With the recent rise in interest in all aspects of sewing, from basic mending skills right up to creating your own soft furnishings for your Gloucester Park Homes location which you found on sites like www.parkhomelife.com/our-parks/orchard-park or by looking on facebook. As well as the more intense needlework like embroidery and cross stitch, sewing offers something for everyone.

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You used to need to be shown how to learn sewing skills but these days, like so many other skills, you can watch tutorials on practically any aspect of needlework online.

Video sites like YouTube host thousands of videos on all aspects of sewing, and are contributing to its growth as a pastime as reported by the Guardian.

If you are considering taking your first steps in the world of needlework, here are five more reasons to start sewing.

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