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The Swish Discover teen novel, The Swish, and be inspired to get sewing and creating like heroine Kat!

I did a little skip when I found my lovely, local Waterstones stocking my book. Thank you, Hermione for your stellar su...
30/05/2025

I did a little skip when I found my lovely, local Waterstones stocking my book. Thank you, Hermione for your stellar support ✨️📚😊🌻🌞🥳🤠 (I'm just posting emojis now. Still giddy..!)

If you fancy a feel-good teen read, shimmy down to Salisbury Waterstones for your signed copy of The Swish. Quick, while stocks last (I've always wanted to say that 😊).

Have a happy weekend, everyone! 😘😘😘 xx

We're back! After taking time out to contemplate our navel, and eat crisps, The Swish is here to help you get sewing, th...
01/05/2025

We're back! After taking time out to contemplate our navel, and eat crisps, The Swish is here to help you get sewing, thrifting, and skipping towards summer in your best secondhand kilt 😊.

If you're hitting the charity shops like us, why not make your own swag bag?

This low-slung satchel was sewn by a new recruit to the Swish Squad. She embroidered the cute mouse while watching maaaaany episodes of Brooklyn Nine-Nine. Sewing + telly = a match made in teen heaven 😇❤️ (who cares about sunshine?!)

If you're into thrifting and customising your clothes, join the Swish squad at theswish.co.uk. Heaps of free sewing inspo and challenges - and a chance to get your name in our next YA book! (See link in bio for The Swish, Bk 1. It's a cracker! 🥳) xx

We're back! After taking time out to contemplate our navel and eat crisps, The Swish is here to help you get sewing, thr...
01/05/2025

We're back! After taking time out to contemplate our navel and eat crisps, The Swish is here to help you get sewing, thrifting, and skipping owards summer in your best secondhand kilt 😊.

If you're hitting the charity shops like us, why not make your own swag bag?

This low-slung satchel was sewn from scraps by a super Swisher. She embroidered the mouse while watching maaaaany episodes of Brooklyn Nine-Nine. Sewing + telly = a match made in teen heaven 😇 ❤️ 🤣 (sunshine can wait!) xx

Lovely school's session at the weekend! The students were super creative and upcycled everything from bags to skirts 🧵🪡👗...
13/02/2025

Lovely school's session at the weekend! The students were super creative and upcycled everything from bags to skirts 🧵🪡👗. The only downside was seeing how fantastically big my nose is getting!

Fight the February blues by sewing and crafting 😊. And when your fingers tire? Read YA novel The Swish! ❤️ 📚xx

We had a smashing time with the super crafty kids at our festive Hobbycraft workshops. Amidst the creative bustle, we en...
12/12/2024

We had a smashing time with the super crafty kids at our festive Hobbycraft workshops. Amidst the creative bustle, we enjoyed much giggling; gossip about teachers, and Christmas toons. All that, AND they sewed up a storm 🪡🧵👕 (kids rock!)

Big thanks to for showering us with sparkly sewing products to transform old tops into gorgeous 'new' festive outfits 🌟💃

Hope you're all starting to feel Christmassy - and if you're searching for stocking fillers, why not shimmy down to your nearest Hobbycraft? It's like a crafty Aladdin's Cave, but less 'giant genie', more fat quarters 😊 xx

Don't let the grizzly weather turn you into a grinch! Get your jingle on at our festive fashion upcycling workshop for t...
07/12/2024

Don't let the grizzly weather turn you into a grinch! Get your jingle on at our festive fashion upcycling workshop for teenagers , 18 Dec @ 12pm. Bring along a preloved jumper and top, and we'll help you throw some festive sparkle at it! Save the planet while enjoying some crafty, Christmassy fun (no super sewing skills needed). Book your tickets at Eventbrite - https://tinyurl.com/4369xfbm. See you there, gorgeous sparkly people! 🌟💃🌟💃🌟

Got a teenager who fancies some festive fun? Or a tweenie jangling to get their jingle on?! The brilliant people have i...
28/11/2024

Got a teenager who fancies some festive fun? Or a tweenie jangling to get their jingle on?! The brilliant people have invited us to run some Xmas upcycling workshops at their shiny Salisbury store next weekend. Yes, that's NEXT WEEKEND, people - get booking!

Places are going like hot cakes (aka mince pies 🥧🤣), but there's still space for the following slots -

Sat 7 Dec, 12.15pm-1.15pm
Sun 8 Dec, 11.30am-12.30pm & 2-3pm

Bring along a preloved top, and Tash will share fun sewing tips, upcycling tricks, and lashings of lovely kit to turn it into a sparkly 'new' Christmas outfit 💃🎄

Book before 2nd Dec to get a SUPER DISCOUNTED price of £11.25 (tickets normally £15). Just go to www.hobbycraft.co.uk, and search 'Workshops', Salisbury. Then enter your chosen date. Easy peasy, Salisbury-squeezy (yes, that is a thing. We think...🤣🤣).

Enjoy a super sunny day, everyone (Whamageddon is almost upon us! 🎶🎄🎅) xx

In our heads, we're already halfway to Christmas 🔔🎄 but all this drizzle is getting us down. To blow away the winter blu...
27/11/2024

In our heads, we're already halfway to Christmas 🔔🎄 but all this drizzle is getting us down. To blow away the winter blues, we've decided to share some summer throwback pics from our Swish workshops at . Happy times; lovely people, AND SUNSHIIIIINE! 🌞🌻💃

Get your teenager sewing, and they'll have sunshine forever at their fingertips! 🌞🩷

You don't need to sew to be sustainable 🌎! This Swish beach babe has paired a thrift shop skirt with a swimming costume...
29/08/2024

You don't need to sew to be sustainable 🌎! This Swish beach babe has paired a thrift shop skirt with a swimming costume she's had for yeeeeears. Looks pretty sustainable to us 😊

But if you do want to get sewing, where better to start than Hobbycraft? 🪡🧵 Take your copy of The Swish to any of their super stores, and claim 10% off your shop. This lovely HOBBYCRAFT OFFER ENDS 31 August, so swish off to your nearest store quick! 🩷🩷🩷

Click link in bio to buy summer teen read The Swish today 👗🪡

Buy feel-good teen novel The Swish, and inspire your teenager to get sewing and upcycling this summer 💕'The Swish is pro...
13/08/2024

Buy feel-good teen novel The Swish, and inspire your teenager to get sewing and upcycling this summer 💕

'The Swish is properly interesting - a teen novel about creativity, confidence, and upcycling clothes. About time!'
DAWN FRENCH

Take a copy of The Swish into any Hobbycraft store, and you'll get 10% off your shop (until end of August). How amazing is that?! 😍 👏👏

Click link in bio to buy from Amazon, or ask for The Swish by Tash Bell, at your indy bookstore or .

Help your youngster discover the joy of sewing and customising their own clothes. Summer just got EVEN more gorgeous! 🪡🧵👗👚🌞


As school hols rolls along, here are some throwback pics to our summer '23 workshops with at Salisbury Museum. Young pe...
09/08/2024

As school hols rolls along, here are some throwback pics to our summer '23 workshops with at Salisbury Museum. Young people bloom when they're given a bit of creative freedom (and a stack of old clothes!).

If you've got a bored teenager at home, why not get them upcycling with a few fabric pens, needles, and thread?

For inspiration (and some easy upcycling ideas!), read feel-good novel The Swish: can intrepid teenager Kat sew her way to happiness in time for the School Ball?

Click link in bio to find out more. Happy sewing! 🩷 🪡🧵

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