Don’t you just love a small project that’s a quick make, functional, and teaches you something new? I had so much fun sitting down with Heidi Parkes and chatting about her Quilted Brooch workshop for the Making Zen retreat, which is exactly that!

I love Mirjam Gielen's approach to embroidery and the organic look of her pieces. It was a delight to chat with her today about her inspiration and the wonderful things you can do with the humble running stitch!

Are you always on the lookout for new visible mending techniques? I know I am, and Jody Alexander is after my heart with her visibly mended back patches! I had the lovely opportunity to sit down with Jody and talk about her mending, art, and collection of mended fabrics!

Don’t you just love learning new techniques? It was such a pleasure to chat with Jayne Emerson about her magical, water-soluble “weaves” and her process.

I know so many people with hand-stitched pieces that they aren’t sure what to do with. Does that sound like you? If so, you’ll want to check out Blair’s workshop for the Making Zen retreat!

What a pleasure to chat with Miriam about her art and upcoming workshop for the Making Zen Online Retreat! I loved hearing about her passion and how she gets as much out of teaching a workshop as she does out of taking one.

Did you know that Aurifil is a family owned and run business based in Italy and they create mindful threads for us to work with using egyptian cotton? Some of the process that Karen shared with me today is that the threads are singed to remove excess fibre, and then run through a paraffin bath to add extra sheen and strength. What a lovely chat with with Karen who enlightened me about this wonderful product.

I really enjoyed sitting down with Suzi today to talk about her daily approach to creativity. We chatted about her creative process, leaving ‘gestures’ such as preparing your workspace the night before as an invitation to start afresh each day and the power of 15 minutes of ‘me time’.

I really enjoyed sitting down with Pippa to talk about how her Making Zen workshop is an accessible way to start out with her style of embroidery. We also chatted about her creative process, finding inspiration in nature and enjoying the little things, like opening pretty packages and seeing the first signs of Spring.

Such a delight to chat with Jo Avery all about her upcoming workshop for Making Zen, the peace of sewing by hand, and how wonderful and inspiring a room full of learners is. I was especially fascinated to hear about her #100DayProject and the element of play it brings to her art!