Journal

We often start sewing because we want to make something tangible - a skirt that fits, a dress in our favourite fabric, a pair of trousers that actually feels like...

There’s a strange stillness that follows the end of something truly special.Everything that was moved around to accommodate the graduation has been returned to its usual place, the studio is...

Money is a funny thing to talk about in creative circles, isn’t it? We all know what it feels like to undercharge, overdeliver, or quietly absorb the hidden costs of our...

I sat down to watch Woman Grows Jeans this weekend thinking it would be an interesting, niche documentary about slow textiles. It was about growing flax for linen so completely in...

There’s something about this time of year that always makes me pause.The late summer light stretches long across the evenings, but there’s a different crispness in the mornings now. Fruits...

It all started with a quick “hello.”about a year ago when my next-door neighbour moved in. She was friendly and looked like someone I might like to get to know....

If you’d told me I was a “creative person,” I’d probably politely laugh and disagree with you. I have never really thought of myself as a “Creative” - I feel...

“Confidence. If you have it, you can make anything look good.” — Diane von Fürstenberg It’s one of those quotes that sounds simple at first - almost like it belongs...

Do you ever get that buzzing feeling, where your mind is juggling a thousand little things and your day seems to vanish before you’ve even caught up? I know that...

The school holidays have rolled in again, like they always do. Six long weeks stretching out ahead with September seeming like a distant spec on the horizon. I remember that...

Every time a new series of The Great British Sewing Bee comes around, I get the messages: “You must be watching!” “You’d be so good on it!” “What did you think...

I’ve been having trouble getting my old laptop to connect to the new wifi we have at home and it's been really making me swear in frustration. But in true...