Well… here we are at the end of the week. 🖤 Needles threaded, unthreaded, re-threaded. Plans made, plans reshuffled, and hopefully a few beautiful things brought a little closer to life. How's your sewing week been? ⟶ What did you manage to start or move forward? ⟶ What's still sitting there, waiting patiently? ⟶ What surprised you; win, wobble or "why did I do it like that?" moment 😄 Photos, progress, honest confessions, all of it welcome here. We're here to learn and grow together. 🪡 🖤 Claire Amelia How did your week at the table really go? ⬇️

Turn your screen 1/4 turn to the left so the hearts point down. Top left is my sweet little rose earrings. They are about the same size as a dime! Next is one of the bell ornaments I’ve made for the members of the bell choir I used to ring with. I just need to stiffen them and they’ll be ready to give away! Beside the bell in the same thread is one of the sunflower earrings I made a few years ago for the bell choir when we played at church and it happened to be Kansas Day! The Sunflower is the State flower! I’m still making a few of those for friends. Then above that is a corner bookmark. It’s two layers of tatting joined together on the top two sides and left open on the long side to slip over the corner of the book page you want to mark! The bottom row are all purple earring pairs. The bicolor ones and butterflies are size 20 thread which equates to fine crochet thread. The beaded Purple Hearts are size 80 which is about 1/4 of the thickness of the size 20! It’s more like sewing thread and very tedious to tat with! And yes those are tiny glass seed beads on the hearts and the lavender butterflies! I was so pleased and proud of these when I finished them! Some of my best work!

Well… here we are at the end of the week. Needles threaded, unthreaded, re-threaded… plans followed, plans abandoned, and (hopefully) a few beautiful things brought to life along the way. On Monday, @Valerie The French Sewing Bee , @Jan Appleton , @Debra Verrall , @Jane Harbison , @Nancy Poekert , @Christy Steiger you all told me what was on your table (or not sewing on your table), now let's hear how it actually went. Not the perfect version. The real version. ⟶ What did you manage to start? ⟶ What actually moved forward (even a little)? ⟶ What’s still sitting there… waiting for you? ⟶ What surprised you this week? (a win, a problem, a “why did I do it like that?” moment 😄) This isn’t about ticking everything off. It’s about staying connected to your work, and to each other. I’ll be going through and celebrating with you properly, so don’t be shy with the details. Photos, progress, chaos… all of it is welcome here, we're here to learn & evolve. 🖤 Claire Amelia Now tell me, how did your week at the table really go? ⬇️

Whilst I'm sewing, my eldest daughter is making an avocado cushion. She's mentioned her stuffing, and my brain just could not remember what it was called!! Just shows, if we don't use a material, haberdashery item, sewing style or discipline for some time, we can forget .. I've made props, costumes, pillow and much more with wadding. So, what do you call it? Drop your answers in comments, let's see f it has a different name in different countries 👇 This is what the group is about, remembering, learning, educating, nurturing our love around sewing 🪡

Good morning, sewers! 🖤 Midweek, and I have a job for you. I'm building our collective Little Black Book, and we need your best-kept secrets. You know the ones. The supplier you almost don't want to share because you love having them to yourself. The online shop you bookmark on every device. The haberdashery you'd genuinely travel for. The place that always has *that* fabric when nowhere else does. I want them all. Here's what to drop in the comments: 🔗 Supplier name (and link if you have it) 📍 Where they're based — UK, EU, international, online only? ⭐ One line on why you love them — quality, price, unusual stock, exceptional service, all of the above? It can be fabric, lining, interfacing, boning, trimmings, millinery wire, buttons, thread, notions — anything that makes your work better. Niche and mainstream both welcome. If they deserve to be known, put them here. ———————————————————————————— And speaking of things worth knowing about… I'm announcing a discipline and subject focus for the whole of May, something we're going to sink our teeth into together as a community. 🪡 But first, I want to hear from YOU. Is there something you've been longing to learn more about, explore deeper or finally get your head around? A technique, a discipline, a construction challenge? Drop it below alongside your supplier recommendation, or just shout it out on its own. I'm listening, and your answers might just shape what's coming… 👀 Now, who are you sending us to first for the Little Black Book? ⬇️