Sip Tea and EPP Party is Coming Back!

It’s hard to believe it’s been over a year since we said goodbye to the Sip Tea and EPP party. For six wonderful years, Thursday was our special day - a weekly gathering we looked forward to, a way to stay connected and inspired.

When life got busy, we had to step back, but we soon realised how much we missed our Thursdays and the sense of sewing together. Your kind messages made it clear Irina and I weren’t the only ones still thinking about the party.

We missed our crafty Thursdays, we missed our community, and we’re coming back with a fresh new Sip Tea and EPP party for you to join. Same Thursdays, same place, same atmosphere, and plenty of stitching together. We would love you to join us, just as before.

With love, Larisa @stitchingnotes and Irina @nordiccrafter 🤗❤️

Embroidered Gratitude

I started this small project a couple of years ago as a monthly marker for my Instagram - a little quote to stitch each month. It seemed like a fun idea, but after finishing only two (January and February), I tucked it away in a box with other unfinished projects and settled on drawing my Little Miss Mousy instead. That felt much easier to achieve.

Blending Ideas

I have always felt that a great craft book isn’t just about instructions, it is about connection. That is exactly what happened when I opened Kazuko Aoki’s "Garden Stitch Life". Rather than a step-by-step guide, it felt like a quiet invitation to reflect, remember, and create from the heart. As I browsed through the pages of the book, I found it hard to settle on just one project, mostly because I prefer to sew freely, following my own ideas rather than a set pattern. I was also drawn to so many lovely details throughout the pages and wanted to bring them into my work.