Reviews

  • Product Review,  Reviews

    Flectron Shielding Fabric

    One of the improvements I’ve made to the accordi-anna wallet is the addition of an anti-fraud lining. I made this lining with a fabric called Flectron. This fabric is made from a combination of nickel, copper and polyester Ripstop. The end resulting fabric is quite impressive. The metals give the fabric several very interesting qualities. First, and most importantly, it blocks EMI/RFI frequencies – which is what is used in contactless card payments. A card reader will send out a signal that is picked up by the antenna in your contactless card, transmitting the transaction details between them and enabling the transaction. The Flectron fabric interrupts this transaction, preventing the…

  • crochet,  Pattern Review,  Reviews

    Lupo Lamb Crochet Pattern

    I spend a lot of time on trains. This captive time, albeit time with limited elbow room, is great for listening to an audiobook and doing a bit of crochet. The limited elbow room makes larger projects like jumpers a little difficult, but is ideal for little projects such as Lupo.

  • Product Review,  Reviews

    Paypal Here

    Over the Black Friday weekend, PayPal were selling their card reader for half price, £35 rather than £70-odd. Having learnt from my first craft fayre experience that my purses were limited by the cash barrier, and after signing up to attend several more fayres throughout December, I decided to take the plunge and purchase the Paypal Here card reader so that i would be able to take card payments at my shows. Here’s how we got on…