Introductions

Introduce yourself and say hello to new members of the community!

Well hello everyone, I'm so excited for this!! So... I'm Hayley and I run Thready Set Go and SewHayleyJane from my lovely studio on the edge of the New Forest in Hampshire, south of the UK along with my husband Andy and with a little help from 6 year old Mia! 

Hi Hayley and all,

I am Sandra and live in a small village at the top of the Cambridgeshire/Lincolnshire border. I am so looking forward to having nice fitting clothes. 

Hi Sandra, welcome to the forums! Also hi everyone, I'm Andy, I've been helping Hayley get things down from high places since 2013 and I also do some web development stuff for her too!

Hi all, I'm Monique and live in London. So excited to be a part of Thready Set Go!

Hi Sandra and Monique, first ones to post! So happy to have you here! 

Hello everyone, welcome! I'm Gemma, I've been creating makes from the boxes for 5ish years now and love how different each one is! As well as sewing I also knit, and started my own slow fashion brand Love Ginger 💕

Hi All, so excited for this. I'm Mairéad from Ireland and living in the UK. 

Welcome all of you lovely sewing people! Greetings from a very cold Manchester!

Along with Gemma and Esther, I have been a regular contributor to Sew Hayley Jane for the last 5 or so years, hopegully giving you all inspiration of what you can make with your box. I love seeing how everyone interprets the box differently into the most amazing things.

I can't wait to get chatting with you all 🤩

Hello everyone!

I'm Helen and live in the Peak District. I am currently using th classic fabric from the November box to make a Christmas top....it's going very slowly! Excited to be part of this sewing community :-)

I'm Pat, (London)a relatively new subscriber and enjoying my boxes so far. Looking forward to Thready Set go!

Welcome in Mairéad and Helen, so happy to have you here! 

And of course Gemma and Laura two of our lovely moderators who you'll recognise from the magazine! 

Hi there! I’m Esther, and I live in rainy Manchester—well, technically Wigan, but close enough, right? 😂

I started sewing in 2018 and haven’t looked back since. There’s nothing quite like turning a flat piece of fabric into a perfectly fitting garment—it’s definitely my passion! Lately, more like the past 4 years, but who's counting, I’ve been hoping to pick up knitting, so who knows, maybe that’ll be my next adventure.

During lockdown, I had the chance to do a guest post for the SHJ box, and now I’m part of the furniture here. Looking forward to chatting with you all and sharing our sewing journeys!

Hi Everyone

Well this is exciting! I'm Trudy from Tamworth, Staffordshire, looking forward to talking all things sewing! X

Hello fellow sewing enthusiasts my name is Val, I live in Amesbury, Wiltshire, within walking distance of Stonehenge.  I love all aspects of sewing knitting and crocheting.  

Hello everyone.  

I'm Helen and I live in Nottingham, I enjoy sewing in my spare time and also knitting and crochet.  I'm looking forward to being part of this sewing community.

Hello I'm also Helen and I grew up in the Peak District, I do not know the other Helen though lol.  I now live on the Sheffield Chesterfield border.

I've been sewing for 20 years and a SHJ subscriber for 6, I collect and restore vintage Singer cast iron machines and 1990s electronic PFAFF. Current count is 16 machines, average price £30, woman hours of restoration countless.  The doggos part of my name is a Springer Spanial, a Sprocker-poo and a Chalkie (chihuahua x yorkie)  None of them have any chill.

Hi all

I'm Charlie and I live in south Wales. I'm excited to involved and looking  forward to sharing my makes and being inspired by others makes.

Hi everyone!

So excited that this is up and running, thank you for providing the space Hayley (and Team!).

I'm Catherine, I live in Bolton and am really happy to be part of this forum.  Currently mid house move so many things are boxed up but I'll have a more dedicated sewing space in the new house, which I cannot wait for!!

Hello eveyone. I am Diana from Colorado, USA. I am so excited to be here. I am ready to take sewing to the next level.