Deborah Norville Quotes

I've always been creative - I baked, knitted and crocheted with my mum and grandma.

My grandma taught me how to hand-sew, so I'm always making things from hand-me-downs.

I have a sewing machine that I adore, and I spend a lot of time sitting in front of it when I'm not working. And any excuse to paint or draw or do something artistic with my hands really gets me going. Definitely aspiring.

Sometimes I wish that I hadn't learned how to crochet," I say, and Alice laughs. Obviously she thinks I'm joking, which is maybe for the best.

A piece of fabric can get me going.

I'm a little bit of a fabric lunatic.

My mother had a sewing machine. I was never allowed to use it, but I was so fascinated by this little needle going up and down joining fabric together that I'd use it when my mother went out to feed the chickens.

I love playing around with vintage fabrics and lace.

Someday, I'm going to learn to knit with my feet.

The pattern's laid out on the bed With dozens of colors of thread But you've got the needle I guess that's the point in the end

Wanted: a needle swift enough to sew this poem into a blanket.

Sally Field taught me to do needlepoint on 'Steel Magnolias,' and a standby painter on 'Pelican Brief' taught me to knit. I'm pretty good at it now!

It's like a woman's birthright to knit. It's primal. It's timeless. You don't need electricity to knit. You can do it with a candle, girls!

When I was younger, my grandma taught me how to cut patterns and sew.

I've always made my own clothes since I was a little girl. I was a terrible sewer, but I was always cutting and customising.

I love to hand sew. I sometimes make clothing for my children, which of course they grow out of in a matter of minutes. I thoroughly love it.

My own hobbies are rather quiet. I like to read and do needlework, and I love animals.

I am not someone who has hobbies. I have tried knitting, and I can't figure it out.

With imagination and personal creativity, people who sew can design the way they look to suit themselves.

Textiles embody all the dimensions of art: color, innovation, talent.

I draw, paint, crochet, sew, embroider - anything productive I can do with my hands while watching Netflix.

As a kid, I always used to make clothes. My grandmother made everything with me - she taught me how to knit.

I actually did an upholstery course a little while ago and have a brand-new sewing machine with my name on it, ready to start tearing apart the soft furnishings in my house.

I have a profound interest in embroidery, as I have female ancestors on both sides who embroidered their way through great trials.

What do you like to do?” She scuffed a toe amongst the rushes. “Needlework.” “Very restful, isn’t it?” “Well,” said Arya, “not the way I do it.