A stitch IN TIME

Three women share their passion for embroidery, crochet and knitting

WORDS: KATE CHAPMAN.

‘We all stitched squares and made books’ Heather Wright, 72, is co-chair of The Boston Stitchers, and lives in Boston, Lincolnshire, with her husband Tim, 75. I’ve always loved fiddling around with bits of material. My first baby didn’t sleep, so I ended up sewing, while he didn’t sleep! I completed a City & Guilds in Creative Embroidery and Textiles, and taught once he was at school. I joined The Boston Stitchers – an independent stitching group, formerly part of the Embroiderers’ Guild – 10 years ago, after moving to Lincolnshire, where I didn’t know anyone. We work on decorative and functional projects, including Story in Stitch – a set of picture books, each 2ft tall, telling the story of Boston through community-made embroidered panels. ‘They took thousands of hours…

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Woman's Weekly (Digital) - 1 Issue, 28-Jan-2025

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