I had the very great honour last week to be featured in not one but two places in the Sewisphere. As a long time follower of Sew over 50, I was delighted to be invited to join their list of featured sewers and serve as a guest editor for the day, over on their IG account.… Continue reading Quick wins to reach across the world.
Category: Black Lives Matter
Normal? Normal service cannot be resumed.
Okay, how do you go back to posting pretty (I hope) pictures of crafting and humble bragging about the state of your stash(es) when the world is still crazy? The answer is you don't. I know it's a cliché, but there must be a new normal. These past few weeks in the aftermath of George… Continue reading Normal? Normal service cannot be resumed.
Confirm Humanity
I haven’t posted anything yet about what’s going on in the world. Not because I don’t have anything to say but because there’s so much to say it’s like a Tsunami. Apart from everything else I’ve realised how much energy I use just trying not to make people feel uncomfortable. I hate confrontation but I… Continue reading Confirm Humanity
It’s not all pink and shiny – Diversity, where art thou?
A week or so ago, I caught sight of a post under the Sewcialists banner on diversity, which really got me thinking, the post written by @sewnbrooklyn tackled the subject of the lack of diversity in sewing publications. I was still mulling it over when @thelittlepomegranate upped the ante when she shared her post and… Continue reading It’s not all pink and shiny – Diversity, where art thou?
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