I think stick and stitch fabric is brilliant.  If you’ve never heard of this before l’ll explain what it is and how you use it. It’s a thin film of fbric with a sticky back. You can print a pattern onto the fabric and then cut out the shape you want to use. With your

As a small business owner it may come as no surprise to you that l’m fully supporting small businesses this Christmas. I love treating family and friends but l have a constant self battle with waste and buying certain things from certain shops makes me shudder if l’m honest. So Black Friday and all things

October 2022 Mummy, can we do some crafts!? Sound familiar? I absolutely love crafting myself but cleaning up after kids on top of the usual daily mess just doesn’t appeal often. But embroidery is absolutely brilliant and a pretty clean craft so when my daughter asked to do it was easy to make her smile😍

October 2022 One of my favourite thigs to do this time of year when l have a bit of spare time, is dig out a once loved item of clothing in my wardrobe and give it a bit of a revamp. This sleeveless shirt used to be a go to basic when l was in

I truly adore Christmas crafting. I love the colours, the textures and l love adding newly crafted items to my house each year. This year l had the pleasure of filming two designs for Rebecca Page as one of her Embroidery teachers and despite filming in 40 degree heat, l adore the designs. I wanted

Turning 40! Age has never really bothered me before as l’ve always felt a lot younger than l am. But having a September birthday and doing all the big age milestones first is a bit daunting. This one in particular feels old as l remember being 10 and helping to organise my dad’s surprise 40th

Butterfly Embroidery Kit Summer always makes me think of butterflies and there’s nothing nicer than sitting in the garden with a nice cold drink, embroidery in one hand and watching a butterfly or two fluttering past. I’ve stitches many a butterfly commission over the past few years, so l was excited to finally design and

June 2022 Have you heard about the Rebecca Page Embroidery Summit? Well firstly, l’m delighted to announce l’ll be one of their teachers this year for their prestigious Embroidery Summit 💕 The summit is an opportunity to join thousands of other embroiderers from around the world for the 40+ FREE online classes from June 13th

There are many ways to transfer an embroidery pattern onto fabric. The first thing to consider is the colour of the fabric you will be stitching on. Below are my recommended approaches for both: Light coloured fabric: 1. Trace on pattern  – Using a water or heat erasable pen in a light box or up against a

For me it was amazing to see so many people take up embroidery during lockdown. I love how as the pace of life slowed down, we took time to craft, explore new hobbies (albeit home bound) and most importantly took time for ourselves. Many of you even did crafting with your kids as young as

At the start of every year l try and think of a word that l intend to capture in all of my goals, aspirations and that l plan to approach my work & life. Well for 2022 my word is ‘Celebrate’. I thought to myself how would l like to look back on the year

Last summer l launched a series of free embroidery videos to help others learn embroidery stitches. I published them all on Instagram, Pinterest and You Tube to understand what people wanted from each platform. And l was blown away with the response, especially on Pinterest and Instagram. So l’ve picked 35 stitches which start with

This is the face behind all the embroidery!  Recently l was approached by Go Solo magazine who are run by Subkit about an interview. It was great to talk to them about how l got started and tips for other budding entrepreneurs.  If you’d like to read more about me and my journey and things

When l think about my favourite valentines gift, it’s got to be a heartfelt message. The flowers wilt over time, the chocolates are gone in minutes..but the message stays with me. So l thought what if you could write a special few words and have them in way you could display them for years to