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Open Studio

Guest Tutor: Rachel Brown Jewellery

Straight off the back of International Women's Day and Mothers Day in the UK, it's great to be working with supremely talented female...

Textile Cards

It's been a while since I've made a collection of cards. I was meant to be tidying the studio but I got distracted and before I knew it,...

In case you missed it...Exciting News :-)

I have some super exciting news to share with you all - I've been dreaming about it for the last 18 months but now its really happening!...

Family Support

My son has helped me change my perspective… A rare picture of The Family Swift I don't know if you received one of my recent newsletters...

Wear your ART!

I have spent the morning photographing and uploading hand painted scarves to my shop. It always takes ages - each one is unique and I...

Pencil to Stitch

I have been flattered by a plethora of new followers this week....some from recent shows but mainly I think due to the release of this...

Swift by name, Swift by nature

The other day Mark sent me the post below from the RSPB facebook page..it sums up our existence very well indeed! Simply swap Africa for...

GNCCF

I'm extremely pleased to be exhibiting at Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair again this year. I love the natural light of the upper...

Machine Embroidery Retreat in Surrey, April 2024 Early Bird!!

This year's retreat was so great that I shall be back at Just Hands On Retreats again in 2024. At the moment you can benefit fromm an...

Super September Sewing Summer School

You know I love a bit of alliteration! It did what it says in the title and these images start to tell the story [but I must admit, I...

Blue Magpie Contemporary Craft Fair

Save the dates! This will be the first time I have shown my work at this event & I'm really looking forward to it - I'm so flattered to...

Girls on tour! Abruzzo Print Retreat

I don't quite know where to start - what a week we had! I was going to let the pictures do the talking but that doesn't do them justice....

Structural Stitches

You may remember 3 years ago [during lockdown] I showed you all my 'sketchbook box'/a three-dimensional sketchbook, from my New Grounds...

Energised Embroidery

I'm excited to be able to finally announce my Fibre Arts Australia workshop in April 2024. Energised Embroidery will be 'full colour,...

Made by Hand to go ONLINE!

I have some very exciting news! [read all the way down to get a discount code] You can now find my very latest work on the marvellous...

LIVE at 2pm Tuesday 28th February

Don't forget to tune into Instagram today to hear me chatting with Sarah James, Director of The Craft Festival, Cheltenham. Find me at...

Learn in Luxury

Immerse yourself in the world of machine embroidery at the beautiful New Place Hotel, Shirrell Heath, Hampshire. 22nd - 23rd April 2023...

The Craft festival Cheltenham

I have 2 free tickets up for grabs for the forthcoming Craft Festival in Cheltenham - all you need to do to win is leave a comment below...

Silver and stitch

I've been developing my jewellery making for nearly 2 years now but not many people know that I used to teach Jewellery Design back in...

New email

I have a new email address …. It would be useful if you could add it to your contact list. I’ve made an image of it in the hope that it...

FREE tickets!!!!

I have 2 free tickets up for grabs for the forthcoming Craft Festival in Cheltenham - all you need to do to win is leave a comment below...

It's a commitment...

This was a tricky decision - what do you think of my new postcards?? When it comes time to re-stock your postcards, you are faced with a...

Easily Distracted...

I got rather distracted from my blog series featuring MOMENTUM my 50@50 series - Ukrainian matters were far more pressing: by now my fund...