"They dye old blankets with gum leaves and bark ... "At first I tried to match the darning wool to the jumper wool, but then, taking inspiration from the use of colour in the soft sculptures ...

Darning is such a brilliant way to give your old clothes a new lease of life – and is definitely a sewing project that's suitable for beginners. You can use multicoloured embroidery thread like Annie ...

This story was originally published on May 22, 2023, and has been updated. When Arounna Khounnoraj was growing up, her mother, a seamstress, made and mended Khounnoraj's clothes. She would try to ...