Greenbelt Festival 

Sew Far Sew Good

We joined our relatives Susie and Phill Hopkins for the annual Greenbelt Festival, held at Boughton House near Kettering for a weekend at the end of August. The theme of this year’s festival was Dream On, so our invitation to both adults and children was to create a personalised dreamcoat by upcycling cardigans and waistcoats that had been generously donated by people from church congegrations.  Sew Far Sew Good  is the family art collective created to organise these workshops which aim to encourage making of all kinds with needle and thread.   Susie (Gillian’s sister) is currently training in Spiritual Direction having worked as a primary school teacher and Phill Hopkins is an artist. Children loved making magical capes whilst others created lavender scented pillows for sleepy creatures, diving enthusiastically into our extensive collection of fabrics to create garments to wear around the festival site. The adults really enjoyed the opportunity to slow down and sew, personalising garments with stitch, layered fabrics and printed words.