I have always been quite keen on magazines.  It started with Dolly way back in my early teens, progressed (I use the term loosely) to Cleo and Cosmo, then made it to fashion magazines as well.  I always devoured Mum’s copies of Women’s Weekly, Woman’s Day and New Idea (back in the days before they weren’t just Hollywood gossip).  While I was reading all of those magazines, my brother was reading every fishing, hunting and shooting magazine he could get his hands on – Dad was reading National Geographic and every 4WD and outback magazine he could get his hands on.  Nowadays my taste in magazines has changed.  Here is a sample of my latest reading matter:

This is a fairly international mix of mags – the UK, USA and Australia are all represented!  I finally stumbled across Sew Hip in my local newsagent.  So far I quite like it.  I subscribe to Mixtape, Threads, Sewing with Stitches Australia (formerly Australian Stitches), Crochet Today! and Inspirations.  Stitch is quite an impressive sewing magazine in its first issue – I’ll be interested to see how it develops.  I also subscribe to Interweave Crochet (the best crochet magazine around, in my opinion).  And I’ve been known to buy a copy of Homespun and Quilter’s Companion.  Despite my addiction to craft on the net, there is still nothing quite like having those pages between your hands, flipping back and forth and poring over the photos, devouring the articles.  Lot of inspiration, dreams, and learning contained within the covers.  And I occasionally even make one of the projects!  My biggest problem is finding the time to read them properly inbetween my other commitments and desires.