I have been fascinated by people all my life. I’ve never been someone who takes people at face value. I’m interested in the why. Why did...

I created Being Ewe just before the first lockdown. I created it to try and share and help others to explore their creativity, free their...

Oh what fun these little stitching projects have been! As part of the Textile.artist.org stitch club, we were tasked by Saima Kaur to...

In the south of South Africa, not far from Cape Town, is a town called Franschhoek. In Franschoek there is a memorial to the Huguenot...

I have now planned my creative retreats for 2022. There are 6 retreats, and three different types of craftiness. I can't wait! I'm so...

Vietnam, 2014 Until last year, I was lucky enough to have a full time job that allowed me to travel. I've been to some amazing places and...

I am a very big fan of the idea that we can all be creative - creativity is a means of expression. Perhaps creativity is more important...

Last week I undertook one of the archive classes from textile.org’s Stitch Club. I used a variety of media to create a mixed media piece....

In the last couple of weeks I’ve finally had time to put my ‘old’ life behind me (spreadsheets!) and start planning for the future. This...

The last year has been momentous for many, many people, in both good and bad ways. It's hard to believe that the pandemic has only been...

My first foray into the wider world of stitching was a Kantha stitch kit by Angela Daymond.....

I have, very recently, completed a stitched portrait of my husband. It's been a long labour of love. I started it a few months ago, but...

Nature “employs the mind without fatigue, yet exercises it.” (Frederick Law Olmsted in 1865) I’ve recently started reading a book called...

"Art opens the closets, airs out the cellars and attics, and brings healing" -- Julia Cameron, 'The Artist's Way'. I've recently been...

It started when my brother sent my family a painting that he had done. I didn’t know he had it in him. I can’t remember him ever showing...

My husband, David, and I went on a walk today. We drove there, walked for 1.5 hours, had a pub drink, then drove home. The sun was...

I write this during the COVID-19 lock down, where my husband and I are lucky enough to be bedded down in a comfortable house, with a...

Who doesn't like a good holiday? Your holiday of choice might be a people-filled sunshine extravaganza, or a chance to put your walking...

I have recently been reading 'The Courage to Be Disliked' by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga, which has made me think.... Since taking...

Last weekend I went on a workshop to make a 3D cat face portrait. This was with The Lady Moth in Cambridge https://www.facebook.com/thela...

A few weeks ago I went on a yarn dyeing workshop with https://www.undertheolivetreeknits.com/ at http://www.knittingneedlelane.co.uk/ I...

(Elephant in satin stitch - my own work) I remember, once upon a time in my 'youth', being upset about something someone had said about...

I recently came across Liz Kettle and her Stitch Meditations https://www.textileevolution.com/index.php/easyblog/entry/stitch-meditations...

I have, in the past few months, made a bit of jewellery. It started with a silver workshop with a couple of friends - proper...

I love being by myself, being creative in whatever medium takes my fancy at the time. I can switch off from other people, from the...

I started embroidering by following pictures that I saw on Pinterest and other sites, but it developed into a desire to create my own design