Last month I kept a diary of all my handmade garments which gave me a real sense of achievement. Since the only time I get to sew is in the evenings – and, let’s be honest, it’s just so tempting to curl up in front of the fire after dinner with my partner and the […]
Browsing Tag: cross stitch
Stitch Your Way to A Better You: The Mental Health Benefits of Sewing
Roughly, 1 in every 4 people in the UK experiences some form of mental health concern each year. Given the prevalence of these issues, it helps to find ways that can help us to equip us to deal with common mental health concerns like anxiety or stress, which many of us will have experienced in […]
Cross-Stitching
The last few days, my sewing mojo has been put into stasis – I have been burning through my fabric stash at an alarming rate since social distancing was introduced and, this week, I found myself without a sewing project. Either I have fabric on order that has not arrived yet or I’m waiting for […]
The joy of the mini project
In the last two weeks, I have made 5 items of clothing; a Deer and Doe Lupin jacket and Reglisse dress, a Threadcount Patterns jersey skater skirt, and a couple of self drafted, everyday dresses – one was made literally for the sole purpose of accessorising a gorgeous recent buy (a sewing themed necklace from […]