a bit about us

Lucy’s been dubbed a “Crafting Butterfly!” Having created greeting cards, jewellery, love hearts, felt brooches, a dabble in graphics, key rings and many sewing projects, she’s a bundle of enthusiasm, with a super abundance of crafting knowledge.

Being a chatty person who loves to solve problems, Lucy is your go to girl for ideas on how to complete your project with an enthusiastic nudge. She teaches workshops that use fat quarters, which she notes, are not just for quilting.

With Lucy, you’ll learn how to make creative items that are as much fun as they are useful, something to adorn your home, to be given as a gift or a wee special treat for yourself.

Lucy’s Advice - Don’t be scared - just have a go, and do enjoy the doing and the process. Expecting perfection the first time round can be discouraging, so allow yourself the time to learn and get good at your craft. Come and visit to show us your work, and guaranteed, we’ll get excited about it with you!

Originally from Falkirk, Shirley Ann is our soft spoken crafting enthusiast, self-described, jack of all trades, creating, “a wee bit of this and that!” Having begun knitting in primary school, she crafted dresses and garments for her dolls, but she’s also a talented seamstress. With a passion for bespoke clothing, Shirley Ann enjoys creating a wardrobe of tops and dungaree dresses. She can also knit up a scarf in a week, or a wee hat in a day!

Now all this talent didn’t happen overnight, Shirley Ann got good at what she does, by practising, practising, practising until she got it right. In her words, “Practice till it becomes muscle memory.”

Her favourite thing about I Sew 2 is working with the team and the people she meets, seeing their projects from start to fruition. In particular, she recalled a customer bringing in a stag head quilt, so detailed and wonderfully stitched. It looked amazing, and they all got to celebrate a job well done together.

With years of knitting and sewing in her bag of tools, Shirley Ann can help with all your yarn and fabric projects.

Shirley Ann’s Advice - For those new to knitting, start with easy patterns, like a wee hat, using chunky wool because it knits up quickly. Not only do you have the reward of your new hat, you come away with the confidence to say, “If I can do this, I can do more! All you need are a set of knitting needles, some yarn and one of our great selection of patterns!”