A ‘sewcial’ session means that you bring your own sewing project to the studio and you sew along with others. It’s a simple concept but the power of sewing together with others in a purposefully created bright, colourful space is wondeful. Sometimes when us sew-a-holics talk about our sewing with others, all we get is rolled eyes, as they’re not really interested. In the studio though, we all have the same hobby in common and it’s fab to mix with people who really ‘get you’. You can talk about sewing,fabrics, thread etc as much as you like!

Sewing workshops have their place if you want to particularly learn a specific technique but more often than not, I find that people chose their own projects for their own personal needs. We all sew for different reasons but mixing with other sewists can make it all so much more fun and helpful. Giving ourselves permission to have ‘me-time’, away from all our responsibilities and chores, is so essential in our lives, yet something so many women don’t do for themselves. Whether you like sewing, fishing, skydiving or whatever, we all need to take time out for ourselves and replenish our energy.

Ladies use these events for all sorts of reasons. Sometimes it’s because you need help with a project. Other times it’s purely because you find that if you book into these sessions it makes you actually do some sewing; at home there are always tonnes of things calling for your attention and taking you away from having some ‘me’ time. Other people use the studio because they want to meet up with their sewing buddies but don’t have a house suitable for having sewing time together. If you don’t have your own sewing machine yet, there are some Janome 301 machines you can hire for the basic cost of £3.

*vital* – when ordering, please stipulate in the comments, which Tuesday or Thursday sewcial session you want to attend. Ta!