Good morning, makers! 🪡 The atelier is open, the kettle's on (the Yorkshire tea isn't soaking in today), the week is full of possibilities, and I am SO ready to see what this community gets up to over the next seven days. Before you thread your machine, pick up your needle or unroll a single centimetre of fabric, I want to know what's on your table this week. We're doing something a little different from today. This week, we're holding each other accountable. So tell me where you are at: ⟶ What sewing project are you STARTING this week? ⟶ What are you in the middle of and WORKING ON? ⟶ What do you want to COMPLETE before Friday? Drop your answer below, as specific as you like. Not just "a dress" but "the silk organza sleeves that have been staring at me for two weeks" 😄. The more honest and real, the better. We're a community of serious makers, we can handle the truth of the to-do list! I'll be back on Friday to check in and celebrate how far we all got, progress, detours and happy accidents included. —————————————————————————————————— Also… 👀 I have something exciting coming in May. A theme that I think is going to absolutely light this community up, and I genuinely cannot wait to share it with you. Stay close, stay engaged, and keep your eyes on the notice board. The first hint is coming very soon. Happy sewing, Claire Amelia 🪡 Now, tell me what's on your table! ⬇️

We're not even 2 weeks old, and I didn't even know I was going to be opening this group 2 weeks ago today. As when when my creative mum @Jan Appleton mentioned it on a call (2 weeks ago tomorrow - Monday) I just knew it had to happen, and wallah that night the group was open! So, here I am building a group of sewers in real time - WHY? because I know deep down in my heart that we need a space for sewers who are past beginner stage, sewers who touch on not just one discipline, sewers who want to learn more, and have a safe place to ask those awkward questions... I built my sewing expertise up from uncomfortable places, with my customers, and didn't have anywhere to divulge, ask, question, query, worry, grow, or share.... So, whilst you're in the mix of your sewing frenzy, I'm here to help you along your way, to make the best of what you are creating, along with the other members in our community. I believe we are all here, because sewing is a discipline, and we want to share that skill with others (a way to beat fast fashion, push the sewers forward and educate our communities!) Let's welcome our latest members; @Brandi Reid @Valerie The French Sewing Bee @Allyson Scanlon @M d Huddleston Members, do not forget to introduce yourself to the pinned welcome post; https://www.skool.com/the-ateliers-hub-9961/welcome-to-the-atelier-hub?p=c3376e87 and the videos are up in our classroom, how to engage within the community, go check them out! I have lots planned for the group, which is exciting, seeing as what's been created already and we've only just started! Grateful you are all here, let's see what we can grow and achieve collectively. Happy Sunday Sewers from the UK 🪡 Claire Amelia, founder. 💥

Whether it's finished, half-pinned or still a pile of beautiful fabric on the floor, we want to see it. No perfection required. 🖼️ Yesterday, as I did a different kind of sewing, sowing seeds with my children into soil, it made me smile. How a skill like sewing can transcend in many different ways, create experiences, joy and so much more, even the word has many meanings.. So, here's a picture of me in the sunshine (finally sunny here in Yorkshire, England, ready for the seasonal shift!) with my youngest boy Oren. Before the sewing machine is back in action later .. I have planned to do a video this weekend on boning delicate material, to create strong foundations to adorn on with pretty fabrics. Are you interested in these sort of videos? Would love for you to share your sewing from this past week, up on the Studio Wall 🌟

Let’s get into the work a little deeper today. Across all disciplines, there are techniques we return to again and again, the ones that quietly define our standard. What’s one technique you feel has truly changed your work over time? Not something basic, but something you’ve refined, reconsidered, or now approach differently with experience. I’d love to hear what’s shaped your hands. 🫶 & A BIG WELCOME to our latest group members @Janine Martin @Suzanne Bowyer I'm building in real time, & grateful you are here 🔥

Our classroom has been updated, please go and watch the videos to find out how THE ATELIER HUB works in real time. Would love for you to go ahead into our STUDIO WALL and add your projects, sewing machines, mood board in there. Let us into your world of sewing > https://www.skool.com/the-ateliers-hub-9961/welcome-to-the-studio-wall?p=342edc5a Big Welcome to our latest members; @Tracey Wright @Chari Miller @Christy Steiger @Jane Ashton @Wendy clark Clark Grateful you are here, would love for you to introduce yourself on our welcome post, that is pinned. Happy sewing fellow sewers, Claire Amelia