What was your first introduction to sewing and crafting?
I have a very crafty family and we were always making things as children. I remember my nan teaching me to hand stitch a hemmed handkerchief when I was around four years old. It was for a local craft competition in our village, which I won. That’s probably when I got bitten by the bug! Mum taught me to use her sewing machine to make clothes when I was around ten. I began customising my school uniform and have been making clothes ever since.
What do you love most about your work?
I love the problem solving aspect of it as much as the calm it induces when I start stitching. I get so excited when I come up with a new design. When it's something more technical like my 3D hare or reindeer ornaments, I really enjoy the challenge of designing all the separate template pieces in a way that makes it easy for others to construct. I always try to create colourful, uplifting and joyful designs that cheer people up and give them a sense of achievement when they are making them.
Link to Huxley the hare

SewYeah
Published: 18.12.2024
Images: Ekornes AS
People: Christine Leech
Wenn es je einen idealen Zeitpunkt gab, um einen Gang zurückzuschalten und durchzuatmen, dann ist es jetzt. Während die Tage kürzer werden und die Außentemperaturen sinken, ist es an der Zeit, uns mit den Jahreszeiten in Einklang zu bringen und das zu leben, was die Natur vorgesehen hat – die Zeit drinnen zu genießen.
Mit all den zusätzlichen Stunden zu Hause ist es die perfekte Zeit, ein Handwerk zu erlernen und all die Vorteile zu genießen, die das Herstellen von Dingen mit den eigenen Händen mit sich bringt. Zur Inspiration haben wir mit Christine Leech gesprochen, Sie hat ein Gespür für das Handwerk von heimischem Hygge. Hier teilt sie, wie ihre Stickerei- und Handwerkskünste meditative „Me-Time“ schenken können sowie die Freude und die Vorteile, die mit einer Gemeinschaft rund um das eigene Handwerk verbunden sind
The days are short and the weather is chilly-what’s the scene like in your home?
I tend to end up with a little nest on the sofa, with a big blanket surrounded by trays filled with the different embroidery projects I have on the go. The fairy lights have been on since the clocks went back and there’s probably a candle or two flickering away. Although I have to have a bright light to help me see my embroidery, which slightly ruins the cosiness! Slowly the house is filling up with Christmas projects that I am preparing for markets and making as gifts.
You run a sewing social club. Can you tell us a bit about sharing your hobby with others?
During lockdown I started an online embroidery community, where every Friday I would run a ‘Live Make-Along’ where my followers and I could all get together virtually to connect, chat and do a bit of stitching too. I started designing projects that people could purchase as digital downloads and I loved seeing all the different ways people would interpret my designs and the various colour palettes they chose. I am currently launching the Sewyeah Social Club Subscription Service, where each month members will receive a new embroidery pattern to make and we will get together via Zoom for a virtual club night. I think it’s going to be so much fun.
LINK: https://www.sewyeahsocialclub.com/subscription-service
I tend to end up with a little nest on the sofa, with a big blanket surrounded by trays filled with the different embroidery projects I have on the go. The fairy lights have been on since the clocks went back and there’s probably a candle or two flickering away. Although I have to have a bright light to help me see my embroidery, which slightly ruins the cosiness! Slowly the house is filling up with Christmas projects that I am preparing for markets and making as gifts.
You run a sewing social club. Can you tell us a bit about sharing your hobby with others?
During lockdown I started an online embroidery community, where every Friday I would run a ‘Live Make-Along’ where my followers and I could all get together virtually to connect, chat and do a bit of stitching too. I started designing projects that people could purchase as digital downloads and I loved seeing all the different ways people would interpret my designs and the various colour palettes they chose. I am currently launching the Sewyeah Social Club Subscription Service, where each month members will receive a new embroidery pattern to make and we will get together via Zoom for a virtual club night. I think it’s going to be so much fun.
LINK: https://www.sewyeahsocialclub.com/subscription-service
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