About

Hi! I’m Helen and this is my website, Happy Little Ostrich.

I am a young-ish woman making stuff in the south of England.

Why? Well, I love to sew. I have always loved to sew. But, without direction and an imminent deadline, life often gets in the way, and I end up not quite finishing things, or, even worse, not quite starting. I love trying out new patterns, and, when I find a good one, improving the pattern and the production, to end up with something really cool, that I would be capable of making on a reasonable scale, if only I got on with it…

What makes my stuff special? Well, aside from being handmade and having some really great designs, I like to work with interesting materials. ‘Interesting’ is pretty broad, and no, I won’t discount interesting colours, patterns, and textures, but most of all I mean interesting in terms of composition. My current favourite is a fabric woven from metals designed to prevent card fraud.

To get in touch with me please email Helen at hlo@happylittleostrich.co.uk.