What is slow stitching? A lot of fun! Learn how to get started with slow stitching and enjoy this creative textile art.

Slow Stitching is a new term for an age-old practice of quiet gentle making, mending, repair and stitching. Here’s what slow stitching is and how to do it, as well as what you can make from all your beautiful stitched pieces.

This week we are creating a slow stitching panel, taking time to enjoy the process and decide just what this beautiful piece might become...

Hand made slow stitching kit now available. Each kit is handcrafted and fabrics are chosen to suit the design. The kit contains all fabrics and threads, including a detailed instruction booklet. Finished artwork is approx 16cm x 20cm. Enjoy. Please note fabrics can vary.

Hand made slow stitching kits now available. Each kit is handcrafted and fabrics are chosen to suit the design. The kits comes with all materials and threads, including a detailed instruction booklet. It’s has been designed so you can have license in the design. Finished artwork is approx. 16cm x 20cm. Enjoy. Please note - fabrics will vary.

What will you do with all those beautiful pieces of stitching 'process over outcome' ? Here's 10 ideas on how to turn your mindful making stitched work into a practical and useful project that makes you feel happy using it. From drawstring pouches to improv quilts these are simple ways to make somet

I was over at Chicken Scratch Country Threads’ blog and saw these pieces. Mary even included a close up picture. Oh, my word. I just loved it.I love hand stitching. I love old embroidery piec…

Good Morning Friends & Folk ~ and a happy Sunday to us all.... ~ our day will be a rainy one, with grey clouds and a bit of a chill in the damp air. and on to Slow Stitching! we all {mostly} know the concept of slow stitching... methodical, mindful {or not} stitches made in small areas at a time using recycled, old, new, used, worn fabrics and threads of all-sorts. ~ now this is something that excites me LOL ~ I do follow a few Instagram, Pinterest & Youtube accounts for slow stitching, and I'll share them with you at the end of this posting, if you're so-inclined. here are a few photos that I've borrowed from Pinterest, showing some of my favorite projects that have been posted there: and now for a few snaps of what I'll be working on today using Slow Stitch... all I need to do is add thread! ~ I know it's not for everyone... and to some it looks unfinished, done by untrained hands, 'too' primitive or even messy. but to me, it is beautiful. poignant. intriguing... easy but challenging and frees oneself from the constraints of perfection-ism. nothing wrong with frayed edges and loose threads. faded colors and age-spots and stains are fine. wrinkles are perfect and show character. each stitch taken should be mindful, carefully placed and thought upon. stitch your feelings into your cloth and relax a while. does Slow Stitching have to be pretty? nope. is it supposed to make sense? only to you. is there a right or wrong way to do it? I don't think so, you do you. so give it a try. gather your supplies: a sewing basket or bag to keep your things in {or better yet, MAKE a bag!} sharp needle, blunt tipped needle, sharp scissors, chalk, pencil, frixion pen {heat erasable} lots of threads and lots of fabric scraps. and don't forget to include your imagination...... here are the links promised and I do hope you visit them: https://deep-rooted-healing.com/art-projects/buried-books https://www.jessiechorley.com/ https://www.instagram.com/petalplum/ https://www.instagram.com/maycontainpaper/ https://www.instagram.com/k3n.clothtales/ Blessings from the Farm ~ Lori

Slow stitching is a new art form built on old traditions. The movement was originally spearheaded by Mark Lipinksi, one of the quilting industry's most...

This week we are creating a slow stitching panel, taking time to enjoy the process and decide just what this beautiful piece might become...

Earlier in the week, I started a new kawandi quilt project. I got the back all pressed up, inserted a layer of thin cotton batting and then trimmed, pressed and pinned down the pieces around my edge. I stitched maybe one row around ... and then didn't get any further. Life, generally, just got in the way of any sewing. This morning, up too early for a Sunday as I had to drop my daughter at work by 7am, I sat in my sewing room when I got back and thought I'd add a couple of rows to my kawandi... and then kept at it for a couple more hours. I turned on my audio book and enjoyed the process. I did eventually have to stop and get some jobs done around the house (blurgh) but looked into the room and saw the sun shining on my sewing table, so thought I'd sew a little bit more. I tried to film a little bit of the stitching and upload a short reel to TikTok. Anyone else on TikTok? I much prefer Instagram, but I thought I'd give it a go and try to be more active on the platform. Here's the link to the video if anyone wants to have a look. @sameliasmum Hand quilting on a sunny Sunday afternoon #quilt #quilting #kawandi #aurifilthread #sewingtiktok #quiltingtiktok #handmade #sameliasmum #bigstitchquilting #slowsewing #sewing ♬ Little Things - Tiqta In other exciting news, I've been selected as an Aurifil Artisan for 2023/2024. This will be my second year collaborating with Aurifil. I'm looking forward to seeing the upcoming list of challenges and working on the themes, in my own way. Fun!

