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FLOWERS & THREADS

Stitch in Bloom by Lora Avedian (Hardie Grant, £15) combines a love of nature and embroidery. It’s a celebration of the beauty and versatility of couching stitch for enhancing garments and accessories and creating statement decor. There are 15 botanical-inspired projects inside too, so you can embrace the joy of hand stitching. Take a look at @loraavedian.

MADE TO MEASURE

Shruti and Simon at Pattern Project have developed innovative custom-fit technology for sewists to have a pattern modified to their measurements. Fabric is then efficiently machine cut and sent out for sewing! Shop their latest patterns at pattern-project.com.

NEW VENTURE

Apricus, a brand established as part of the Young Enterprise Scheme, is an all-female company with sustainability and environmental friendliness at its core. Their recently launched thrifting and