The bohemian fringe! They look so beautiful and smooth, but how do you get the perfect macrame fringe? At some point, we all have ended up with a fringe too short trying to make it look right. It’s not easy. Fringe envy is real! There are a few tricks to help you achieve the perfect […]

Do you want to find out if you a BEGINNER or PRO macrame maker with my test? Take my Macrame Level Test Read your profile MACRAME BEGINNER Welcome to the macrame world! It’s lovely to meet another macrame lover. Let me warn you: Macrame is addictive! If you have discovered macrame recently, you can find […]

Today I’ll be appearing alongside the amazing Kirstie Allsopp, on Channel 4 show Kirstie’s Handmade Christmas. I’ve been keeping this secret since the end of August, ever since they called to tell me I was selected for the show and the Table Setting Challenge. But let’s start from the beginning! How did I get selected? […]

Isabella Strambio shares a Macrame Christmas Tree Tutorial she thought Kirstie Allsopp

What’s the best way to learn macrame? I’ve been teaching macrame weekly since 2016 in the UK and abroad. I teach this craft in three different ways: Free tutorials on my blog One-off workshop Online courses You might ask yourself. What are the differences between the three? What are the advantages and disadvantages of each? […]

I had a plan for this Easter: Naturally dyed eggs and write a free tutorial for you! Take nice photos for Instagram and use them to decorate our table for Easter Sunday (aka more pretty photos). Well, it just didn’t work out that way. I didn’t do enough research because I thought I didn’t need […]

It has been just over a month from our move from the city to the country and already so much has changed in my daily routine. I’ve made a list!!! I would love to hear your thoughts too. Have you made the big move from the city to the country? Are you thinking about it? […]

Here it is on paper! It’s strange to see you name on paper, the tutorial you made on your kitchen table, even your photo, but it makes me so proud of what I have achieved in the last 12 months! My 2018 could’t have started any better. 2017 wasn’t an easy year, lots of changes […]

While Twome was growing and developing, my husband and I have been looking to relocate out of London. After the first apprehensions, which lasted about 6 moths, I got used to the idea of leaving the big smoke behind for a quieter lifestyle. It’s strange how much easier it has been, for us, to move […]

Last year Silvia, from Salvia+Limone and I worked together for the first time, on an avocado chocolate cake & natural dye collaboration. Since then our friendship has grown and it was a matter of time before we would bring our creative minds together again! (photo by Silvia Bifaro @Salvia+Limone) We are now incredibly excited to […]