Meet Jasmin
How my love affair with crochet started
Optician by day crochet by night – well that was how the journey began for me. I came to crochet and knitting as a way to relax and unwind from a busy job that involved a lot of travelling. I enjoyed learning and creating and I also enjoyed the mindfulness aspect of it too – I felt calmer. Suddenly I had a great hobby that turned into a side hustle and Jasmin Makes Stuff was born.
I work with the art of amigurumi, crocheting small items. The word amigurumi comes from a combination of two Japanese words: Firstly “ami”, which means crocheted or knitted, and then “nuigurumi” meaning stuffed doll.
My inspiration
I take the inspiration for the items I make from nature and the New Forest where I live. So it can be bumble bees, hedgehogs or donkeys, dogs, toadstools or robins – you name it.
Added into the mix I also love to create Pokemon figures using the same technique.
How to find me at shops, events and online
You can find me at many a craft fair and event in the New Forest area. And I am stocked in a number of local shops. Please have a look at my Events and Stockists page to see where you can find me or my creations soon.
Plus you can shop online through my Etsy store.
Learn with me
If you would like to join one of my classes I would love to help you on your journey to enjoy a new craft or reacquainting yourself with a skill from your youth. Find time for yourself and the peace of making in these busy times.
Member of The New Forest Marque Inspired
I am very pleased to be part of The New Forest Marque Inspired.
This is open to people who create authentic and original arts or crafts inspired by the beauty of the New Forest and representative of the area and predominantly trade within the New Forest/
If you want to find out more about other producers and makers with the New Forest Marque please click the logo.
