A dad and mum popped into the Stitchery Studio saying their daughter wanted to make a shirt. “Help! That sounds so complicated.” It’s so great that she has this ambition, but if she starts with something hard, she’ll get discouraged. “Start at the beginning,” I advised. “Learn some basic stitches. Attend after school classes to improve skills. A shirt might not be a this-year project but she could make hand-stitched felt birds to learn the stitches, and move up from there.” It turns […]