Stitches & Stories is a collaboration between Jo from and Jules at North Books. We thought a book group of crafters who sit and discuss books while they work alongside each other would be rather fun. Jo takes the credit for coming up with the textile-themed books.

The group meets on the third Thursday of every alternate month from 4pm to 6pm, and refreshments will be included.

Bring a stitching project with you and don’t forget to read the book in advance! See below.

JOIN THE CLUB

The book club meetings are seated events, so places are limited, and events can get pretty full. Please email Jules on jules@northbooks.co.uk to add your name to the list. Participation is free if the book is purchased in advance from North Books at a 10% discount.

At North Books, 4 Castle Street, Hay-on-Wye on Thursday 16 October, 4–6pm.

THE BOOK

A Winter’s Dress by Lauren Chater was the fourth book on S&S’s 2025 reading list

The fifth novel of 2025 up for discussion on Thursday 16 October is Thread Ripper by Amalie Smith. This book is available from North Books at a 10% discount.

A DOUBLE STRANDED NOVEL ABOUT WEAVING, PROGRAMMING, AND PIONEERING WOMEN

‘A mesmerising choreography of textile and technology, archive and memory. With cellular precision, Amalie Smith weaves connective tissue between selfhood and history through vital, tactile accumulation software affect and imagery. Innovative, intricate and achingly bodily, Thread Ripper is a rare treasure’ Elinor Cleghorn, author of Unwell Women.