Hello!

Hello!

As part of my internship, I've decided to write a blog. I'll write about things I've done and learnt, how I'm finding it, and generally try to make sense of the whole experience!
After my first week, I'm really looking forward to the next year. When I got to Hat Therapy - where I'll be for the next 6 months - I was nervous, but in that excited to start something new kind of way. Stephen showed me where things were - the bathroom, the kitchen, and most importantly, the kettle. Chrissie came back from walking their adorable dog Pip, and we had a cup of tea while she talked me through things and showed me round the studio. It wasn't long before I felt comfortable, and this was a big thing for me. I sometimes feel anxious enough to have a panic attack walking into a room of my close friends. It was probably something to do with the fact I was excited to be productive again! That, and how nice everyone is.

Anyway.. My first job was embellishing some hand knitted gloves with some little knitted flowers. It was great to see Chrissie and Leah (the other intern who started a few months ago) working on things I'd be getting to do in a few weeks! All the work done is so neat, right down to stitching on a label. I love working like that. 

I did a few more jobs around the shop, labelling and pricing things, helping to arrange displays, etc. This gave me an opportunity to look around the shop, see what I'd be helping to make, and I'm really excited.