https://www.thehandsmanifesto.com/blog daily 0.75 2025-12-23 https://www.thehandsmanifesto.com/blog/the-gift-of-ideas monthly 0.5 2025-12-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62270dbd11e5fa216352ba1e/af1a76f1-2006-44b2-8a1a-8efb783b9ad0/IMG_1575.jpg Blog - The Gift of Ideas - Make it stand out Liz’s Christmas panels that take Denmark Dreaming to a whole new level! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62270dbd11e5fa216352ba1e/a77ff33e-6e7f-4775-8856-d3f7917b805b/sketchplanations-apples-and-ideas.png Blog - The Gift of Ideas - Make it stand out Jono Hey’s sketch of “Apples and Ideas” - https://sketchplanations.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62270dbd11e5fa216352ba1e/7d0efa2e-2e12-4a2f-917a-738e58d53d3c/Denmark+Dreaming+1+-+AM+version.JPG Blog - The Gift of Ideas - Make it stand out My version of Mum’s Denmark Dreaming design https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62270dbd11e5fa216352ba1e/8c4f76b5-2e88-438b-8675-ec09ffa55ad9/Combining+designs+-sml.png Blog - The Gift of Ideas - Make it stand out My “Grace’s Garden” plus “Autumn Fireworks” yields something completely new when Linda’s ideas take over. https://www.thehandsmanifesto.com/blog/lose-yourself-to-find-yourself monthly 0.5 2025-12-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62270dbd11e5fa216352ba1e/3a7f620f-8b07-471c-84e5-8ff922d99ba7/Many+stitches.jpg Blog - Lose yourself to find yourself - Make it stand out Over 3000 stitches in the border alone! https://www.thehandsmanifesto.com/blog/moving-things-around-until-they-feel-right monthly 0.5 2025-11-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62270dbd11e5fa216352ba1e/93350410-b5c4-4fb9-8eee-d3dcd5cb1f03/Stitched+encylopedia+pages Blog - Moving things around until they feel right - Make it stand out Early experiments with stitch and encyclopedia pages https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62270dbd11e5fa216352ba1e/0b12c1de-3201-4cab-b7b4-06c94624bcaf/Smocked+book Blog - Moving things around until they feel right - Make it stand out Simple smocking applied to a folded book (with apologies to The Vicar of Wakefield!) https://www.thehandsmanifesto.com/blog/the-feel-of-things monthly 0.5 2025-10-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62270dbd11e5fa216352ba1e/3179baf1-51e2-408e-a990-a6ccb0ae837f/IMG_1272%281%29.JPG Blog - The Feel of Things - Make it stand out An array of my threads ready for visual and tactile exploration at Fibres West, October 2025 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62270dbd11e5fa216352ba1e/97ec4b7c-154c-4df3-9ade-a98fb0fee0ab/IMG_1340%282%29.png Blog - The Feel of Things - Make it stand out I wish you could feel the textures in this beautiful, unique book created by Dianne Strahan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62270dbd11e5fa216352ba1e/8da4f371-788c-4463-ba2c-0676b294aa89/IMG_1341%282%29.JPG Blog - The Feel of Things - Make it stand out Of course I had to buy this silk merino yarn. Yes - I succumbed to three! https://www.thehandsmanifesto.com/blog/the-right-mug-for-the-job monthly 0.5 2025-10-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62270dbd11e5fa216352ba1e/90325a92-f9dc-4883-9a64-f6b6bbc225a1/IMG_1225%282%29.png Blog - The right mug for the job - Make it stand out Some of the everyday things that bring me joy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62270dbd11e5fa216352ba1e/55f768cf-e52b-47d7-adcd-d03288c23ff1/IMG_1229%282%29.JPG Blog - The right mug for the job - Make it stand out The collapsible cup that saved my sanity https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62270dbd11e5fa216352ba1e/118b8175-04cc-4b70-8870-ac19366b0663/IMG_1232%282%29.png Blog - The right mug for the job - Make it stand out Today’s mug of choice https://www.thehandsmanifesto.com/blog/beyond-the-shortcut monthly 0.5 2025-09-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62270dbd11e5fa216352ba1e/08ed2ca1-6de9-4b22-9d22-1f27574b4446/AI+Productivity+Tools.png Blog - Beyond the Shortcut - Make it stand out A snapshot of AI Productivity Tools via Gencay I on Substack https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62270dbd11e5fa216352ba1e/711a2021-7a51-44d3-b836-7938d2767be9/Box+top+in+progress.png Blog - Beyond