Sewing as a safe space

I think I might have said this before but a sewing class is more than just a class. A place to meet like minded peeps. To learn a new skill. To share the highs and lows of a project. A community. Supportive and generally nourishing in it’s being. A safe space....
New Year-New Skills

New Year-New Skills

New skills Trying something new is a great thing to get you out of a lull, regain your mojo and lose yourself in.  To pull you from your regular projects and gain some joy and momentum with your creativity.  I might have said this before but I love to learn something...
A positive project

A positive project

I’m determined to stay positive through this second lockdown in the uk. This time we kind of know what we’re in for.  During the spring lockdown, I found those first 6 weeks really quite difficult. Positivity was definitely in short supply. The world...
Community Over Competition

Community Over Competition

This sewing community can be a wonderful place. We can share the love of fabrics, the latest pattern inspirations and generally boost each other in our favored creative outlet.  As I tentatively start organising classes again in these strange covid times I realise how...
Joining a class

Joining a class

  How I love to see returning students and discover what their next project might be or to meet new students and guide them through the mine field of patterns and technical lingo to begin their sewing journey.  It can be daunting going to a new class or turning...