Newsletter & Contact Form
If you choose to subscribe to the newsletter, your e-mail address is collected. Your e-mail address will never be published or shared with any third party, with the exception of the email marketing software providers used to send the email newsletters, currently EmailOctopus. Your e-mail address is used solely to notify you about new patterns, videos and blog posts. You may unsubscribe at any time by clicking the link at the bottom of each e-mail, or by getting in touch via the contact page.
If you choose to submit the contact form, your email & any other info provided is also collected. I will not share this information with others.
I use Google’s invisible reCAPTCHA service on the contact form as an anti spam measure. This determines in the background whether the form has been filled out by a human or a bot. You can find out more about reCAPTCHA and read Google’s privacy policy here.
Cookies Information
The content management system this website is built with (WordPress) uses cookies. These are cookies essential for the workings of the site.
Log files and cookies are also used to record anonymous traffic data and non personally identifiable information on the pages visitors access. Where available, some visitor data is collected with Google Analytics to enable demographics and interests reporting to help find out more about this website’s audience in order to determine how best to improve the site. You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking.
Mediavine Programmatic Advertising (Ver 1.1)
The Website works with Mediavine to manage third-party interest-based advertising appearing on the Website. Mediavine serves content and advertisements when you visit the Website, which may use first and third-party cookies. A cookie is a small text file which is sent to your computer or mobile device (referred to in this policy as a “device”) by the web server so that a website can remember some information about your browsing activity on the Website.
First party cookies are created by the website that you are visiting. A third-party cookie is frequently used in behavioral advertising and analytics and is created by a domain other than the website you are visiting. Third-party cookies, tags, pixels, beacons and other similar technologies (collectively, “Tags”) may be placed on the Website to monitor interaction with advertising content and to target and optimize advertising. Each internet browser has functionality so that you can block both first and third-party cookies and clear your browser’s cache. The “help” feature of the menu bar on most browsers will tell you how to stop accepting new cookies, how to receive notification of new cookies, how to disable existing cookies and how to clear your browser’s cache. For more information about cookies and how to disable them, you can consult the information at All About Cookies.
Without cookies you may not be able to take full advantage of the Website content and features. Please note that rejecting cookies does not mean that you will no longer see ads when you visit our Site. In the event you opt-out, you will still see non-personalized advertisements on the Website.
The Website collects the following data using a cookie when serving personalized ads:
- IP Address
- Operating System type
- Operating System version
- Device Type
- Language of the website
- Web browser type
- Email (in hashed form)
Mediavine Partners (companies listed below with whom Mediavine shares data) may also use this data to link to other end user information the partner has independently collected to deliver targeted advertisements. Mediavine Partners may also separately collect data about end users from other sources, such as advertising IDs or pixels, and link that data to data collected from Mediavine publishers in order to provide interest-based advertising across your online experience, including devices, browsers and apps. This data includes usage data, cookie information, device information, information about interactions between users and advertisements and websites, geolocation data, traffic data, and information about a visitor’s referral source to a particular website. Mediavine Partners may also create unique IDs to create audience segments, which are used to provide targeted advertising.
If you would like more information about this practice and to know your choices to opt-in or opt-out of this data collection, please visit National Advertising Initiative opt out page. You may also visit Digital Advertising Alliance website and Network Advertising Initiative website to learn more information about interest-based advertising. You may download the AppChoices app at Digital Advertising Alliance’s AppChoices app to opt out in connection with mobile apps, or use the platform controls on your mobile device to opt out.
For specific information about Mediavine Partners, the data each collects and their data collection and privacy policies, please visit Mediavine Partners.
Affiliate Marketing Disclosure
Some links to other websites are affiliate links. This means that I could be paid a small commission if you purchase from some of the websites which I link to. This helps me to keep the site content 100% free.
I am a participant in the Amazon Associates Programme, an affiliate advertising programme designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
I’m also a LoveCrafts direct affiliate & an affiliate for various Craft related websites, including Etsy, via Awin affiliate network. You can read about the cookies used by Awin in their cookie factsheet.
If you have any queries regarding this privacy policy, please contact me.
Policy lat updated 17 November 2025.