Have you ever wanted to make something for your wardrobe, only to find the fabric you have in mind is practically non-existent? Then why not create your own? Simply arm yourself with some cream cotton and a photocopier, and get creative! We love these travel-tastic designs, which we've used to make a trendy clutch bag.
Sew a clutch bag
Make two A3 collages of travel memorabilia – we made one from vintage-style travel tickets, and another from postage stamps. Wash, dry and iron cream cotton and divide into four A3 pieces. Spray four A3 sheets of paper with an even coat of adhesive spray and lay the cream cotton pieces onto each one, smoothing out any wrinkles. Ensure the fabric and paper line up, snipping any stray threads that could get caught in a printer.
With the fabric facing upwards, place one in a printing tray. Put one of the collages in the photocopier, face down. Photocopy the collage onto the fabric, using a darker setting than normal. Print out another one, then swap the collages over and print two more with the new motifs. Place each fabric piece between two tea towels and press on a hot setting to fix. Hold the iron for