Hello, and belated Happy New Year! I'm writing today to talk about #SMYLY, a challenge specifically celebrating the ways in which sewing helps us move towards body positivity and mental wellbeing. The challenge is organised by the lovely Athina Kakou (Instagram, You Tube), as well as Hattie van der ... View Post
New stockists!
You might not be aware but Nina Lee patterns are now being stocked in a number of shops around the UK! And just these past few days a couple more have been added to that list. All of these shops are fabric and haberdashery stockists as well so you might be able to pick up everything you need for ... View Post
Christmas outfit pattern inspiration!
It's the most wonderful time of the year... I am, every year, beyond excited by Christmas. And after a year of insane amounts of work that have kept me almost housebound I'm thrilled to have a few festive parties coming up for which I can dust off my glad rags. Wait, did I just say dust off? What I ... View Post
Southbank tester round-up!
Phew – it's been nearly a month since the launch of the Southbank sweater, and I've been so thrilled with the response! The launch coincided with a few new stockists coming on board and I ended up having to reprint the physical pattern almost immediately. Doing my first major reprint of patterns, ... View Post
Autumn lookbook
'Autumn days when the grass is jewelled, and the silk inside a chestnut shell...' There's a lot to love about autumn, even whilst we mourn the departure of another all-too-brief summer and groan at the all-too-early arrival of Christmas in the shops. I always feel it's a rather squeezed season, ... View Post