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Our dedicated space for celebrating creativity, craftsmanship, and the stories behind inspiring makers. It’s an ever-growing library of ideas, insight, and inspiration to revisit whenever you need a fresh spark!

Creative of the Month: Dulcie Haskoll
I'm Dulcie, mum to Violet and wife to Cosmin. We live on the very outskirts of London in a little house full of treasures such as a vintage Romanian textile collection and over 30,000 buttons o...
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Creative of the Month: Bryony Bourke
From a very early age, I’ve always been obsessed with dance and theatre. It was blatantly obvious as a child from any onlooker that I was one of those artsy children. Born and raised in Devon in ...
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Creative of the Month: Fiona Hesford
Hello! I’m Fiona, founder of Sewgirl since 2009, based on the south coast UK where I live with my husband Marko and an adorable old moggie called Mabel. I spend my time designing sewing patterns...
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Creative of the Month: Kate Ramage
Hey I'm Kate. Quietly obsessed.... ok not quietly obsessed, totally obsessed and everyone knows about it, with sewing anything and everything. @katey_makes is a place where all my sewing f...
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I learnt to sew as a kid - my mum was a dress maker. I used to arrive home from school and mum would have made surprise new clothes for my dolls. she bought me a second hand Singer treadle machine ...
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Creative of the Month: Hannah Loudon
Tell us a little about yourself... I grew up in New Zealand but left 17 years ago—after a couple of years in London, I now call Western Australia home. When I’m not creating, you’ll find me...
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Creative of the Month: Sue-ann Tilby
Introduce yourself to our community My name is Sue-Ann, and I live in the hills of Perth. I love being surrounded by nature. I’m a mum to three children: two young adults and one teenager. I’m al...
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Creative of the Month: Elise Gray
Tell us a little about yourself... Hello, My Name is Elise and I live in Highfields Queensland, which is just north of Toowoomba. Whilst sewing and creating is a big love in my life, I have a l...
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Creative of the Month: Sharon Thornton
Tell us a little about yourself... I grew up in Toowoomba, moved away to work, met a husband and returned 10 years later. I have 2 gorgeous daughters who are both now working in Brisbane. I have ...
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Creative of the Month: Terry Currie
Tell us a little about yourself... I was born in Albury NSW and was asking for “terial” to make my Barbie’s clothes from a very early age. When I’m not sewing I like to paint with water colour, ...
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Creative of the Month: Marjorie Trundle
Tell us a little about yourself... Hi, I'm Marjorie! I love to sew, embroider, knit, bake and spend time with my family. I grew up in the South Island of New Zealand but in 1979 met a lovely Que...
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Creative of the Month: Tiarne Todd
Tell us a little about yourself... My real name is Tiarne! I’ve lived in Brisbane for around 10 years, originally from the Gold Coast. I’m actually a musician/songwriter with a bachelor of music...
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Creative of the Month: Annie de la Rue
Tell us a little about yourself... I'm Annie. A relatively new creative who, 18 months ago, had a purchasing problem… an absent daughter and a bucket list later, I had a new addiction. When my da...
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