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An interview with… Faby Reilly

School teacher turned designer Faby Reilly sat down with us to talk all about mystery SALs, the life-changing joy of needlework, and the pleasure she gets from inspiring and teaching stitchers of all skill levels…

What is it about needlework that fires you up?

It’s that needlework designs are going to be stitched by others. Stitching helped me out of a nasty burnout: it helped channel my thoughts and brought a sense of achievement at a time when even sitting up was a struggle. I

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