Creative Play: The Importance of Making for Fun slow living stitching Aug 15, 2026

Imagine you’ve taken the first steps into a new art form. You’re creating sample...

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Practical Sashiko Projects Jul 31, 2026

Sashiko is an absolutely beautiful art; the running stitches and the shapes and ...

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Sashiko 101: Sewing Safely resources stitching Jul 15, 2026

Learning Sashiko is a lot of fun, and it's so easy to be swept up in the excitem...

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Ebbs and Flows: Moving Through Creative Block resources stitching Jul 01, 2026

No matter how far into my creative journey I get, I am periodically reminded tha...

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Sashiko 101: Threading a Needle stitching tools tutorials Jun 15, 2026

Learning something new can be really hard for a lot of reasons, not the least of...

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Words of Wisdom from the Making Zen Artists making zen stitching women in craft Jun 01, 2026

From the very beginning of the Making Zen Online Retreat back in 2021, it has be...

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Community Makes from Making Zen making zen stitching May 15, 2026

Another Making Zen Online Retreat has come and gone - I can't believe it's alrea...

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Making Joy with Making Zen Apr 14, 2026

There’s a certain sense of joy, presence, and possibility that comes over me whe...

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Making Zen: Celebrating 5 Years Mar 31, 2026

What a special time of year it is: the time to prepare for Making Zen. And this ...

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A Stitch in Time: Noticing Mar 15, 2026

Have you ever heard the phrase, "a stitch in time saves nine?" 

It’s usually sh...

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Celebrating the Art of Repair mend repair women in craft Mar 01, 2026

I have always believed that there is something special and tender about choosing...

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Stitching Joy: A Week of Community with the Sashiko Stitch Challenge challenge stitching Feb 14, 2026

A deep breath in, the pull of thread through fabric. A deep breath out, the snip...

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