Journal

“When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too.” — Paulo Coelho There’s something powerful about the quiet persistence of people who make things...

“People will forget what you said. People will forget what you did. But people will never forget how you made them feel.”— Maya Angelou This quote has echoed through my...

One of the reasons I love working one-to-one with people is that it allows me to truly focus on their body - not an idealised shape, not a standard pattern...

If you’d asked me a few years ago whether I’d go back to being a student, let alone back to university, I may well have laughed in your face. My...

As a dressmaker and someone who sells fabrics, I often get asked: “What’s better — deadstock or sustainable fabrics?” The honest answer? It’s not a simple either/or. Each has its...

This month has been a bit of a whirlwind, the good kind. Between the hum of the sewing machine and the hum of bees in the garden, it’s been full...

Many years ago at a country show we stumbled across a group of people doing a heritage demonstration of how linen used to be produced. It was fascinating, and I...

Over the last few years my garden at home has been severely neglected. In fact the only thing I have been successful at is growing nettles and bindweed.  But now...

Last weekend we were lucky enough to attend a family wedding. It was a wonderful day with lots of eating, drinking and being rather merry with family we don’t get...

A couple of weeks ago I decided that I actually needed to have some proper information about what you lovely people want to gain from a workshop. I have asked...

Pancake day was earlier this week. Although it is actually celebrated several times throughout the year in our house. The idea of different fillings is tempting - nutella and bananas...

I am writing this after the first Sewing Sanctuary of this year has just finished. And I am buzzing still. It was a fabulous few days of likeminded people coming...