Introductions

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.

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. 

Ciao! I'm Jo from the Uk but living in Italy for last 17 years. Just waiting for the delivery of my first bos and have been sewing on and off for the last 40 odd (and then some) years and still learning. 😉

Hi, I'm Sue and I live in France. I'm so glad that you have started this initiative Hayley because I've lost my sew-jo. I used to sew a lot thirty odd years ago and started again 6 years ago but over the past few months I've lost my motivation. I thought that your new sewing school would help me get going again. Look forward to chatting with lots of new people x

Hi everyone 

I'm Jiya I'm a slow sewer! Im really looking forward to ThreadySetGo. 🤗

Hi! I'm Han, based in Kent, UK. So excited for this forum and to get to know others in the sewing community. I'm also on instagram - @han_made_101 - if you want to follow my mistakes and laugh at/with me!

Hi all, I live in Arborfield, Berkshire but a Southampton girl at heart.   Love seeing everyone creativity and makes.  What a wonderful bunch of folk us Sewists are. 

Hi I'm Lesley, and live in Whitley Bay. I've been sewing for many years, and a SHJ subscriber for just over 1 year now. Looking forward to chatting with and learning from fellow sewists 😄

Hi im Sarah from Wrexham. I'm a confident beginner but still got a lot to learn from all you lovely sewing community. This is platform is fantatic.  

Hi I'm Nick (short for Nicola). I live near Portsmouth. I knit, cross stitch, embroider and sew. 
I really need to retire to have enough time for everything but at 52 I have a while to go! 

Hi Everyone. I'm Rachel and I live in New Zealand, just about as far away from the Sew Hayley Jane headquarters as you could get! Every month I have to avoid social media for 10 days while I wait for my box to arrive as I hate spoilers 😆

Wow!!! So many of you are here already and posting! Thank you so much, it's really lovely to have you all here

Ah! Hello! I'm Jasmin a Yorkshire lass living in County Durham now. I started sewing in 2014 but between 2014 - 2024 I made maybe 10 items 😅

This year due loosing my Grandad in Jan my sewing took a step up to be honest as a form of therapy and I made a plan to sew a mostly me made holiday wardrobe for my big family holiday in October - which I did! About 75% of the clothes I took were me made! 🥳

I subscribed to the SHJ box in maybe June this year and love it although haven't made up anything yet mainly because I can't make decisions!😅

Anyway I sew for therapy and so I don't have to decide what to watch on TV! 

Looking forward to this community and supporting Hayley ❤️

Hi Jasmin, so happy you're here! I'm sorry to hear about your Grandad but sounds like sewing has helped you through and what an amazing achievement to have sewing your holiday wardrobe!

Hi everyone,

This is super exciting! I've loved reading through so many introductions and starting to get to know you.

I'm Tamlyn (Sewn on the Tyne on both instagram & YouTube). I live in Newcastle Upon Tyne with my husband Sam, 4 year old son (aka sleep thief) Taylor and cat Chester. I've been sewing for around 6 years now and have been subscribed to SHJ for most of that time! I was delighted when Hayley invited me to start contributing to the magazine a few years ago now. I started out writing fat quarter tutorials, but now write a couple of different (hopefully inspirational!) articles each month.

I love being part of the SHJ community and Thready Set Go is such an exciting development!

Hopefully chat to you all very soon (Oh, and an extra big hello to Lesley and Jasmin - you're both local to me!)

T x

Hi, I'm Debbie and I live in Exmouth,  Devon. I've been sewing for many years, but there's always something new to learn. 

Hello one and all!!

I'm Kelly in real life. On instagram I am a_right_sewnsew and on YouTube I am one half of Sistas of Stitchcraft.

I have been sewing for 2 years in January! I was so inspired by Dee's (the other Sista) sewing journey on instagram that when she invited me into her sewing room I jumped at and haven't looked back.

My first Sew Hayley Jane box arrived in August 2023 and that was the start of my garment making journey! I love the anticipation and excitement of Christmas every month! 

I would describe myself as a confident beginner!

How exciting is Hayley and Andy's new adventure?!

Oh and I live in Southampton with my husband (who is amazingly supportive), his 2 grown up children and Lulubelle the cat. I have a daughter and a 13 month old granddaughter too! Life is increasingly busy so sewing time/energy is sporadic and precious.

Happy sewing 🫶🧵

Hi everyone I am Linda from Bury St Edmunds I eventually worked out the verification email was into my junk! looking forward to connecting with you all

Hi makers! I'm Jane and I'm a Yorkshire lass! I'm excitedly waiting delivery of my first subscription box🤩. I've been sewing for 4/5 years and love turning a piece of fabric into a garment I can wear and feel proud of! I really, really enjoy making coats and jackets 😀

Hi Everyone, I'm Dee, sewing vlogger (one half of Sistas of Stitchcraft) and Sew Hayley Jane superfan haha! I'm based in southern uk in a place called Lee on the Solent, about 40 mins from SHJ HQ! This is such an exciting new venture and I'm looking forward to seeing what is to come! I'm also on instagram so if we don't already follow each other, feel free to do so! Happy sewing! 🧵🪡

Aw Dee, you're making me blush!! 

