Sew Positive

02/03/2026

Join us on Saturday 10am-1pm for a ‘Sewcialise with Nature’ free session!

This is a free event for National Lottery players to see projects where local funding has been awarded. Booking is essential and entry with lottery ticket.

No sewing skills required and our tutor Reggie and volunteers will help create a lovely leaf with you!

02/03/2026

Do you live in the Queen Edith’s area? We have three free visible mending and mindful sewing sessions taking place starting this week with our tutor Jemma , in a collaboration with Queen Edith’s Community Forum. 🤩🧵🤩

What to expect?

** Free stitching on hoops, learn basic embroidery stitches

** Mixed media flowers in mini hoops using fabric scraps, buttons, beads and bows.

** Visible mending using embroidery and appliqué techniques to create a mending sampler.

Booking essential via email on flier (not through Sew Positive).

02/03/2026

Do you live in the Queen Edith’s area? We have three FREE visible mending and mindful sewing sessions taking place starting this week with our tutor Jemma, in a collaboration with Queen Edith's Community Forum at .

What to expect?

** Free stitching on hoops, learn basic embroidery stitches

** Mixed media flowers in mini hoops using fabric scraps, buttons, beads and bows.

** Visible mending using embroidery and appliqué techniques to create a mending sampler.

Booking essential via email on flier (not through Sew Positive).

28/02/2026

What a start to our day today at for with some of our wonderful runners and fundraisers!

Well done Jenny, Sarah, Hannah and Sacha for running in the rain this morning to support our charity, and for canine support from Buster, Hugo and Seve. 🐾

Thank you so much Hannah for bringing homemade flapjacks as a reward too (plus doggie treats!).

Wishing all our runners luck for their amazing challenge next week, we will be cheering you on, and then two of our team, Joseph and Gabi are heading to in April!

If you’d like to join our team for next year, inquire on our form on Linktree.

If you are able to sponsor our runners to give that final bit of encouragement and achieve their fundraising goals, you can do that on our Linktree too 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🎽🎽🎽🏃🏼👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🧵🧵🧶🧶🤩🤩🤩

26/02/2026

Feeling lucky? 🍀 Why not combine your possible winning Lotto ticket supporting with some free nature-based relaxing stitching at our free open event on Sat 7 March 10am-1pm. Our tutor Reggie will be showing you how to sew beautiful upcycled fabric leaves inspired by nearby . Come to our wonderful venue and enjoy some mindful stitching with nature! Booking link and info in comments 🧵🌱🍁🍂♻️

26/02/2026

Join us to celebrate creativity, connection and wellbeing 💚

Come along to view and buy beautiful pieces created by participants in our services this year. From mending and upcycling to textile art and handmade stitching, there’s something truly special to discover.

Support our local charity, meet our community, and explore unique handmade work.

📅 Saturday 28 March
⏰ 10am–4pm

Sign up via our linktree:
🔗 linktr.ee/SewPositive

26/02/2026

Please note:

We only operate in Cambridgeshire currently.

You can sign up for services on Linktree.

If you’d like to volunteer, we ask you to be able to volunteer weekly, in central Cambridge. Most services are weekday daytime or Saturday daytime. We will be offering group zoom meetings with our CEO shortly as a first step!

We currently only take fabric donations of good quality cotton (plain white non fitted sheets particularly welcomed currently!). We don’t need remnants or furnishing fabrics thank you.

We currently only take donations of Sewing Machines or sewing machines in good working order, as we use those in our sessions and parts are interchangeable 🤩

We will try to respond directly as soon as we can around delivering our services!

26/02/2026

Welcome to all our new followers! 🎉🤩🧵🙌🧶

We’ve been inundated with messages - please bear with us! 🙏🏻

26/02/2026

FREE SESSION! On Sat 7 March 10-1, we will be welcoming The National Lottery Community Fund players to try out a nature-based session, inspired by Mill Road Cemetery leaves and foliage on fabric, or just bring your fibre art craft project to do while you meet others, and share a coffee.

Come and see how playing the lottery funds our work and try out a free creative activity with our tutor Reggie

Info and booking form link in comments. Booking essential and bring your lottery ticket for entry!

22/02/2026

We are the featured charity on Keep Your Head this week! Find out a bit more about us here 🤩🧵🤩

🧵 Keep Your Head are highlighting Sew Positive – a Cambridge charity using sewing and creativity to support mental health, reduce isolation and build community.

Find out how you can get involved in one of their free sessions 👉 https://zurl.co/Mh3IG

20/02/2026

We’re in the news today! Read all about it in the link in comments below, and we will be on BBC Look East News today 6.30pm and the later bulletin too.

Thank you for supporting our charity to reach people needing our support for 3 of our services for the next 3 years 🎉

12/02/2026

Free trial session* TODAY 10-12 at our hub on Gwydir Street! No need to book today, drop in for coffee and upcycling with denim.

*For people facing social isolation, mental or physical health conditions, and other marginalised groups.