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Mary Heseltine's avatar

Brilliant read. I am in that same dilemma, feeling I need to choose between stitching and writing. Not to mention all those other things I do too. My list is very similar to yours.

The gem in this piece is the Persephone bodice, which paradoxically we would not have been able to enjoy had you given up on writing, or indeed stitching!!

Do tell us more about the other four bodices and the stories behind them! Happy Sunday

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Kim East's avatar

Your last paragraph struck a chord with me. In very recent times I have come to accept that I am just a compulsive maker.

When moving house I had to go through all my crafting stash and realised just how many different disciplines I’d have ‘had a go at’ over the years, many of which I’d completely forgotten, having stashed the makes in the back of a cupboard due to not being sure what to do with them.

It took some willpower to get rid of some supplies but I tested it against the mantra that whilst it was good at that time I am no longer that person, therefore it had to go. I wasn’t wholly successful so I still have a lot of stuff to relinquish but getting there.

Whilst your compulsion seems to be based on an interest in the story, mine appears to be a test of my ability to learn something new. I love pulling things apart to see how they’re made, seeing if occasionally I can improve on them, or just replicate them, to suit my needs. Much of this involves problem solving, partly born out of a need for having just the right thing to do the job. I find lately that I love making things with wood as well as textiles and have developed a desire to own several power tools to go with the several sewing machines in my possession 😂😂

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