the Shortcut - Make it stand out Work in progress - at least it is making more steps forward than back! https://www.thehandsmanifesto.com/blog/embracing-uncertainty monthly 0.5 2025-09-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62270dbd11e5fa216352ba1e/df57d541-ded4-4c69-8ff1-b7fa144db757/A+blank+canvas.jpg Blog - Embracing Uncertainty - Make it stand out The raw materials for my latest design. I don’t know what it will look like yet! https://www.thehandsmanifesto.com/blog/depth-of-work monthly 0.5 2025-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62270dbd11e5fa216352ba1e/5b106f8d-e729-4606-b7c0-00cefb28283b/IMG_0968.JPEG Blog - Depth of Work - Make it stand out My latest handmade book - in all its red glory! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62270dbd11e5fa216352ba1e/3a0077aa-f4a8-47a6-ba39-7277cb2be5c2/IMG_0389.JPEG Blog - Depth of Work - Make it stand out Luscious colours, ready to be labelled. https://www.thehandsmanifesto.com/blog/where-your-hands-meet-the-world monthly 0.5 2025-08-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62270dbd11e5fa216352ba1e/613fdeb6-9b6e-4367-a9fb-e28b7d570b0d/pizza+dough.jpg Blog - Where your hands meet the world - Make it stand out Feeling pizza dough (Photo by Malidate Van via www.pexels.com) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62270dbd11e5fa216352ba1e/4bfd685c-6cda-4c22-8bf4-db903f1d7c78/glass+blowing.jpg Blog - Where your hands meet the world - Make it stand out Working with glass (Photo by cottonbro studio via ww.pexels.com) https://www.thehandsmanifesto.com/blog/hands-through-time monthly 0.5 2025-07-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62270dbd11e5fa216352ba1e/1e13a3a1-c76e-470b-b6ac-d53cbc76fab1/Queen+Esther+by+Edwin+Long.jpg Blog - Hands through time: a web of craftsmanship - Make it stand out Queen Esther by Edwin Long (1878, oil on canvas) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62270dbd11e5fa216352ba1e/526af8c5-60ff-4d41-9207-753f2f524114/Queen+Esther+detail.JPG Blog - Hands through time: a web of craftsmanship - Make it stand out Detail of gold arm band from Queen Esther by Edwin Long https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62270dbd11e5fa216352ba1e/c1c99ab0-1a69-4ecf-908d-ed009f08078f/Lace+detail+in+a+painting.JPG Blog - Hands through time: a web of craftsmanship - Make it stand out Detail of lace from George Villiers, Duck of Buckingham by Michiel Jansz van Miereveld (1625-26, oil on wood panel) https://www.thehandsmanifesto.com/blog/when-the-mind-gets-flu-a-creative-remedy monthly 0.5 2025-07-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62270dbd11e5fa216352ba1e/6ac19ee9-3d5c-48a7-9660-a3bf392dc107/Turtles+1.JPG Blog - When the mind gets flu: A creative remedy - Make it stand out This is only 40% of the whole project - and I still haven’t done half of that, although I’m closer! https://www.thehandsmanifesto.com/blog/the-power-of-towers monthly 0.5 2024-12-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62270dbd11e5fa216352ba1e/15591387-5f28-43ce-aa8c-daaa8e58394f/The+power+of+towers.jpg Blog - The power of towers - Make it stand out Is there anything more fun than seeing how high you can go? 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- Make it stand out Crazy quilt, 19th Century, Metropolitan Museum of Art (www.metmuseum.org) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62270dbd11e5fa216352ba1e/33b65c46-8033-4bf2-9f29-3816a8f6163d/pexels-monstera-5302953.jpg Blog - A cure for perfectionism? - Make it stand out Whoops! Time to start again :) (Photo by Monstera via Pexels) https://www.thehandsmanifesto.com/blog/learning-through-doing monthly 0.5 2022-06-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62270dbd11e5fa216352ba1e/d3d13969-7c40-4274-8b9e-42e9de949818/Building+blocks.jpg Blog - Learning through doing - Make it stand out Visualising mathematical concepts with blocks can be just as powerful for older learners as it is for young children (Photo by Karolina Grabowska via Pexels) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62270dbd11e5fa216352ba1e/a67bcda1-3e60-44bf-86e5-8fa0cae04390/Then+and+now+designs-01-01.png Blog - Learning through doing - Make it stand out My first original WIP compared with yesterday’s progress https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62270dbd11e5fa216352ba1e/39da084c-ad2e-4af8-9750-fe1cd5bbba20/ECU+Racing+workshop.jpg Blog - Learning through doing - Make it stand out The ECU Racing workshop in late 2021 https://www.thehandsmanifesto.com/blog/tactile-pleasure-of-books monthly 0.5 2022-05-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62270dbd11e5fa216352ba1e/a2b1685f-70d4-4ddc-a44e-25ebe137ace1/A+physical+book.jpg Blog - The tactile pleasure of books - Make it stand out A favourite book that I couldn’t leave at home! