Lucy Bentley
The Language of Flowers: The Hidden Meanings of Your Favourite Florals
For centuries we've used flowers as a romantic gesture, but did you know that these beautiful blooms have a secret voice of their own?...
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Lucy Bentley
- Jan 13
- 5 min
A New Year and a New Beginning
The New Year has always felt like a strange, bittersweet time to me; I'm always torn between the excitement and energy that comes with a...
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Lucy Bentley
- Mar 19, 2021
- 2 min
Handcraft at Home: An Introduction to Smocking Pt.2 - Make Your Own Smocked Cushion
This tutorial will use the hand-smocking techniques outlined in part one to create a gorgeous cushion for your home! I've used velvet in...
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Lucy Bentley
- Jan 13, 2021
- 2 min
Handcraft At Home: An Introduction to Smocking Pt.1
Smocking is an embroidery technique which is thought to have originated in Europe in the middle ages. Traditionally smocking was used to...
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Lucy Bentley
- Jul 9, 2020
- 5 min
Why Craft Matters: The Importance of Tradition in the Modern World
A recent market research report published by the Crafts Council (2020) shows that more people than ever are buying from makers and craft...
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Lucy Bentley
- Jun 15, 2020
- 3 min
Hex and Henbane: One Year On
It’s been one year now since I first launched Hex & Henbane; I knew I was taking a huge leap of faith starting my own brand fresh out of...
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Lucy Bentley
- Apr 25, 2020
- 3 min
Witch Fever: The Story Behind the Collection
‘As to the arsenic scare a greater folly it is hardly possible to imagine: the doctors were bitten as people were bitten by the witch...
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Lucy Bentley
- Feb 9, 2020
- 2 min
Searching for Meaning in a Time of Little Inspiration
It perhaps comes as no surprise that lately I’ve been feeling like I’ve fallen out with blogging and social media generally, in fact. It...
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Lucy Bentley
- Jun 17, 2019
- 4 min
From Student to Small Business Owner - How my Degree Provided a Platform to Launch my Brand
By making the most of all opportunities presented to me, starting a business became much less intimidating.
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Lucy Bentley
- Jun 8, 2019
- 3 min
Hex & Henbane: The Story Behind the Brand
One week on from the collection launch, it's feeling like time to check in and tell the story behind the brand.
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