It’s our 13th designer showcase! Dear reader After two cancelled shows (due to the pandemic), I am so excited and pleased to finally announce that this year, 2022, we will host to our 13th designer showcase and graduation – and I can’t wait to see you there. Date: 5 March 2022 Time: 11:00am Venue: The Spark Conference…
Hello my dear readers We start this new year on positive notes. The long month of January has finally come to an end and we can look forward to a fruitful year ahead. Although the entire world has suffered with the pandemic and lockdowns, many people used this opportunity to review their lives. Our fellow…
My dear readers I do realise that some who are reading this are not my students and I have never met you, but reading your feedback gives me so much pleasure. A big thank you to all those who reply with so much positivity. It is certainly that spirit which keeps me going. I hope…
Hello my dear readers I do hope you are well and keeping in good health. We here, at the Academy, had to close for a few weeks due to Covid. With the grace of The Almighty, we find ourselves back to normal with our regular routine, while still facing the challenges this pandemic has thrown…
My dear students, readers, well-wishers and family, I do hope, from the bottom of my heart, that you are all well and safe after the unrest we have experienced, the uncertainty of what lies ahead and the wonder if life will ever be normal again. It was, by far, the most difficult test we have…
September the month of Spring; the month of Hope. It is the month of new beginnings. As Spring approaches, we feel the goodness in the air as Mother Nature caresses the Earth with ideal weather and the fresh smell of growth fills the air. I do hope you are well and have a spring in your…
Hello my dear ladies A month goes by like lightning and before we say “Jack Robinson”, the time for the next newsletter arrives. This is a lesson to us as it shows how, unbeknownst to us, we are being left behind. We are growing older with each passing day and we often wonder where the time has gone….
Hello to all my ardent readers What a beautiful feeling of appreciation it is to receive such positive feedback. The emails and WhatsApp messages have poured in since the last newsletter was read. I do hope you are feeling appreciated in some way or other. If not, then do start appreciating everything in life and see the beauty…
My dear readers, Half of the year has gone and the next half is glaring with hope and possibilities. I do hope you are all in good health and inspired to be positive. My aim in writing these monthly newsletters is to inspire creativity and positivity in all of you. The school holidays…
The month of giving We find ourselves, quite suddenly, at the tail-end of the Blessed Month and wonder how the time flew by so quickly. Our time is running out to seek the multiplied blessings that this month offers for the good we do. We should thank the Almighty for the bounties He has…
The stories we create… The stories we read are not always true. Some are inspired and others are fiction. We all have a story from birth to youth to adulthood and beyond. Some of us can relate to these stories and some of us cannot. Whatever your story, whatever your emotions, I do hope you making the most…
To sew or to buy? Many ladies, together with their partners, wonder if sewing is worth the effort. To begin with, a good sewing machine and knowledge of pattern-making and construction are required to make an outfit. Creating an outfit, however, requires strong will – the most important ingredient required. True designer experience includes strong resolution, perseverance and conquering the battle of Will. <<First Name>>, I challenge you to…
Hello my dear readers, Sweltering heat and humidity levels has made many of us lethargic and miserable. The menopausal ladies are taking the full brunt of the aggressive weather. I do hope you are all doing well under these circumstances and keeping yourselves hydrated. On that note, I thank God for our air-conditioned class and for…
Welcome to 2019 my dear ones This newsletter brings us to new beginnings in this new year. I do hope you all are well and adjusted to the change that every new year brings. The Summer Holidays flew by quickly as many schools opened earlier than usual thus shortening the vacation. I sincerely hope…
To my students who have done my sewing course or are continuing in the new year… To my readers that are subscribed to this mailing list but have not yet taken the leap to enrol… To my followers on social media… it has been a phenomenal year. I hope you all well over these long, warm summer holidays….
30 days hath November… I do hope you all are well and keeping hydrated in this hot weather. Summer has come upon us suddenly. This year has been unusual with multiple seasons making its appearance in one day. Let us not complain and make the most of the longer days and shorter nights. More time…
All about our 11th annual show! Hello lovely ladies It has been a splendidly invigorating few weeks. The excitement and preparation of The Show had us all in a state of anxiety. It was a show of many firsts, but it was also the last if its kind. Onward and Upward we go, to New…
Seriously, September! Hello my dear ones I do hope you are all well and enjoying the crispy spring mornings and beautiful days. We are all so excited about our upcoming show. Ticket sales have been phenomenal and the graduates are eager to do their debut. So many changes have occurred in the school and…
Nothing rhymes with August… Hello my dearest readers Once again, I face a blank page with a million thoughts. I have so much to say and so much to teach, so much to do and so much to learn. I do hope you all are well and that you are eager to utilise your…
Hello my dear <<First Name>> Winter is very much upon us, no matter which part of the country you are in, and the shorter days seem to be slipping away quickly. I do hope you are all well and keeping warm. Silent Sewing Academy is eleven years old this year and, with the grace of the…
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