The Secret Seamstress

10/12/2025

✨ We’re back tomorrow for the first of four days on Bridge Street! ✨

Bring your appetite, because you can treat yourself to:
🍛 Bittus Bakes – vegan Indian goodness
🇭🇺 Vagabond Langos – Hungarian favourites
🇵🇭 Kuyas Filipino Food – authentic Filipino street eats
🧁 Sweet Bakes by Emma – irresistible bakes
🧇 Aloada Waffle – mini pancakes & waffles on a stick!

…and there are plenty more delicious stalls but you’ll have to pop down to Bridge Street to see them for yourself 😍

I’ll be there too, with a fresh top-up of cosy crocheted woolly hats — perfect Christmas gifts 🎁🧶

✨ See you all tomorrow! ✨

18/11/2025

This morning I popped over to Peterborough Cathedral and had the pleasure of decorating one of their beautiful Christmas trees. 🎄✨
The whole place felt so magical and festive — it definitely put me in the Christmas spirit!

The tree was much fuller by the time I finished, but my video skills were… questionable at best 😂
I’m just waiting for my lovely friend to head over and take a proper video for me. Can’t wait to share it with you all!

Stay tuned… it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas! ❤️🎄⛪️

17/11/2025

Good morning! Lots happening with the The Secret Seamstress Events this week but I wanted to share this really lovely activity happening on the 21st of November. Why not book in?

Good morning everyone.

I’m excited to share that we will be hosting a lovely little market on 21.11.25 right down at the bottom of Bridge Street - near the old TK amaxx

🎪✨ A great mix of makers, treats, gifts, and all the bits you love to browse 🎁💫

We also have something extra special lined up. The amazing team at Sprouts Fruit & Veg will be running a “Create Your Own Christmas Wreath” experience

🎄🌿 If you fancy getting hands-on and making something beautiful for your home, this is the perfect chance.

To book your spot or grab more details, head straight over to their page 👉📲

Pop the date in your diary. It’s shaping up to be a really lovely day ❤️

16/11/2025

✨ From fluffy beginnings to festive fabulous! ✨
Watch this cosy Christmas-coloured wool transform from soft and squishy… to a red fluffy pompom… to the perfect sparkly hat for the lead-up to Xmas 🎄❤️✨

Handmade, warm, a little bit magical — and now officially part of my winter wardrobe!

Available to order for £13.50 + delivery, or catch it at our next market on Cathedral Square this Thursday! 🧶🎅

04/11/2025

✨ I’ve been hunting high and low for the perfect fabric to spark some Christmas creativity… and until last week, nothing had quite caught my eye. 🎄
But then — I found these beauties! ❤️ The cosy checks and festive prints have totally inspired me, and you can probably guess what I’ll be up to today… yep, finally making my Christmas heart wreath! 🧵🎅

Can’t wait to show you how it turns out — what do you think of these fabrics? 😍

03/11/2025

Morning everyone! ☀️

Another cosy hat fresh off the hook — and how gorgeous is this colourway? 💙🤍

Soft, snug, and topped with the fluffiest pompom ever… perfect for keeping you warm on chilly days! 🧶✨

If you fancy one, just let me know — I can pop one in the post or you can pick it up at one of my markets this week:
📍 Cathedral Square, Peterborough
🗓 Thursday 6th & Saturday 8th November

Trust me, once you try one on, you won’t want to take it off 😍

02/11/2025

🧶 I’ve been super busy on my first week off — my crochet hook’s barely had a rest!

I’m working on a snug little collection of hats ready for all the markets coming up, and I’m absolutely loving this colourway… isn’t it just gorgeous? 🤍💙🍂

It’s giving all the cosy autumn vibes — perfect for chilly mornings and evening walks.
Fancy this one? Let me know!
I can pop it in the post 📮 or you can pick it up at my next market on Thursday, 6th November, in Cathedral Square.

I’ll have lots more colours to choose from soon, so keep an eye out for the next batch! 💫

29/10/2025

Happy Birthday to me!!!

Started my celebrations early yesterday with an impromptu visit to ambulatory care….. they thought I had a clot in my lungs….. it’s all good though.

This morning I celebrated with a nice easy wake up, crochet and a movie.

Now on to some event admin. Is it too early to share my new Christmas warmer? Purchased from s.c.ents and I have got “it’s not terrys!” Scenting the dining room.

Any how, have a great day everyone!

12/10/2025

✨ Yesterday’s event on Cathedral Square absolutely blew me away! I sold hats, scrunchies, chatted, danced — and left with a heart completely full ❤️

This gorgeous handmade hat is just one of the many colourways I make — each one soft, cosy, and totally unique. The chunky yarn and big fluffy pom make it a real showstopper (and perfect for those chilly autumn days 🍂).

Available at the Thursday Market or I’m happy to post — just £12 plus postage.
Because who says you can’t stay warm and look fabulous? 🧶💃

21/07/2025

Strength isn’t always loud.
Sometimes it’s a single bloom breaking through the concrete — just like a small business showing up, growing quietly, and thriving where no one expected.

To all the makers, bakers, creatives, and doers… keep going. You are the sign of resilience.