Christmas Bread Pudding Recipe There are those lovely old recipes that have been passed down through generations and this is certainly one of them. I've adapted it a little bit to give it an added boozy touch and a festive feel. Serve it with a dollop of thick clotted cream or [...]
Designing the Christmas Collection Never much one for reindeer, snowmen or other stylised Christmas icons, my inspiration for our Christmas Collection has come from the beautiful Mount Edgcumbe Country Park in which our shop and studio is situated. Since we opened the shop last year, my journey to work has been through this wonderful [...]
It's A Wrap - Say 'Hello' to The Reusable Sandwich Wrap Wrap up your lunch, picnic or favourite snacks in this reusable sandwich wrap. A wonderful 'plastic free' way to wrap up your lunch - pop in your sandwiches, sushi, rolls and wraps... it'll even take a slice of [...]
Sparking Joy With Fabric Storage Pots! I have recently started watching Marie Kondo! As someone who has always been slightly addicted to stuff, in particular fabric and related haberdashery, and having spent many previous years teaching, I have managed to collect rather a grand selection of 'useful' things which I thought would one day [...]
British Bluebells When you think of typical British wild flowers, what instantly springs to mind? For me, it's Bluebells, Pink Campions, Wood Anemones and Primroses. As a child, I was lucky enough to live next to a beautiful, large expanse of natural woodland and loved the Spring time when these flowers would magically [...]
Linen Soap Bag - great for travelling Do you remember soap boxes - those plastic things that you pulled out when you went on holiday or spent a weekend away visiting friends? They seemed to disappear with the massive influx of hand and body wash and soon became a retro thing of the [...]
Reusable Eco Friendly Products For The Home In an effort to become a zero waste business, we have put out heads, sewing machines and scissors together and developed this wonderful new range of reusable ECO friendly products for the home. Designed with our earth in mind and using a combination of sustainable, soft bamboo [...]
Last Postage Dates For 2018 With Christmas fast approaching, we thought you'd like to have a handy note of our last Royal Mail postage dates. If you're ordering Christmas gifts, these dates will ensure things get to you on time. Sending in the UK? Wednesday 19th December - the [...]
Women in Business - how it all began... I was recently asked to talk about what it meant to be a woman in business. This got me really thinking about what I do and why I do it. I realise my route to becoming a business woman may not be a traditional one, but [...]
Meet Our New Apprentices September was a busy month for us here at Helen Round. Two new makers joined our lovely team and are now working with us in the studio. They have started an apprenticeship programme where they will gradually learn all the necessary skills to pattern cut, sew and [...]
