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ideas and inspirations
What to do with your shweshwe?
It is great for small projects like bags, aprons, cushions, dressmaking and just lovely for patchwork. Combine different patterns and colours as you like.
There are endless possibilities...
We will be adding more projects to this page. So do visit us again!
Great books for small sewing projects are:
Making stuff – an alternative crafts book
Beautiful, useful and bizarre ideas - a book celebrating crafts as 'the new yoga'.
Simple Sewing by Lotta Jansdotter
Lotta Jansdotter's book contains patterns and instructions for over 20 relatively easy sewing projects. It shows how to mix different fabrics to make really special pieces.
The Crafter´s Companion ed. Anna Torborg
A Crafter's Companion - over 15 different crafters show their colourful projects and inspirations. With several ideas for small projects such as bags and purses - a joy to leaf through.
Home made vintage by Christina Strutt
Classic projects like curtains, cushions, aprons and bags. Well explained with step by step drawings.
See for some links to other interesting pages.
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shweshwe - the traditional South African cotton fabric 
