Jane's blog, do it now - it's bright, fun, and full of inspiration!
Today we have 2 new fabrics and a popular pattern from the past back in stock!
1. A beautiful tropical floral pattern from Fresh Produce, medium weight with only a little stretch, this cotton jersey knit would be perfect for some Itch to Stitch Angelia shorts.
2. A heavily discounted, slightly flawed (and really, you will be hard pushed to see anything major!) cotton jersey with teal blue prisms on black which is back in stock after proving very popular the first time round. It's great for tops or dresses like the Roza top & dress from Kate & Rose.
3. A new cotton spandex blend with a funky geometric pattern in pink, magenta, yellow and mint green. This would look stunning as an Evangeline midi dress by KZJO Studio.
Click on your favourite below or visit our New Arrivals Page where you can see all our exciting new fabrics/patterns.
Well the good news for everyone who entered our Handmade Fair ticket giveaway is that you are all winners! We had 10 entries and only 2 people put down a friend so we decided to throw in the extra 2 tickets and let everyone have at least one!
We will email all the winners to organise sending their tickets, just make sure you pop by our stand to say hello and check out our gorgeous fabrics, including some new lines not on the website yet!
The Handmade Fair is at Hampton Court Palace from 16-18th September.


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Arrest gun dealers in the act – seven are prosecuted
https://www.riedia.com/app/article/63cfa66cd9764c5913663f31
In the summer of 2022, the police struck in the middle of an ongoing arms deal in Eskilstuna. Seven people between 15 and 50 years of age are now being charged with extremely serious gun crimes and serious gun crimes, reports the Swedish Prosecution Authority.
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Seven people are being prosecuted in a large armed conflict. The picture is taken in a different context. Archive image.
At a raid in central Eskilstuna on August 20, 2022, the police arrested five people who were in the process of conducting an arms deal. Two guns, silencers and ammunition were seized.
Later that day, a sixth person was arrested trying to hide four more guns, large amounts of ammunition, silencers, and other accessories in a forest section outside the city.
Since then, even more weapons have been seized, as evidenced by a press release from the Prosecutor's Office, which announced on Tuesday that charges were brought at Eskilstuna District Court against seven persons.
The seven men who are prosecuted years based in Eskilstuna, Örebro and Stockholm respectively. They are suspected of extremely serious gun crime and serious gun crime.
"It is very gratifying that we have managed to overcome a relatively large number of weapons that we estimate were intended to be used in the criminal environment in Eskilstuna and Örebro, which has recently been severely affected by gun violence," says Prosecutor Nicklas Hjertonsson in the press release.
One of the defendants, a man in his 20s, is charged with holding and selling at least fourteen firearms in 2022. According to Hjertonsson, there are "clear indications" that one of the seized weapons was used in an attempted murder in Örebro in March 2022.
Updated Jan. 24, 2023, 11:06 a.m.
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Three Creative Hotspots In Copenhagen
Copenhagen is ground zero of Europe's creative culture. Meet three points of energy in CPH's dynamic arty landscape.
Touching down in CPH you feel the rarefied atmosphere of creativity. There are many reasons why Denmark's capital has become pivotal to the culture of art and design, the primary one being the Danish personality. Danes are naturally straightforward – but off the wall – favouring attention to detail over grand statements. They would rather strive for perfection than compete for notoriety. And this personality is reflected in Copenhagen's liveability.
Nikolaj Nielsen, Founder and Creative Director, Won Hundred
"I am very inspired by my surroundings" says Nikolaj. "As creative director, I try to be honest and trust my choices of inspiration sources." Nikolaj created the Won Hundred brand after being involved in various labels at a number of different levels. Now, he is treading his own path. "I'm not so nervous about what people think any longer," he says. "It's good if people like it, but it's not crucial to me. In the past, I tried to please others and I felt that some of my honesty was lost." And how does his creative vision become renewed? "Overall, I get inspired by what I see and feel. I'm very nostalgic and it's interesting to go back to the past, see how things were done and to update that. Ultimately I am inspired by art and people around me."
