Yesterday was our charity sewing day in support of Shared Threads. Shared Threads is a Belfast based charity that makes cloth sanitary pads & hygiene packs, and in doing so seeks to "remove some of the limitations that menstruation puts on so many women and girls across the world, replacing it with dignity and the […]
Yesterday was the 2nd of my charity sewing days. Once again the studio was filled with generous ladies donating their time, talent and fabric to make syringe driver bags for Macmillan Cancer Care and N.I. Children's Hospice. It was lovely meeting old friends and new, and at least one bag was completed […]
Today was the first of 2 Syringe Driver Bag Workshops at our studio in Conway Mill. These amazing ladies donated their fabric, time and talent to learn how to make Syringe Driver Bags for Macmillan Cancer Care and N.I. Childrens Hospice. It was a lovely day of sewing, chatting (and eating […]
As promised, here is the tutorial for the Shared Threads Drawstring Bags Tutorial. You Will Need: 1 x (11.5" wide x 29" tall) non-directional cotton fabric OR 2 x (11.5" x 15") directional cotton fabric 2 x 25" lengths of ribbon or cord (or shoe laces) safety pin Method: If using […]
A few months ago I had the privilege of meeting an Instagram friend, Kirsty from Song of a Nest. We first made contact via Instagram, but it turned out we only live up the road from each other!! Kirsty is multi-talented (just check out her beautiful website), but more than that, she is a passionate and […]
Hi everyone! How are you doing this week? Summer seems to have left us here! But I have some good news! My sewing room is finished and I'm fully operational once more! And what better project to christen my new creative space than sewing for a good cause. These are Syringe […]
