When people ask me how long I’ve been writing The Thimblewick Mysteries, the answer is: longer than I care to admit. These stories have been with me for over a decade. Some of them started life scribbled in notebooks, others on clunky old laptops that sounded like they might take off at any moment. And while the […]

Every Tuesday at Sewing Club, we say the same thing:“We really shouldn’t. We’ll just have one.” And every Tuesday, we lie. You see, there’s something about a plate of biscuits in the middle of the sewing table that unravels even the strongest willpower. A neat pile of custard creams or chocolate digestives is no match

You’d think running a sewing shop in a quiet English village would be peaceful.You’d be wrong. This week, I witnessed what can only be described as The Great Hemline Incident. Two members of the sewing group (names withheld to protect the guilty) were seen comparing their dress hems, when one was found to be—brace yourself—a whole

Hello, and thank you for stopping by! If you’ve just finished The Poisoned Cup and popped over here out of curiosity, you’ve found the little online home of Poppy Whitmore and the Thimblewick Mysteries. This is where I’ll be sharing updates, behind-the-scenes glimpses, and news about upcoming adventures in our little village of thimbles, threads, and secrets.