by Jenny Latto | Sep 3, 2017 | Blog
How Carpeting Enhanced My Creative Head Space. Earlier this year we got our house carpeted and if you know what a job that is you might have some foresight into just what we went through. Everything I mean EVERYTHING had to be moved out of the house, 5 bedrooms and a...
by Jenny Latto | Feb 21, 2017 | Blog
Upcycle, the process of transforming something old into something usable. Have you ever given upcycling a go or maybe you want to but aren’t sure where to start, help is at hand. Photo frames are a household staple and after awhile they can end up looking a...
by Jenny Latto | Dec 31, 2016 | Blog
Let me start off by saying a big Thank You! to you, my loyal supporter. There has been lots of negativity in the news lately, however Uku Chic is happy to report lots of good news. December was a record month for the amount of items sewn to reach happy customers in...
by Jenny Latto | Sep 8, 2016 | Blog
Do you have that problem, where the clothes you bought last (insert whichever season applies) for the kids which you put away to be worn again no longer fit? I have been having lots of fun lately sewing all sorts of styles with lots of different fabrics, while also...
by Jenny Latto | May 9, 2016 | Blog
I have been working with a few fabrics lately. Gorgeous quilting cottons and luscious organic cotton knit fabric from Europe. The quilting cottons are so varied and I have made some up into handy cosmetic purses, I just wanted to keep making more to satisfy...
by Jenny Latto | Apr 24, 2016 | Blog
It seems like it was only yesterday, but it was 4 years on 7th April since the inception of Uku Chic. It all started with a birthday – mine. Friends and family were invited for lunch and I decided it would be fun to have a dessert table. I decided on a theme...