Tales from behind the hoop...

Sometimes I have more to say about a hoop than an instagram caption will allow, and so here you'll find stories about the things that inspire me, as well as more personal tales about how embroidery and crafting has helped my mental health - and hopefully adive on how it can help yours too!

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The Stories We Tell Ourselves... You are creative, I promise

The Stories We Tell Ourselves... You are creati...

When I was little, I loved to sing. At about six years old while on holiday I got up on stage and sang a rendition of 'Hopelessly Devoted To You'...

The Stories We Tell Ourselves... You are creati...

When I was little, I loved to sing. At about six years old while on holiday I got up on stage and sang a rendition of 'Hopelessly Devoted To You'...

'I Really Needed That' How an Embroidery Workshop can help you stitch away a bad day

'I Really Needed That' How an Embroidery Worksh...

It's a cold and wet Manchester weekday evening as I head across the city centre to host back-to-back embroidery workshops in one of the city's newest residential buildings.   Now,...

'I Really Needed That' How an Embroidery Worksh...

It's a cold and wet Manchester weekday evening as I head across the city centre to host back-to-back embroidery workshops in one of the city's newest residential buildings.   Now,...

How Embroidery Has Helped My Mental Health

How Embroidery Has Helped My Mental Health

My Creative Lockdown...   At the start of 2020, I resolved to finally write the Children’s story I’d had in my head for 3 years. I was ITCHING to get...

How Embroidery Has Helped My Mental Health

My Creative Lockdown...   At the start of 2020, I resolved to finally write the Children’s story I’d had in my head for 3 years. I was ITCHING to get...

Manchester Embroidery - Finding Inspiration On My Doorstep

Manchester Embroidery - Finding Inspiration On ...

Manchester is a city known and loved for so many things. It's music, it's people, Emily Pankhurst and it's excellent, excellent selection of coffee shops (ok, it might not be internationally known...

Manchester Embroidery - Finding Inspiration On ...

Manchester is a city known and loved for so many things. It's music, it's people, Emily Pankhurst and it's excellent, excellent selection of coffee shops (ok, it might not be internationally known...