PIPE dream

Revamp a tired pouffe with this simple solution

- BECKY CLARKE

YOU WILL NEED

• Round pouffe (we found this one for £14, ebay.co.uk)
• Tape measure
• Newspaper
• Fabric scissors
• Matching sewing thread
• Hand sewing needle
• Washed denim, £9 per m, textileexpress fabrics.co.uk
• Sewing machine
• Covered piping cord
• 1m piping cord
• Safety pin or bodkin

1 Measure the top of the pouffe and add 3cm. Using these measurements, cut out a newspaper template and pin to the denim fabric. Cut out. Then, measure the circumference adding 3cm and the height adding 15cm, and cut this rectangle from the denim fabric.

2 For the handle, cut out two rectangles from the denim fabric measuring 9x20cm.