So you want to know more about Shropshire Sews do you? Well read on and I will tell you everything 🥰

Let's start with the basics...

Hi, I'm Ruth. I grew up with my parents and 3 siblings in Milton Keynes and stayed there until I was in my teens when my Dad went back to college and we moved to Yorkshire. After he finished his training we moved to Shropshire and I have been here ever since. 

I am married to Neil, a carpenter by trade, he's currently working in the construction industry on hospital projects all over the UK.

We have 5 sons between us, the eldest is 27 and the youngest is 14. We also have an adorable Grandson who is now 2 and a furry friend named Frank who you might have heard snoring in the background of my YouTube videos! 

At the end of 2024 I was made redundant, along with 75 of my colleagues, from my long term job in Financial Services. It wasn't expected and came as a bit of a shock. 

But, I'm always one to look on the positive side and so I took it as an opportunity to try something that had only really been wishful thinking up until that point.

I'd been involved in the online sewing community for a few years, I'd done some vlogging and set up a thriving social sewing group with a small fabric pop up shop so it felt like the next right step to expand that element of things. I started out on Etsy but soon taught myself how to build a website (that was a big learning curve), set up shropshiresews.com, and here you are reading this page on that very website!

It's crazy what life can throw at you sometimes, I was settled, in my mid 40's, good job, children all at various stages of independence and now here I am starting a brand new business venture but you know what, I am so so grateful that I got this opportunity!

I am passionate about the power of community and I know first hand how spending time with friends can transform your mental health. I also care deeply about the environment and so what you can expect from Shropshire Sews is a welcoming and inclusive space where everyone is valued and respected plus high quality products with an emphasis on natural fibres and sustainability wherever possible.

I would absolutely love for you to join me on one of my social sewing days, the bookings go live at the beginning of each month so keep an eye out for that.

Thank you again for taking the time to visit with me here, if you have any questions about stock, social sewing or anything else, feel free to drop me an email at shropshiresews@outlook.com

Much love

Ruth xo