working collectively
More and more I have been thinking about the way we self employed crafters work, especially locally. When I see someone starting to teach something even vaguley similar my first impulse is always to feel...
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Summer meanderings
It’s been a great summer. One of many changes, all good. One of adventures. Both of the mental and the actual kind. Max is now 10 and I took him interrailing this holiday. We had...
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MeMadeMay #MMMay18
Every May lots of people take part in Me Made May. What this exactly means is different for each person that signs up. Some people undertake to make something new every day, some people undertake...
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I want to talk about mental health today. It’s world mental health day today, the 10th October. Mental ill health is something we all struggle with sometimes and yet easy as we may find it...
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sewing machine repairs…
I love fixing sewing machines. I love seeing harrassed or broken machines being broiught back to life, cleaned and oiled and purring away happily. Unless your machine is a cheap plastic thing most machines an...
Read Moreapplique and free motion workshop
On Saturday 15th July the whole day is dedicated to appliqué and free motion embroidery in my sunny garden studio. This is such a fun and freeing workshop, the techniques take no time at all...
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