Hi I'm Helen, owner and teacher at Badger and Bobbins, my little sewing school based in Sheffield. An ex-primary school teacher, I became self employed in 2018, originally designing and sewing a range of eco-friendly homewares.

In 2021, just as we were coming out of lockdowns and starting to recover from the pandemic, a couple of friends asked me to teach them how to sew. I designed a 6 week course for them to learn the basics of sewing with a machine and fell back in love with teaching. Our initial six weeks turned into a weekly sewing club which continued for 18 months and provided inspiration for me to develop a range of workshops from beginners to advanced covering skills from sewing homewares to clothing. This was the beginning of my sewing school as it is now.

I am passionate about the positive effect that sewing and creativity can have on our mental health and a massive advocate of the importance of finding a bit of time for ourselves to be creative. I am so happy to be able to offer a calm and friendly space away from the hubbub of modern life to relax, create and enjoy learning new skills!

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