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English Paper Piecing, often called EPP, is a simple and enjoyable craft that anyone can try. It’s a way to sew fabric pieces together using paper templates. This method makes it easy to create beautiful patterns and shapes, even if you’re new to sewing. What I love most about EPP is how relaxing it feels and how portable it is. You can take it with you wherever you go and work on your project anytime you want. How English Paper Piecing Works At its core, English Paper Piec

This month at Curious Octopus, we’re doing something completely new… English Paper Piecing Kit UK. If you’ve never heard of it before, don’t worry, this is a beginner-friendly craft and such a lovely one to learn. English Paper Piecing (or EPP) is a calming, mindful sewing technique that uses fabric and paper templates to create beautiful shapes and patterns, and this month we’ll be using it to create a gorgeous hexagon project step by step. It’s one of those crafts that look

If you’ve ever looked at string art and thought, that looks amazing but I wouldn’t know where to start, this is exactly what we’re doing this month at Curious Octopus. Tonight at 7.30pm, we’re going live to create a geometric string art design, and you’re invited to join us! Whether you’re crafting along with your kit or just watching to see what it’s all about, it’s a relaxed, step-by-step workshop designed to make something that looks impressive without feeling overwhelming

This month in Curious Octopus, we are sending a Geometric string art kit designed for beginners . It is a really satisfying mix of hammering nails to get a bit of frustration out, followed by wrapping thread which is actually really calming. You end up with something that looks far more complicated than it is. If you have never tried string art for beginners , this is a great place to start. It is simple to follow, very absorbing, and you will have something you are genuinely