Introductions

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 ❤️