Making Zen

It was lovely to sit with Bianca and welcome her to our retreat. She’ll be showing us how to add different hair textures to our embroidered pieces, and I loved seeing all of her ideas for displaying finished projects!...

Mollie is a fantastic stitcher who is going to be showing us how to add beautiful mums and marigolds to a stretched canvas. We got a chance to talk about the tools and accessories we use in our stitching and how...

I am so pleased to introduce you to Care Australia, one of our wonderful partners for the Making Zen Online Retreat. One of the reasons I started this retreat was so that I could give back to the community that’s...

I had a lovely time catching up with Nat about her Introduction to Hand Embroidery workshop. We chatted about her background and her journey from Ukraine to Canada, she told me about some of her techniques.

Between Sew Organised Style and Making Zen, I’ve had many chances to sit and chat with Maria aka @velosews and it’s a delight every time. We love having @seworganisedstyle as a partner for the Making Zen retreat....

What a pleasure to introduce you all to Yuko of Shokunin Store, one of the wonderful partners we have supporting the May 2023 Making Zen Retreat. We had a lovely chat about the importance of craftsmanship and how much...

Have you ever thought about the lessons you learn about yourself when you practise art? What a wonderful chat I had with Lisa Agaran about how art is truly a self-care practice and how important it is to listen to...

I had a lovely chat with Erika Maizi about our shared love for stitching and stories, and the power of journeying inwards and hearing our souls speak to us. It was lovely to see some of her own stitched pieces, as well!

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...

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...

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.