Denim is a wonderful base for embroidery being soft and welcoming to the needle, yet sturdy enough to make it easy to keep the thread at a good tension, so you can do away with both embroidery hoop and stabilising underlay. Bliss.  On dark denim, however, it is almost impossible to see any pencil line  (or […]

  Ingredients 115 g/4 oz butter 115 g /4 oz light muscovado sugar 85 g/ 3 oz caster sugar 1 tsp vanilla extract 1 tbsp instant coffee granules dissolved in 1 tbsp hot water 1 large egg 115 g/4 oz plain flour 55g/2 oz ground almonds less than half a teasp baking powder a quarter […]