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62270dbd11e5fa216352ba1e/88402870-4cae-448f-9c38-bd28f9275950/The+view+from+my+retreat.jpg Blog - The tactile pleasure of books - Make it stand out The view from my cosy, writing retreat https://www.thehandsmanifesto.com/blog/children-losing-manual-dexterity monthly 0.5 2022-05-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62270dbd11e5fa216352ba1e/80cfc3ec-aa63-485f-8c77-18b12085998b/Children+building+practical+making+skills.jpg Blog - Are our children losing manual dexterity? - Make it stand out Children honing their practical skills (Photo by Vanessa Loring via Pexels) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62270dbd11e5fa216352ba1e/ad2f4045-c394-4ccb-89fb-2f32dbf31ecb/Surgeons+hands.jpg Blog - Are our children losing manual dexterity? - Make it stand out A surgeon’s practical skills are just as important as their cognitive understanding of human anatomy (Photo by Anna Shvets via Pexels) https://www.thehandsmanifesto.com/blog/mindful-making monthly 0.5 2022-05-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62270dbd11e5fa216352ba1e/4d19b526-510f-4096-a53e-3d510b87edad/Mindful+2.jpg Blog - Mindful Making - Make it stand out This is what keeps me sane! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62270dbd11e5fa216352ba1e/6bde1b98-724f-4d75-a032-4ef9ce0ac13d/Mindful+1.jpg Blog - Mindful Making - Make it stand out Rhythmically rolling felt - a wonderfully simple form of mindful making https://www.thehandsmanifesto.com/blog/time-on-our-hands monthly 0.5 2022-04-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62270dbd11e5fa216352ba1e/ca1abada-c798-40fa-b3b8-6dd088c3b363/pexels-anna-shvets-3845456.jpg Blog - Time on our hands - Make it stand out A baby’s hand ready to dive into life’s experiences (Photo by Anna Shvets via Pexels) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62270dbd11e5fa216352ba1e/7ba06d74-aa28-4478-894c-7c8d0e9fece6/Watch+on+hand.jpg Blog - Time on our hands - Make it stand out My husband still carries the time on his hand :) https://www.thehandsmanifesto.com/blog/the-heart-in-handwriting monthly 0.5 2022-04-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62270dbd11e5fa216352ba1e/9cfdc97f-f90b-4aa4-a7c4-ac311d166f0d/Follow+your+dreams.jpg Blog - The heart in handwriting - Make it stand out A simple but powerful note from my little girl https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62270dbd11e5fa216352ba1e/cf0fcbe3-601f-43ea-a03e-0da8aabd95d9/Daily+job+list.jpg Blog - The heart in handwriting - Make it stand out Writing my daily job list https://www.thehandsmanifesto.com/blog/our-hands-whats-beneath-the-skin monthly 0.5 2022-04-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62270dbd11e5fa216352ba1e/0b292473-0b2d-4551-9706-645f2b52fcb0/Blausen_0440_HandBones.png Blog - Our hands - what’s beneath the skin? - Make it stand out Hand and wrist bones from Medical gallery of Blausen Medical, via Wikimedia Commons. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62270dbd11e5fa216352ba1e/3b68c735-8be0-41d8-8ece-f655d2af05ae/Hand_anatomy.jpg Blog - Our hands - what’s beneath the skin? - Make it stand out An anatomical illustration from the 1909 edition of Sobotta's Atlas and Text-book of Human Anatomy with English terminology, via Wikimedia Commons. