slow stitching & mindful making
Let’s begin this journey together of creating beautiful pieces of textile art with our hands, while learning to slow down, notice and appreciate the small things, and bring a gentle calm into your day.
What actually is slow stitching and mindful making?
The act of slow stitching is more a process than a doing. It’s about being where you are. Using beautiful fabrics - often scraps - to create treasured pieces. But really it’s about creating time in your day and life to slow down, to remember to breathe and step away from the overwhelm of life.
As Annie Dillard says
“how we spend our days is how we spend our lives.”
What you’ll get
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10 video course projects taking your from threading your needle through to making projects for everyday and special use
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An extensive list of supplies and tools you'll need, as well as places you can get them.
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Step-by-step project how-tos. Filmed as if you're right beside me in my studio (kitchen table).
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Mindful moments - ideas for slowing down in your daily life. Written as lists as well as audio.
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An extensive stitch library, showing how to create different embroidery stitches, Sashiko-style mending and Indian-inspired Kantha. As well as my version of slow stitching.
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Insight into how I create using scraps of fabric, precious treasured pieces and discarded 'rags'. You'll also learn how to work with different fabrics, weights, weaves, colours and patterns.
What’s inside
How to begin - module 1
Choosing your thread and threading your needle. The basics of starting your stitch work, tying a knot and measuring your thread.
Working with different fabrics - Module 2
How to choose the right fabrics for each project, as well as combining different weights and weaves.
I share how I ‘audition’ my fabrics, while also having a conversation with them.
The process -Module 3
Let’s start making! This is where I’ll share my stitching process, my daily practice, and how I approach making space in our days for a mindful creative practice.
✺ Frequently asked questions ✺
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It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more.
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It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more.
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It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more.
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It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more.
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It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more.
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It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more.