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Finding Zen in the Everyday: Wrapping Up Making Zen May 2025 making zen Jun 10, 2025

As the threads settle and the last stitches find their place after the Making Ze...

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Top 10 Lessons from the Making Zen Artists making zen stitching May 15, 2025

Hosting the Making Zen Online Retreat has been one of the most rewarding parts o...

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Making Zen: The May 2025 Online Retreat making zen May 01, 2025

There is something so special about creating something with your hands. It's alm...

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Crafting Stories with Aurifil Threads making zen stitching Nov 15, 2024

A big part of Zen Stitching is the community and the connections we make, and we...

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Making Zen + Zen Stitching: What's in a name? collaborations making zen slow living stitching tutorials May 15, 2024

Zen: we know it to mean a state of relaxation, and the word loosely translates t...

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Kate Ward

Hi, I'm Kate! I love travelling and the esoteric. Zen Stitching is a combination of my passions: living a meaningful life, taking care of the planet, and textile arts.

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