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Copies of issue seven will be posted out after 6th May.
Issue seven: May-June 2013
In issue 7, we meet the artist who opens her window to sell straight onto the street, and help you create your own memory capsules; we discover the meaning of ancient wedding traditions and grow an entire salad out of an old desk; we marvel at a menagerie of woodland creatures made from needle felt, patchwork and reclaimed materials and gain a unique insight into everyday history by collecting ephemera. Escape to the Country’s Jules Hudson shares his tips on using reclaimed materials and the Bristol Swing Dance troop show us how to Lindy Hop. A self-confessed eccentric book lady indulges in her love for the written word and we launch our Vintage Book Club. Plus, many more adventures in quirky campervans, underground supper clubs and unique British tearooms.
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Issue six: March-April 2013 (See inside.)
In issue 6 we delve into old botanical volumes to unearth the meaning behind spring blooms, and look the art of being a British chocolatier; Donna Flower shares her floral fabrics, some gentlemen help us with a vintage shaving guide, and we showcase our favourite British-made frocks and rain macs in our fashion feature. Celebrate the joys of spring with curiosities, explore a colourful home in Yorkshire, indulge in a love for mismatched china, meet a milk-lady, and collect bird watching guides. This issue is also something of an upcycling special: we look at the Slow Furniture Movement, meet the guerilla upholsterer, spruce up an old chair and check out readers’ upcycling projects. We also reveal the winners of our Britain’s best markets campaign, and meet the people who made them what they are today.
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Issue five: January/February 2013
In issue 5, we kick start our New Year’s resolutions with a journal of inspiring projects and beautiful British products: repurposing old jumpers, cycling through the seasons, stargazing and reorganise our homes. We peek inside a gorgeous houseboat, collect vintage cameras, challenge your expectations at the all new Women’s Institute, learn how to make paper and dig for victory like a homefront gardener. We also celebrate our city’s secret streets – sharing those intriguing hidden lanes you stumble across having lived in a city for years. We enter the miniature world of doll’s houses, indulge in a love of typography and start collecting costume jewellery. And, of course, we launch our campaign to find Britain’s best markets.
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Issue four: November/December 2012
We’re particularly proud of our Christmas issue, especially our hand-stitched cover, made entirely from leftover vintage fabrics. But mainly, we enjoyed getting to the root of what Christmas means to us and many of our readers, focusing on our motto: spend wisely, waste less, appreciate more. Spending wisely is all about supporting local makers: dressing top to toe in British made fashion at your Christmas do and choosing locally made stocking fillers from independent makers; wasting less celebrates thrift: making wreaths from hedgerow finds, creating a foraged centrepiece and collecting vintage baubles. Appreciating more is all about celebrating life’s simple pleasures: comforting winter grub, mulled wine and filling your pockets with shells.
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Issue three: September/October 2012
In issue three, we delve well and truly into everything that makes autumn special: we celebrate British wool makers, make hedgerow cocktails and show you four ways to use up your windfalls, collect antlers and upcycle old jumpers, go on two-wheeled adventures on vintage bikes and collect sewing machines, share Alys Fowler’s love for jams and chutneys and rediscover the lost joys of tree climbing. We also launch our Preserving the Community campaign and invite readers to join us on our mission to bring community gardening to a neighbourhood near you – and reveal the results of our Mood Board Challenge.
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Issue two: July/August 2012
In issue two we celebrate nostalgic summer holidays, meet the couple decorating their London home in furniture found on the street, collect vintage picnic sets, meet Wayne Hemingway, introduce the kitsch ice cream maker who’s whipping up a taste sensation in Manchester, explain how to paint shabby chic furniture with chalk paints, share campervan recipes, decorate a home with natural history trinkets, try out victory rolls, rediscover the lost art of letter writing and show you three ways to upcycle your old comics.
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Issue one: May/June 2012
In issue one we show you how to plan your own vintage street party, meet the people growing medicinal herbs in abandoned urban plots, explore the joys of collecting antique coloured glass, seek out the finest vintage shops in Edinburgh, meet three tweedy besuited gents who are reinventing Victorian British breakfasts in Hackney and show you how to make an upcycled tea cup lamp.
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