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62270dbd11e5fa216352ba1e/0fe8d85e-c2c7-43f2-bd1a-6d4ce0b01aa5/Hand+holding+mug.jpg Blog - Our hands - what’s beneath the skin? - Make it stand out Mug of tea anyone? https://www.thehandsmanifesto.com/blog/jottings-on-gender monthly 0.5 2022-03-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62270dbd11e5fa216352ba1e/8c808d50-f5bb-46c2-88ce-0e26b280dcc4/Hands+books.jpg Blog - Jottings on Gender - Make it stand out A small selection of my growing “hands” collection. I have many more as e-books, but they don’t photograph so well! https://www.thehandsmanifesto.com/blog/building-confidence monthly 0.5 2022-03-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62270dbd11e5fa216352ba1e/2ec1281c-99e8-4b29-9016-012a8c6791f8/Washing+up+-+pexels-cottonbro-4108670.jpg Blog - Building Confidence - Make it stand out Even basic chores require pretty skilled hands! (Photo by cottonbro) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62270dbd11e5fa216352ba1e/5d4f7d27-08d0-4425-a92e-f3f32a8f141a/Dinosaur+paints+-+not+quite+a+chicken.jpg Blog - Building Confidence - Make it stand out Dinosaur images painted by my daughter (@not_quite_a_chicken) https://www.thehandsmanifesto.com/blog/maker-dna monthly 0.5 2022-03-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62270dbd11e5fa216352ba1e/7bdab6b8-0865-487a-94e2-a26500141c30/IMG_9892.jpg Blog - Maker DNA - Make it stand out The siren call of canvas, wool, shells and turtles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62270dbd11e5fa216352ba1e/5540287f-9d23-4226-9805-e363b378904e/IMG_9900.jpg Blog - Maker DNA - Make it stand out Slow but steady progress https://www.thehandsmanifesto.com/blog/making-connections monthly 0.5 2022-03-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62270dbd11e5fa216352ba1e/db5a823a-93db-40b3-9c53-93ef648e8eb3/IMG_9923.jpg Blog - Making Connections - Make it stand out My old leather schoolbag, made by Dad https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62270dbd11e5fa216352ba1e/5e332aa4-343e-4ac6-b1ba-ec416ddca305/the-sewing-group-1909-oil-on-canvas-nils-larson.jpg Blog - Making Connections - Make it stand out “The Sewing Group” by Nils Larson, 1909 https://www.thehandsmanifesto.com/blog/academic-or-maker monthly 0.5 2022-03-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62270dbd11e5fa216352ba1e/30924937-8ed0-4db9-bd2a-cac0b6b1c922/IMG_9807.jpg Blog - Who Am I - Academic or maker? - Make it stand out Circa 1987 wearing a jumper I had knitted https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62270dbd11e5fa216352ba1e/456f3e99-f1e6-4f99-af7a-66806ec7ccda/IMG_9832.jpg Blog - Who Am I - Academic or maker? - Make it stand out My gyroscope is a little tarnished with age, but it still spins beautifully https://www.thehandsmanifesto.com/blog/welcome-to-the-hands-manifesto monthly 0.5 2022-03-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62270dbd11e5fa216352ba1e/fdbfccac-a58a-4e5e-b616-7492534a6f87/HM+Simple+Mind+Map.jpg Blog - Welcome to the Hands Manifesto - Make it stand out A simple mind map of some early ideas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62270dbd11e5fa216352ba1e/54b7a791-bead-4381-b919-273f0772864c/Blog+1.jpeg Blog - Welcome to the Hands Manifesto - Make it stand out My favourite hand work https://www.thehandsmanifesto.com/home daily 1.0 2022-03-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62270dbd11e5fa216352ba1e/acff1146-9ed2-46dc-8354-6f955f7398a6/pexels-burst-374861.jpg Home - Working with our hands connects us to other people and the world around us. Modern machines can replicate the products we used to make with our hands, but they can’t replace the extraordinary intellectual and creative benefits we gain from the making process. https://www.thehandsmanifesto.com/about daily 0.75 2022-03-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62270dbd11e5fa216352ba1e/b0bf2a20-7fbb-400f-a6c8-cbb4e01e399d/AMAM+Photo.jpg About - WHO AM I? Hi! I’m Ann-Marie - a passionate embroidery designer and teacher based in Perth, Western Australia. I’ve spent the past decade growing my creative business, Beautiful Stitches. I started teaching locally in 2012 and gradually grew to offer workshops interstate, overseas, and online. I’ve also had careers in science and education. They have had led me to here, a place where I am exploring and celebrating the extraordinarily important connection between our hands and our minds. I love what I do! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62270dbd11e5fa216352ba1e/7734a1f2-3472-4fcc-8856-a00eb872f91c/Heart+hands.jpg About - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.