Tag Archives: affirmation

Making Uncovered at Brixton East 20th April 2013

I’ve set up a Hope in Your Handbag™ workshop page, which you can see on the tab next to “About” and “Sewin Studio”. I will be holding a workshop as part of Making Uncovered at Brixton East on 20th April as well as demonstrating my hand bag making . It’s going to be a fantasticContinue reading “Making Uncovered at Brixton East 20th April 2013”

Who IS…?

I once led a guided walk for a  group of teenagers from Capelulo to Llangelynin Church,(in Gwynedd North Wales) I was 9-10 years old and was one of the six children who lived in the village of Capelulo. My friend Marion and I became territorial when these young people invaded. We planned an early morningContinue reading “Who IS…?”

38 Steps and ‘Hope in Your Handbag’™

The first  bag from my ‘Hope in Your Handbag’™ collection has over 38 different actions taken in it’s creation. From the preparation and execution of the letters that make up the  appliqued and hand embellished Affirmation, to cutting, stitching and piecing the cloth, to building up the bag structure and internal layers, to glueing it allContinue reading “38 Steps and ‘Hope in Your Handbag’™”

Sewin Studio launch November 1st

Sewin Studio is launching on Etsy on November 1st 2012 ! This is my first online shop !  It opens with a new collection of Affirmations, this time applied to handbags. This series  comes under the banner name of ‘Hope in Your Handbag’™ a phrase I coined to encompass portable optimism . The Affirmation seriesContinue reading “Sewin Studio launch November 1st”

‘I Believe in Myself’ and other affirmations….

It is the first monday of the month which means  ‘Shared Space’ evening down at the Loughborough Centre in sunny, warm, beautiful Brixton (UK). All are welcome and all turned up (well, quite a few….) to join in this month’s  ‘Hope in Your Handbag’ ™ workshop. The knitting group joined us too, so we hadContinue reading “‘I Believe in Myself’ and other affirmations….”