I began my YouTube channel about five years ago with the purpose of sharing everything behind-the-scenes of running my small handmade clothing business, Threads of a Fairytale. Over the years I have shared everything from how I make the clothing, to how I organise my sewing studio, to our trips out for the photoshoots for the shop and Instagram. And along with that I’ve shared my personal life too….
Helen Hobden
I’ve launched a Patreon Page
After much dithering, I’ve decided to start a Patreon page. If you haven’t heard of Patreon before, it’s a place where you can go to support your favourite creatives. I’m starting with two options – for £3 a month you can have access to my Patreon feed with behind-the-scenes photos and news of what’s going on for the business, and more personal happenings, along with sewing and other craft and writing tips. You also get to watch my YouTube videos a day early. For £5 a month you get all that, plus two pieces of exclusive content – at least one will be a sewing process video, and the other will most likely be a video as well, but maybe art related, or perhaps a short story. You’ll also get a 10% off code for the Threads of a Fairytale shop, and my Etsy gift shop, by Helen Hobden.
If that sounds like something you might be interested in, please head on over to my Patreon page. Thank you!
I’m back on YouTube!
Hi! Just letting you know that after a five month break, I’m now back in the swing of things and posting videos on YouTube again! They’re in a slightly different format to before – from now on, instead of stand-alone videos, these are all going to be weekly vlogs. They’re mostly based in my home-studio, so if you’d like to catch sneak peaks of what is to come in the Threads of a Fairytale shop, you can see snippets of me making the clothing, or photographing it ready for the shop. So if you’re interested in the behind-the-scenes of this little business, or just want a little nosey at my messy house, please go on over to my YouTube channel!
We have a roadmap out of lockdown. What are you wearing?
So we’re into March now, and at last there are signs of this third lockdown being over in the coming months, but I have a feeling working from home will still be the norm for many people for the first half of 2021 at least. Are you still enjoying wearing pyjamas all day? Or lounge pants and a nice-ish top suitable for zoom? I don’t want you to miss this opportunity…
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A mini behind-the-scenes video
I just remembered that I have some video footage of the day we did the photo shoot I talked about in my recent blog post. So I’ve put together a little mini video of us photographing sheer maxi dresses, and I’ve posted it on Instagram.
Behind the scenes at a photo-shoot
People thought I was mad!
Find out why in my new blog post telling a story of how we took the photographs for two sheer maxi dresses…
Behind the scenes: Photographing sheer maxi dresses in snow and ice!
I’ve been prancing around and feeling silly for photographs for Threads of a Fairytale for several years now, but this particular photoshoot sticks in my mind. I wonder if you’ve ever been to New England in winter? Or does where you live always mean it snows every year and the lakes freeze over enough to play games of ice hockey? I’ve been fortunate enough to travel to Connecticut and New York state a couple of times in January and February and managed to squeeze a couple of the goddess dresses in my suitcase to photograph whilst there…
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Valentine’s engagements
Are you one of the six percent of future brides who got engaged on Valentine’s Day? That’s about 15,000 couples in the UK alone! If you would like a fairytale wedding dress, take a look at my custom and made-to-order dresses page to see what I could make for you. Or see the Special Occasions section for some ready-to-wear wedding dress ideas.
Bridgerton costumes blog post
Hi! Hope you’re doing as well as you possibly can be! Have you watched Bridgerton during this lockdown? I’ve written a blog post chatting about what I think of the Bridgerton costumes, and have some ideas for you from Threads of a Fairytale if you like the style.
Bridgerton Fashion
Some people love Bridgerton; others not so much! There is one thing that certainly stood out in this Netflix series, and that is the costumes the characters wore…
