Anytime I get a quiet'ish period to myself, I eagerly look for a warm, well-lit cozy nook in my home to spend some time slowsew-ing.

Slowsew-ing (slow stitching) as an activity really helps to quieten my monkey mind, and the act of rhythmic hand-stitching on fabrics chosen for their textures and colours magically helps to soothe away any tension, nourishing my mental, emotional and physical wellness in different ways.

So I thought to myself: what about creating limited edition slowsew kits, for other people to share my favourite calming activity?!

Please see below our current Limited Edition vintage & seasonal fabric kits to choose from ...

Being part of a small creative group (a ‘circle’) can be profoundly uplifting and healing, in itself - and gathering together in ‘circles’ to stitch together has been a time-honoured tradition across the world for centuries.  No sewing experience is required: even the simplest of running stitches can be quite beautiful. Just let the fabrics and your needle guide you! 

GoSlowSew Cozy kit - Limited Edition

Our special limited edition GoSlowSew Cozy vintage fabrics kit - limited to 15 kits - includes a ‘SlowSew: A simple guide to hand-stitching’ eGuide.

Discover the sheer joy of cozying up with vintage, preloved fabrics, adding your own fabric treasures and threads to our carefully curated Go SlowSew Cozy kit - the perfect foundation for creating a unique piece of slowsew art. Of allowing the gentle rhythmic stitching to slow down your breathing - and quietening your busy mind.

In this delightfully mindful and contemplative practice, there are no fancy stitches to follow, and no experience of sewing is needed - only a willingness to try something new with an open heart.


What you will receive:
 
By post* - a GoSlowSew Cozy vintage kit containing: 
- a range of vintage fabric pieces in various sizes, including a gorgeous piece of heavyweight vintage cream (or cream and pale blue stripe) wool blanket
- a sashiko needle
- a selection of complementary beads
- 4 x 1m strands of Olympus Sashiko variegated 100% cotton floss (#195) in muted blues and creams

Your Cozy vintage kit will be presented tied up with a length of ribbon to be reused within your slowsew adventures … and with some little surprises tucked away, to tie in with the ‘Cozy’ theme (£15 value). Each kit will be slightly different, making each one truly unique.

Digitally:
- “SlowSew - a simple guide to stitching by hand” booklet (PDF download)
- access to our online community, held within CreaTEAvity Studio’s web presence

*UK mainland postage included - for additional areas or countries, please get in touch with me

Go SlowSew WINTER RETREAT kit - Limited Edition

You are warmly invited to join us in our virtual CreaTEAvity Studio for a relaxed, experiential afternoon retreat, designed to nourish and nurture your creative wellness through the magic of our unique GoSlowSew WINTER RETREAT kit.

WINTER DATE TO BE ANNOUNCED ... our GoSlowSew Winter Retreat will offer you a gentle Saturday afternoon where
- we will gather together in an online circle to enjoy a guided creative visualisation experience
- begin to create our own unique winter-inspired vision of loveliness and meaning, one stitch at a time

Bring along your own fabric treasures and threads of your own choosing to add to our carefully curated GoSlowSew WINTER RETREAT kit.

Enjoy the act of allowing the slow rhythm of stitching to slow down your breathing - and quietening your busy mind.   In this delightfully mindful and contemplative practice, there are no fancy stitches to follow … and no experience needed. Just a willingness to try something new with an open heart.  

Spaces are limited, as we only have a small number of our unique GoSlowSew Winter Retreat kits available (*UK mainland postage included).  


When you book a GoSlowSew Winter Retreat space, you will receive:

By post* - a GoSlowSew WINTER RETREAT kit containing
- a gorgeously glittery hessian fabric piece
- a 5" bamboo embroidery hoop
- a selection of beautiful glass beads and real Labradorite crystal beads
- a beading embroidery needle
- a full 8m skein of DMC Coloris  ‘North Wind’ variegated cotton embroidery thread

Your WINTER RETREAT kit will be presented tied up with a length of ribbon to be reused within your slowsew adventures … and some little surprises tucked away, to tie in with the theme of Winter. Each kit will be slightly different, making each one truly unique.

Digitally:
- access to our 3-hour online retreat space on 11th February, led by me (Callie Di Nello - a hand-stitching enthusiast and Mindful Art & Meditation Teacher)
-“SlowSew - a simple guide to stitching by hand” booklet (PDF download)
- “Retreating at Home” mini-guide (PDF download)
- wintry word templates to use as inspiration for your SlowSew wintry vision of loveliness (PDF download)
- access to our online community, held within CreaTEAvity Studio’s web presence

*UK mainland postage included - for additional areas or countries, please get in touch with me

Additional items you may like to have to hand when working with your kits: 
- a small pair of scissors, for snipping off threads
- sewing pins, to pin your fabrics together
- treasured fabric pieces, scraps, buttons, charms and other treasures that you feel drawn to using

Taking part in our creative arts and SlowSew activities offers you a gentle, fun way to help improve your wellbeing, gifting you a way to express yourself without needing to find the right words. They are a wonderful way to help lift loneliness and feelings of isolation: these online retreats are offered via Zoom to help those who may be housebound, or find it difficult or uncomfortable to attend in-person events.


Please kindly note: 

- all vintage fabric pieces have been freshly laundered, although they may retain a distinct vintage aroma when being handled

- the vintage pieces have been hand-cut, and sized to enable you to work on your piece by hand, without need of a bamboo frame. The largest piece of fabric in the kits will usually be around the size of an A4 piece of paper, unless otherwise detailed

- there may be some tiny holes, marks, or small worn patches in the fabrics