Guld & Løvenholdt
"We always feel a need to create. And as furniture makers, we believe it is an advantage that we can both design and build all of it ourselves," says Kasper Løvenholdt, one half of design company Guld & Løvenholdt. Launched in 2012 by Kasper (27) and his friend Anders Guld (29), G&L is a Copenhagen-based woodwork and design studio that crafts furniture and builds custom interior design projects. "We can easily turn the ideas in our heads into actual products," says Anders. "Our design is timeless I think, and our classic expression comes from a minimalistic, simple Nordic lifestyle." Aesthetics and good functionality are high priorities in all design, but in Denmark the two are always intertwined. "We make a virtue out of the fact that our furniture doesn't make any noise," says Kasper. "But our work is always involved in a conversation between form and function."
Mark Leckey exhibition at The X-Room at Statens Museum for Kunst (SMK)
The X-Room at the SMK is one of the most interesting spaces in a city that constantly questions boundaries. It is where problems of art and design manifest in three dimensions, and you can experience first-hand the concerns of the artists in residence. Twice a year the state-run institution invites artists to create site-specific installations for the room. Often these are young Danish artists who have not yet staged major exhibitions in Denmark – or international artists whose work has not yet been presented on Danish soil. The idea is that the X-Room is a place where the museum's curators can collaborate with artists who are tackling current artistic problems; to create work that helps define important positions in the international art scene. Currently British artist and Turner Prize-winner Mark Leckey is at work. His installation, He Thrusts his Fists against the Posts but Still Insists he Sees the Ghosts, is a recreation of a significant space from his childhood: the ramps underneath the M53 motorway bridge in England's Ellesmere Port.
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Educated Americans tend to confuse morality and art, and morality for them tends to mean social consciousness which usually equals bad art.
This quote illustrates the problem with criticism and art today, especially when it comes to pop culture critics.
I wonder, though, whether Nietzsche's aphorisms, or particularly La Rochefoucauld's, are the kind of stuff that you are making a use of for your graphic novel stories?


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Trout's blast powers the Angels' win
By OC Tribune Staff on September 22, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )
MIKE TROUT hit a three-run home run that was the key to the Angels' 5-4 win over the Texas Rangers on Wednesday (Flickr/Keith Allison)
Mike Trout may not be playing for the best team in Major League Baseball, but on Wednesday he reminded everyone why is one of the best players in the sport. He slammed a three-run home run in the fifth inning that was the key to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim's 5-4 win over the Texas Rangers.
The win not only allowed the Halos to salvage one game out of the series, but it kept the Rangers from clinching the American League West title. At the other end of the standings, the victory allowed the Angels (66-86) to move into a fourth-place tie with the Oakland A's in the AL West.
Trout's dinger was his 28th of the season and his 95th RBI. He is batting .318 on the season.
Jered Weaver (12-12) got the win, working six innings and giving up six hits and four runs. He struck out six batters and walked two. The save went to Andrew Bailey, his fourth.
The Angels will have Thursday off for travel, and then start a series with the Houston Astros on Friday. Alex Meyer (1-3) will make the start for the Orange County team.
Thursday's prep grid lineup
Week Five for high school football has rolled around again. Games involving teams serving the Garden Grove-Huntington Beach-Westminster area include the following:
Katella (4-0) at Ocean View (2-1)
Westminster (0-3) at Magnolia (0-4), at Glover Stadium
Godinez (0-3) at Rancho Alamitos (2-1), at Bolsa Grande.
The most interesting matchup may be the Westminster game. The Lions are winless, but have played a tough schedule and this may be the week they break through.
Oh, yes. Hockey is right around the rounded corner
Yes, it's in the Eighties outside and sunny, but the quintessential winter sport is about to return to Orange County. The Anaheim Ducks of 2016-17 will debut at Honda Center on Tuesday, Sept. 27 hosting the Arizona Coyotes. The next day they'll travel up the freeway to Staples Center to take on the Kings.
Last year, the Ducks were the best team in the NHL Western Conference with a 46-25-11 mark worth 103 points, but were knocked out of the Stanley Cup playoffs 4-3 in the first round.
