Welcome! I’m so happy you’ve decided to join us in The Sewing Sphere!

I miss the days when the online sewing community was about sewing and general fun. Connections were easier to make and friendships easier to build before algorithms jumbled everything up and only let some people see what you shared. I want to build a welcoming community that enjoys sharing many varieties of creativity and talent – not just sewing. We all have lives outside of sewing, and we can all inspire and learn from each other in so many ways.

I love learning, and I have discovered a love for teaching too. Useful skills should be passed on to those who want to learn, and not guarded like magical secrets. There is plenty of room for everyone. And I truly believe that the more people who understand the time and skill that goes into sewing (and making in general), the more the rest of the world will come to value what we do.

I’d like this little sphere of the internet to be a place where people come to get away from the daily stress and hostility that is so prevalent on all the other social media platforms. For now, I just want to create a space to hang out with friends and perhaps do some live chats. In the future, I may offer premium content on this Locals platform, such as sewing videos/lessons. Let me know if you have ideas or suggestions for any other types of content you’d like to see from me.

Please take a moment to read the Community Guidelines under the https://sewingsphere.locals.com/about and you can read & give a "thumbs up" to any of the public posts. If you'd like to join in the commenting & posting, please subscribe (if you haven't already) under "manage support" in a browser (NOT the Locals app) – then introduce yourself to everyone because we’d love to get to know you!

Escape the algorithms. Enjoy old-fashioned chronological feed order. And hang out with sewing friends in The Sewing Sphere!