Hi everyone, I'm Sarah. Originally from Birmingham but have lived in Shaftesbury Dorset for 12 years now with my husband and 14 year old son. My daughter has recently moved to Liverpool university. I'm an introvert at heart, but I'm looking forward to seeing & hopefully contributing to this sewing community. I think this is a great addition to the monthly boxes, which I absolutely love ❤️ 

Hi Sarah, thank you so much for being here, and fellow introvert here too! 

Hi everyone,

I'm Wilma from The Netherlands, @vladivos on Instagram. I'm 45 years old and have been sewing for 11 years now. I teach History and Civics to kids aged 12 to 18. I have a wardrobe full of me-made clothes and really should be sewing more for other people, but I like sewing for myself the best. :D But my next projects really, honest to God, will be for my husband and daughter...probably. 

Hi I'm Sandra & live in Greater Manchester. I've sewn since I was little & collected fabric since my teens. (An entirely different hobby from sewing it).  I subscribed to SHJ boxes as a gift to myself in memory of my mum.

I go to a quilting group where they call me Speedy Sandra & describe my sewing as prolific. That's where my Instagram name derives from although I haven't posted many of my makes. Guess I'm a little bit scared of expanding a public profile.  

Other than sewing I love cold water swimming. I worked in accounts roles for years & since redundancy I've been working one day a week in a quilt shop.  Needless to say the temptation to increase my fabric stash is impossible to resist 🤭

I'm Michelle and I live in Suffolk. I've been sewing since 2020 when I took up sewing as a new hobby during lockdown. 
I've been subscribed to SHj boxes for 18 months and love trying new fabric and designs.

Looking forward to learning new skills and connecting with other sewers.

Hi Hayley and everyone, this is such a great idea !! I'm looking forward to sharing with you all and seeing your makes. I live just outside Shaftesbury, Dorset and love all things sewing related and cross stitch x

Hi everyone. I'm Gemma and live in Derbyshire. I have been sewing since 2020 after my husband surprised me with a sewing machine for Christmas. I love the me time it gives me and the ability to make the clothes I want to wear in fabric I love. I've been receiving the lovely box of SHJ goodies for just over a year and a half and get so excited when I receive my dispatched email and start wondering what will be in my box this month.

I am not brave enough to share things on Instagram (although I have an account for stalking many people on here and admiring your makes) so thank you for creating this community Hayley. I look forward to chatting with everyone and sharing all things sewing.

Hi Hayley & gang

I'm Nikki and I live in Lichfield, Staffordshire with my husband, daughter and 2 Springer Spaniels.

I've been quilting for a few years and made the move to dressmaking this summer.  love the box I received today thank you. ♥️😀

Hello everyone, I've really enjoyed reading your introductions. 

I'm Tracy (and not an alcoholic!) .... I live in Wickford, Essex but also travel regularly to South Wales, maybe twice a month to visit my daughter who went to uni there and hasn't come back (yet!).  I have 4 grown up children and 5 (almost 6) grandchildren ages from due in March 25 to 11 years old, I also have a dog, cat and husband (he would say in that order!  Just kidding).  Unfortunately I still find myself working full-time despite the dream of bringing up the family and then solely having to have dinner and hubby's slippers ready when he came home!

Now in my sixth decade, I started sewing from an early age, I grew up in my grandparents house, with no TV until I was 15.  When I was 7 or 8 I desperately wanted a "Tiny Tears" and received one on my 11th birthday by which time I wanted a Sindy so was badly disappointed, so instead of playing with her, I made her clothes - copying the dress she came with and that was my first experience.  My grandma had an old singer hand machine and made my clothes, we were poor.  My grandma then bought a quite basic electric sewing machine but didn't take to it and gave it to me for my 21st birthday present.  By this time I'd moved to my own home and I made curtains and cushions and things.  Later I made my wedding dress and bridgesmaids dresses and then later still a party dress for my older daughter.  About 25 years ago I bought what was at the time a quite expensive Bernina 1260 I think, which I love, is still working fine and I know how to use it!  My last child was born 16 weeks prematurely (the one who now lives in Wales) so she weighed 900g and I made lots of very small baby dresses (very good for stress relief when facing adversity!).  Then last year I made that premature daughter's wedding dress and two pretty dresses for my two grandaughters and a mini version for one grandaughter's bunny.

Right now I've knitted two baby jumpers for the new baby in production and am making a baby shirt and a daddy shirt to match which will be a Xmas present for the daddy, who is my second son and will be a new daddy in March.

