The Big Move
We are welcoming all sorts of volunteer support to make our new premises a shared one. There will soon be opportunities to help stitch furnishings, paint walls, hang our community…
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Hedgerow by John Wright – A River Cottage Handbook
Hedgerow – River Cottage Handbook No.7 by John Wright How often do we sit in front of the TV watching chefs and survival specialists forage the harvest that abounds in…
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Knits Men Want
My name is Deb’s and I live in Wood Street ward. I have been knitting for so long I can’t remember when I started! I do remember knitting (or rather…
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A new programme for Global Entrepreneurship Week
Today heralds the start of Global Entrepreneurship Week, and we could think of no better time to launch our latest programme, the Significant Seams Social Entrepreneurship Programme for Young Unemployed People.…
Read moreHusqvarna Viking 875Q review
Significant Seams supporter and volunteer Jennie Caminada wrote this fantastic review of the new sewing machine we were able to help her purchase through our wonderful sponsors Husqvarna Viking. From the…
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Book Review: The Printed Square: Vintage Handkerchief Patterns for Fashion and Design
As an embroidery artist whose “canvas” is often the humble handkerchief, I couldn’t wait to flick through a book jam-packed with examples of handkerchief design from the mid-twentieth century, categorised…
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The residents of Howard Road House in E17 have done it again; following the success of their Knitted Olympics this summer, they’ve decked out their front garden for Halloween! Get yourself…
Read moreThe Knitter, the Stitcher, and the Quilter
No, this is not a “walked into a bar” joke, or a Perraultian fairy tale. It’s all just in a day’s work. Today, a knitter (Debs), a quilter (Catherine), and…
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