This week we are creating a slow stitching panel, taking time to enjoy the process and decide just what this beautiful piece might become...

This week we are creating a slow stitching panel, taking time to enjoy the process and decide just what this beautiful piece might become...

Good Morning Friends & Folk ~ and a happy Sunday to us all.... ~ our day will be a rainy one, with grey clouds and a bit of a chill in the damp air. and on to Slow Stitching! we all {mostly} know the concept of slow stitching... methodical, mindful {or not} stitches made in small areas at a time using recycled, old, new, used, worn fabrics and threads of all-sorts. ~ now this is something that excites me LOL ~ I do follow a few Instagram, Pinterest & Youtube accounts for slow stitching, and I'll share them with you at the end of this posting, if you're so-inclined. here are a few photos that I've borrowed from Pinterest, showing some of my favorite projects that have been posted there: and now for a few snaps of what I'll be working on today using Slow Stitch... all I need to do is add thread! ~ I know it's not for everyone... and to some it looks unfinished, done by untrained hands, 'too' primitive or even messy. but to me, it is beautiful. poignant. intriguing... easy but challenging and frees oneself from the constraints of perfection-ism. nothing wrong with frayed edges and loose threads. faded colors and age-spots and stains are fine. wrinkles are perfect and show character. each stitch taken should be mindful, carefully placed and thought upon. stitch your feelings into your cloth and relax a while. does Slow Stitching have to be pretty? nope. is it supposed to make sense? only to you. is there a right or wrong way to do it? I don't think so, you do you. so give it a try. gather your supplies: a sewing basket or bag to keep your things in {or better yet, MAKE a bag!} sharp needle, blunt tipped needle, sharp scissors, chalk, pencil, frixion pen {heat erasable} lots of threads and lots of fabric scraps. and don't forget to include your imagination...... here are the links promised and I do hope you visit them: https://deep-rooted-healing.com/art-projects/buried-books https://www.jessiechorley.com/ https://www.instagram.com/petalplum/ https://www.instagram.com/maycontainpaper/ https://www.instagram.com/k3n.clothtales/ Blessings from the Farm ~ Lori

I finally started stitching again. Last year was such a creative slump for me... well not so much a whole slump but definitely less real creative making than I wished for. And lots more angst. We all had that didn’t we!!?? In my online chats with people I found that some dove deep into their making

Top 10 tips for slow stitching quilts.I love slow stitching it's very relaxing. I try to include a little in everything I do

Full Colour Pattern Full Colour Instruction Booklet Embroidery Needle Needle Threader Fabric Piece for Background Liberty of London Fabric New, Vintage & Reclaimed Fabrics DMC Embroidery Threads

Beauty in the Path In each journey, we gather up the pieces.  Along the way, we savor the beauty in the path and piece together our experiences. Indigo Dyed Vintage Linen 3.5” x 21.5” For Shelly Sazama, slow stitching is her true passion. She gathers vintage fabrics and embroideries that would often be discarded and bathes them in indigo. She loves the feel of and the stories contained in the vintage fabrics and linens.  Shelly adds to the story by piecing and slow stitching them together. Inspiration for her slow stitching is often influenced by the wear or imperfect beauty of a fabric. This collection of stitchings, available now through WEND, are influenced by the peacefulness of the moon and the sea.

I absolutely believe in the power of slowing yourself down, through most any way possible. For me, one of the best, most beautiful and also practical ways is by creating and making. I use craft to meditate. And I know I'm not the only one. What I mean by this is, that when I dedicate and focus to

This week we are creating a slow stitching panel, taking time to enjoy the process and decide just what this beautiful piece might become...

This week we are creating a slow stitching panel, taking time to enjoy the process and decide just what this beautiful piece might become...

This week on the blog we take a look at the new to me old craft of hand sewing as I create a needle case using beautiful vintage fabrics

Tiny vessels hand stitched and cut to form abstracted memories. Sizes from 3-8 cms. Loop Head stitch pots Worn and Wethered Summer Fields Autumn

SO SORRY (except I’m kinda delighted) BUT THESE ARE NOW SOLD OUT A gorgeous box of goodies that will arrive through the post! Aimed at stitchers who have a love of making. So at long last it’s time (or some

Mixed Media Inspiration :: Freckles and Flowers Today's mixed media inspiration comes from Freckles and Flowers. In her post, Paula shares several mixed media images to advertise an Altered Books Mixed Media workshop she was teaching. Be sure to stop by Freckles and Flowers for more mixed media inspiration. A Bit of Imperfection :: Thoughts from …