About Gathered
At Gathered, our mission is to ignite creativity and inspire a vibrant community of crafters.
We invite creatives of all skill levels to discover, learn, and be inspired through Gathered – a trusted resource brought to you by the world's most loved magazine brands such as Simply Knitting, Today's Quilter, Simply Crochet, and beyond!
With exclusive free projects, expert tutorials and trusted reviews we encourage everyone to boost their creativity. Whether you're looking to try something new or take your skills to the next level, Gathered will inspire you every step of the way. Let's get creative!
Our magazines
Gathered is the digital hub for your favourite craft magazine brands including:
Simply Crochet ● Simply Knitting ● Simply Sewing ● The Knitter ● Today's Quilter
The World of Cross Stitching ● Love Patchwork & Quilting
If you need to get in touch with us about our magazines you can find details on our contact page. If you are interested in advertising with Gathered or any of our magazine brands you can find helpful information here.
Meet the Teams
Contact us at simplycrochet@ourmedia.co.uk or visit our FAQ's page.
Sara Huntington - Editor
Crochet designer, teacher and Editor of Simply Crochet magazine, Sara Huntington is a legend in the crochet community. Sara started as a crochet designer for Simply Crochet before becoming the editor in 2015. She still regularly designs for the magazine as well as teaching crochet in her spare time. You can keep up to date with Sara on Instagram at @crochetdeli
Paula Green - Technical Editor
Paula Green has worked as the technical editor on Simply Crochet Magazine for over seven years – a role that she loves! She edits and checks all the crochet patterns in each issue, to make sure they are as easy to follow as possible. Her favourite things to make are chunky jumpers and bright blankets. In her spare time, Paula loves a good quiz, baking and all things sci-fi/fantasy.
Tricia Fairburn - Technical Editor
Tricia learnt to knit as a child but recently gave in to the lure of crochet, ending a decades-long rivalry with her crochet-loving mum. After completing a Master’s degree in Creative Writing, she specialised in careers advice before joining the Simply Crochet team in 2024.
She loves caffeine, donuts and all things spooky.
Contact us at simplyknitting@ourmedia.co.uk or theknitter@ourmedia.co.uk or visit our FAQ's page.
Kirstie McLeod - Editor
Kirstie is the Editor of Simply Knitting and Commissioning Editor of The Knitter, and what she doesn’t know about knitting isn’t worth knowing! She’s responsible for packing both magazines with gorgeous, fresh patterns by designers from all over the globe and bringing the biggest trends from the fashion world straight to your needles. Look her up on Ravelry to see her latest creations, and follow her on Instagram at @kirstie.mcleod.
Helen Spedding - The Knitter Operations Editor
Helen is Operations Editor on The Knitter. She enjoys knitting, sewing and exploring traditional techniques, writing the yarn and book reviews for The Knitter as well as keeping the magazine running smoothly. In her spare time Helen enjoys working on her own knitting projects - she’s on a mission to improve her stranded colourwork so she can cast on more Fair Isle projects.
Sophie Jordan - Simply Knitting Deputy Editor
Sophie has been Simply Knitting magazine's Deputy Editor for the past seven years and a devoted knitter for 45 years. Sophie’s love for all crafts knows no bounds; you'll often catch her sewing, crocheting, or embroidering in her downtime. A confident knit designer, Sophie lends her creative touch to Simply Knitting, The Knitter magazines, and yarn brand, Scheepjes.
Jen Bartlett – Technical Editor
Jen has worked on The Knitter and Simply Knitting on the technical side of things for nearly 15 years. She loves the challenge of co-ordinating the work flow for all of the freelance pattern checkers and really enjoys translating and drawing designers’ charts in digital format for our readers to use. A knitter for 20 years, she is happiest when sitting in her favourite chair by the window and knitting her latest pair of cosy socks. She’s also a runner, but sadly hasn’t yet worked out how to do both at once!
Cory Sydee – Technical Editor
Cory is an enthusiastic crafter whose interests span knitting, spinning, cross stitch, sewing and much more, the list just keeps growing! With a love for numbers and interesting construction techniques, she’s a technical editor for The Knitter and Simply Knitting. Cory has been knitting for about 20 years and loves making socks and using brioche in projects. Whilst crafting, there’s nothing Cory enjoys more than cuddling up with her dog Noodle and watching horror films.
Contact us at theworldofxstitching@ourmedia.co.uk or visit our FAQ's page.
Vicki Atkinson – Editor
Vicki has been editing craft magazines since 2006, embracing a range of crafts from stitching and embroidery to paper crafting and yarn. Talking to designers who really know their crafts is a huge part of what Vicki loves about the job, working together to create designs and patterns that the magazine readers and followers will enjoy to make for themselves. And in her spare time, she can be found stitching or card making in front of the TV.
Fiona Baker - Senior Technical Editor
Fiona is Senior Technical Editor for The World of Cross Stitching, sharing insight from over 15 years experience on the stitching titles. She’s responsible for ensuring every project is technically correct, and writes features and tutorials on everything from stitch types to model making know-how. She also creates the exclusive patterns from illustrations and designs her own patterns too – check out her etsy store and Instagram @fionabakerdesign
Sienna Samra – Production Editor
Sienna is the Production Editor for The World of Cross Stitching and has since began to develop an interest in all things stitch, all the while embracing the written word. She has worked on a variety of projects – from wildlife to period pieces, even some mini motifs, she’ll find the right thing to say. In her free time she loves to knit, stitch, read and run as they help her to relax after a long day’s work.
