The pattern makers

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Sewing can be enjoyed by numerous people who like to create outfits, garments and other items, such as home furnishings. Sometimes, for those with an illness or disability, it can be a hobby that some

Help the planet and give yourself a unique outfit to boot

Before cross stitch became a creative lifeline, it was a moment in a craft store between a teenager and her grandma. “I chose a kit on a whim – a full-coverage woodland scene with animals in winter,”

Nature is the common thread woven through Sophie’s crafting business, Forest and Dot – from the workshops she holds in woodland teepees to the yarn she dyes by hand with locally foraged plants. Herita

Anna Chung emailed us to show us her tiger and leopard mats inspired by the tiger and lion patterns in issue 144. She says, “Each stitch brought calm and joy, transforming pain into creative triumph.”