The Hope & Warmth Blanket
The Christmas decorations are down, the fridge is empty and as the new year commences we all feel the pinch. January is a great time to reflect on the past…
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Got a Resolution ??
You know that tradition, “in which a person makes a promise to do an act of self-improvement or something slightly nice, such as opening doors for people beginning from New Year’s…
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Sponsor a book in our Stitch & Craft Library
Dear Friends Would you like to sponsor a book from our Stitch & Craft Library? We have lots of lovely books that could be sponsored, to provide a valuable contribution…
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The Changing Roles of Women Quilt, Touring
Our Changing Roles of Women Quilt has been to Birmingham for the Festival of Quilts held annually at the NEC. While exhibited in this International Festival, it is estimated to…
Read moreDutch Wax Fabric Arrives in Walthamstow
YINKA SHONIBARE MBE shows his new work The William Morris Family Album at the William Morris Gallery. Significant Seams interviewed the curator Carien Kremer at the exhibition. How did the…
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The Winter Garden of Aspirations
Snowflakes are one of nature’s most fragile things, but look what they do when they stick together. Verna M. Kelly Poetically, winter evokes endings, finality, sadness, loneliness, and isolation. However,…
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LC:M – An Introduction to Menswear Fashion Week
”A well-tied tie is the first serious step in life.” – Oscar Wilde Hello Significant Seams readers, My name is Shamal and I recently started volunteering at Significant Seams after…
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MenDING: An Interview with Neil Coles
This week I had the pleasure of interviewing Mr Neil Coles. Neil kindly donated four of his Husqvarna Viking Sewing Machines to Significant Seams and has been a firm friend…
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MenDING: It Ain’t Easy…
This week I had the pleasure of interviewing a group of like minded young men, who all have a passion for clothing. Collectively they have merged their vibrant…
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International Women’s Day Wonderfulness…
Hi! WOW – we have been incredibly inspired by the MANY interactions we have had with women AND men across our community in the International Women’s Day period. We’ve “made”…
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