Hannah Erskine - Charting Assistant
Hannah has been Charting Assistant for The World of Cross Stitching for seven years, combining her love of cross stitch with her interest in other crafts too. She turns model stitching for the magazine into the finished projects on the page, taking in a range of craft techniques. She also uses her lifetime of stitching to provide a font of technical knowledge.
Contact us at simplysewing@ourmedia.co.uk or visit our FAQ's page.
Charlie Moorby - Editor
Former Mollie Makes Deputy Editor and CrossStitcher Commissioning Editor, Charlie has been editing Simply Sewing for 9 years. She is passionate about all things needle and thread! With over fifteen years’ experience in craft publishing, she’s edited and curated over 10 bookazines, contributed to a series of Mollie Makes books and has had her work featured in All About You, Beads Trends USA and The Guardian. Find her on Instagram @thesavvycrafter.
Caitlin McDougall – Production Editor
Caitlin has always had a love for all things crafty ever since it has been engrained in her from a young age by her talented mum. From embroidery to jewellery making to painting, she likes to dabble in and out of new and old mediums whenever she finds inspiration. Caitlin is delighted to have found her dream role as Production Editor for Simply Sewing – embracing her passion for writing, content creation, and craft, and can’t wait to see where this new venture takes her!
Sarah Taylor – Technical Editor
Sarah Taylor is the Technical Editor for Simply Sewing Magazine. She loves making her own clothes and her wardrobe consists nearly entirely of handmade garments. Sarah is a sewing blogger and ran her own fabric shop and sewing school for six years before coming to work with Simply Sewing. When not sewing, she loves trying her hand at other crafts, baking, singing in Bristol Show Choir and befriending any cats and dogs she meets!
Contact us at todaysquilter@ourmedia.co.uk or visit our FAQ's page.
Fiona Lawrence - Editor
Having worked in the publishing industry for over 20 years, Fiona has worked in most positions, from sub editor working up to becoming editor of both Today’s Quilter and Love Patchwork & Quilting magazines. Working with experts like Lin Clements and Paula Hope (technical editor for the mag), plus incredibly talented designers, Fiona has learnt everything she knows about the wonderful world of quilting. Every day she picks up new skills and can’t wait to see what else she’ll learn and what projects she’ll make in the future.
Paula Hope – Technical Editor
Paula Hope has been sewing since childhood. She studied Silversmithing and Jewellery at Glasgow school of Art and went on to teach Art and design in secondary schools. She finished her first quilt in 1997 and has never looked back. In 2003, Paula started teaching Patchwork and Quilting and subsequently started writing her own patterns for classes and workshops. Find her on Instagram @pollystitches
Sarah Trevor – Operations Editor
Sarah is the Operations Editor on Today’s Quilter magazine. She’s worked in craft and lifestyle publishing for 20 years and has been the editor of a wide range of magazines including Mollie Makes, Cardmaking & Papercraft, Cross Stitch Crazy and Eating & Living Gluten-Free among others. Her favourite part about working on craft magazines is the loyal readers and the dedication they have to their hobbies – nothing beats seeing a photo of something a reader has made that started out as your idea!
Contact us at lovequilting@ourmedia.co.uk or visit our FAQ's page.
Sarah Griffiths – Technical Editor
Sarah is our resident tech-expert, as at home whipping up quilt samples as she is tackling complex quilt-math with the aid of her trusty calculator, so she’s an essential part of Love Patchwork & Quilting team! She’s got a fabric stash that any quilter would envy (and yes, it’s a stash – not a hoard!) and an almost indecent number of projects on the go at any one time. Sarah’s originally from Ohio, loves a good cup of tea and comes from a long tradition of family quilters. Find her on Instagram @spindleandshears
Sarah Trevelyan – Operations Editor
Sarah loves painting, drawing, creating and all things textiles and craft, but her main love is machine sewing. Founder of small business Sarah Loves To Sew – Sarah offered one-to-one sewing lessons, workshops and ran a monthly sewing subscription business, alongside juggling a new career in film and TV. Sarah is now back as Operations Editor for Love Patchwork & Quilting after a period of being Acting Editor on Simply Crochet Magazine.
Diversity and inclusion
Here at Gathered.how we believe that crafting is a universally positive experience that soothes the soul and uplifts makers of all backgrounds and identities. We want crafters everywhere to be at the heart of what we do. We are committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive place for every maker to come together online to share their skills and find inspiration. We understand that the craft community is a richly diverse one, and we are all the stronger for it.
When you come to our website, we want you to feel represented, no matter what your ethnicity, size, age, faith, sexual orientation, gender, identity, income or ability. We know we still have work to do but we are committed to making a positive difference. We are listening and working on making lasting changes to ensure diversity and representation are at our core. How are we doing? If you're a crafter, feel under-represented on Gathered, and would like to get involved, please get in touch: gathered@ourmedia.co.uk.