The "new" coach is Randy Carlyle, which was their leader for the Ducks' 2007 Stanley Cup championship season.
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I think i may have my motivation back.... or maybe it is returning to level 1 of the thirty day shred that has made me more willing to workout?
Whatever it is, I am happy that I am working out again. I have completed a 30 minute workout on my stationary bike, and the shred with a walk planned for later.
I am so happy with my progress with level 1. More modified push ups, ease with the cardio sections keeping up with Natalie, and most of the workout I do with 5lb weights when previously i worked with the 2lb weights on most.
Looking forward to Day 3!


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Not only do we get in the kitchen ourselves and cook up some fantastic eats for our readers… like our Million Dollar Cream Cheese and Garlic Dip — but we also feature our favorite recipes from the blogs we love, with their permission of course!
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By Kaye Holland | Category: Travel destinations
In search of a destination that is a little off-the-beaten-track and where the pound goes pretty far? Serbia's spirited capital, Belgrade, fits the bill says Kaye Holland
Belgrade might have a dark recent history but it's a brilliant (and cheap) city break for those tired of the same old tourist-packed European destinations. Just don't wait too long to get there – the city is certain to take off big time in the near future.
The top tourist attraction is, by far and away, Belgrade Fortress which was built to defend the city from the Ottomans and had survived successive invasions throughout the centuries. Today it is surrounded by the lovely Kalemegdan Park, Belgrade's most popular park.
From the fortress it's an easy stroll to Knez Mihailova, Belgrade's lively pedestrianised thoroughfare, where you'll want to admire the 19th-century buildings containing cafes and shops selling bronze bust of Josip Broz 'Tito' – the man who managed to somehow hold Yugoslavia together for 35 years – and soak up the buskers' colourful performances.
Reayt for a dose of culture? Make your way to the Nikola Tesla Museum (nikolateslamuseum.org) that honours the late inventor who features on the 100RSD note. Close by lies the Sveti Sava Temple, the Balkans' biggest Orthodox church that's rumoured to be built on the site where the Turks burnt relics of St Sava.
Be sure to try rakija, Serbia's (strong) national drink
Labyrinth-like lanes are lined with unnamed restaurants and half the fun is taking a chance on any place you like the look of. Wherever you end up, get stuck into good tasting local dishes: we're talking cevapi (small skinless sausages) and kajmak (a salty clotted cream that you're guaranteed to be lapping up like a kitten) and gomboce (potato dumplings stuffed with plums).
Just off pedestrianised Knez Mihailova, Manufaktura (restoran-manufaktura.rs) is an atmospheric spot to sample an array of mezze dishes washed down with rakija (fermented fruit brandy liqueur that serves as Serbia's national drink).
There's never a dull moment at Manufaktura
The district of Savamala
Belgrade home to conjoining rivers that cut across the city, the Sava and the Danube and these rivers are lined with splavovi (splavs for short)- aka floating river clubs which rage until dawn- during the summer months.
The party doesn't stop outside of summer: Belgrade has rightly garnered a reputation for being a party city. Local favourites include the restaurant Restoran Tabor and neighbourhood haunt Centrala (Simina 6) .
And you'll find an abundance of cute cafes and cocktail bars in Belgrade's historic hoods such as Savamala and Skadarska (Belgrade's answer to Paris' Montmartre).
A dramatic ruin, the legacy of NATO's 1999 bombing of Belgrade
Local buses and trams are ridiculously cheap but really, walking is the best way to see Serbia's capital – especially Starigrad, the atmospheric Old Town. Everywhere has something of interest – you're sure to see dramatic ruins from NATO's 1999 bombing of Belgrade on various street corners – so why not wander around and feel Belgrade's pulse for free.
Wizz Air and Air Serbia both fly direct from London to Nikola Tesla Airport but, with flights hovering around the £350 mark, they're not cheap. If you're looking to keep costs down, consider booking an indirect flight with an airline like Lufthansa. It will invariably involve a short stop in say Munich on the outward journey and one in Vienna on the return leg but the price is a much more purse pleasing £199.04.
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