Hello, how are you? I hope you’re having a good week and that you’re enjoying these last sunny days of September. I love this time of year. September light is just beautiful. Warm (sometimes hot) days but with a golden glow to the sunshine that’s softer and more mellow than high summer.
The journey into work takes us past a couple of lovely big parks. My favourite Northampton park has a huge variety of trees (apparently second only to Kew Gardens in the UK) and I love to watch the change of seasons there.
I found my first conker of the season on a dog walk this week. I spent hours as a child, every year, collecting conkers for the neighbourhood conker competition and I cannot overcome the little burst of excitement that I still get when I see one hidden amongst the leaves!
We’re settling into a new sort of normal here and I think I am finally ready to open the doors to the public again!
Stitch Club is starting from October - the first Saturday of every month. Everyone is welcome but you do need to book as space is restricted. Stitch Club costs £10 per person, runs from 10am - 3pm and for the fee you have access to all of the tea, coffee, cake and biscuits you could desire! Whilst we are a sewing studio you can bring anything you like to stitch club, it is very informal. Knitting, crochet, patchwork… it’s just a nice way to spend a Saturday!
I am trialling a new initiative in the studio too. S P A C E is the ability to rent, literally, space at the studio for a day where you can come and spend the day in our working studio, tackling any WIPs and making good use of our equipment (and day away from home where there are no interruptions). Read more about it here.
Finally, I am opening the little studio shop up for impromptu drop-ins on Fridays when you can call in to pick up any kits, fabric and embroidery supplies. I’ll tell you more about the shop soon, but we will stock DMC threads (all colours), all Stitchery kits (obviously) together with needles, hoops, scissors, project bags, pin cushions and a few handmade sewing accessories and gifts. You don’t need to book to drop in on a Friday but if you are planning to come in then do drop me a line and let me know if you can. We will be open from 10am - 3pm. OPENING FROM FRIDAY 5TH NOVEMBER.
I hope you can visit sometime soon!
Nicki xx