Now that sounds like I'm always sewing but it's a potted history illusion of 50 years so in reality I have very little time and I definitely need to sew more.  I subscribed to the SHJ boxes as a way of inspiring and feeling connected.  Unfortunately real shops seem few and far between and just don't have that quality or personal touch.

Hayley thank you so much for creating this forum, it will be lovely to be part of a community, to share ideas and listen to everyone's story.

Hello from Sutton, Greater London. I have been sewing on and off since school, I make clothes and bags and love seeing everyone's makes and learning about new patterns etc. Oh yes, I am also an avid buyer of fabric and patterns - I need to make more and not just look!!!

Hello everyone! I'm Dana and live in Washington, USA. I love watching SHJ and all the British vloggers on YouTube and recently started getting the subscription box. I guess I'm a confidant beginner and want to get better at fitting. I still have a lot of questions but don't have any sewers in my life. I'm hoping this forum will help me with that! 

Hi everyone 👋🏼

I'm Beccie and I live in Horsham in West Sussex. It's so exciting to be a part of Hayley's new adventure. I have been a classic box subscriber since Oct 23 and only restarted sewing about 18 months ago but it's given me so much enjoyment & I'm loving learning and creating. I am really looking forward to getting involved in ThreadySetGo and "meeting" other lovely sewists here.

Happy Stitching

B x

Hello Everyone! 

This is sew awesome, having a great time catching up and reading everyones comments. 

My name is Jade and I live in Kent, South East of UK. I have only been sewing since 2021 and garment making really since the begininng of this year. I also like to make quilts and cross stitching when time allows. I signed up to the subscription boxes early this year and am hooked! 

I work full time and am also currently studying part time as a medical herbalist. So I try and fit in sewing where I can, which can be a challenge! 

Loving reading everyone's introductions, so nice to have you all here!! 

If you haven't introduced yourself yet pop a hello below!

Hi everyone

My name is Sara, I live in Antwerp, Belgium. I tried to find some time for sewing in between work and raising a one-year-old, as it is my way of slowing down. 

I was thought the basics by my mum as a kid, and have been hooked ever since. (We were strongly encouraged to make our own clothes).I make clothes and bags (once you go there, there is no way back), and have recently started a course on pattern drafting.

I started subscribing to the boxes to get out of my comfort zone, both with the fabrics and the patterns.

Hi everyone, I'm Karen from Liverpool. I love sewing and my goal is to become more confident in what I make. I also enjoy crafting and walking my 2 Tibetan Terriers Bella and Amber 

Hello everyone!  I'm Teri with Inspired By The Dress from the beautiful state of Virginia, USA.   I love everything sewing and two years ago won grant money from a town to open a bricks and mortar shop for the purpose of bringing new business to an old but lovely town in my beloved state. I design, make, restyle and offer alterations to wedding dresses!    
I have been a subscriber to SewHaleyJane for just over a year and I absolutely LOVE the fabrics, patterns, notions and sweet treats that arrive in the SHJ boxes!!!   I am so very thankful that I found Sew Haley Jane. I am currently on a sabbatical from sewing wedding dresses/attire until early next year. In the meantime, as for some long overdue self-care I plan to sew some stunning outfits for myself with my SHJ treasures before heading back into bridal season 2025!   I look forward to reading and sharing with everyone!  Thank you Sew Haley Jane for following your heart and dreams and giving us Sew Haley Jane and now ThreadySetGo!  You are an inspiration!!

Hi Teri, thank you so much for your lovely message. How amazing hat you opened your own shop in the town! Enjoy your time off, looking forward to seeing what you make!

Hi everyone, my name is Lucy and I live in Nottingham. I've been sewing for a year and got my first sewing machine last Xmas. This hobby has taken over! I love sewing and have learnt so much this year already.

I started the SHJ subscription boxes as I was finding it overwhelming to choose fabric online as there isn't many fabric shops around where I live. It really helps seeing what others have made with the same fabric for inspiration.

Hi Lucy, welcome to the group!! So pleased the boxes have given you some inspiration 

Hi everyone! I'm Deb from South Wales, looking forward to the chat and events on Thready Set Go.

Hi Hayley & Everyone. I am Elaine and I live in Lancashire.I started to sew in lockdown and I am a total beginner as regards sewing. I do knit and crochet though too. As  I have mental health issues, re anxiety,lack of confidence etc this has been a big step for me to take and I am hoping it will give me another focus to keep my mind occupied and learn something new. I am very slow with my sewing but hopefully will pick up and learn lots from all you clever people. I am a box subscriber ,but only recently. I have to say I have not been dissapointed and I cant wait for my box to arrive when its due.  I do need to find some beginner friendly patterns in order for me to start using my lovely fabrics.

Lots of new members the last few days, come and introduce yourself! 

Where in the world are you?

What will your first make of the year be?

Hi everyone,

I'm jenny, I live in West Sussex with my husband and son but have a daughter in Cardiff at university.

I've been sewing for about 6 years and been a SHJ member for 4 years this month.