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Learning new skills is a great way to improve our lives. By setting ourselves a challenge to learn how to do something new, we gain knowledge, practical skills and independence which improve our self-esteem, confidence, resilience and independence.

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a hand holding seeds and sowing them in soil

How to sow, grow and give cut flowers

a close up of a butterfly on a fuchsia plant

Q&A with Megan McCubbin

How to create a simple spring flower arrangement

herbs growing in terracotta plant pots lined up on a window sill

Growing seeds on your windowsill

Grow a cutting garden and flower arranging

a close up of hands holding 3 big red tomatoes

Organic gardening Q&A with Terry Walton

a selection of vegetables

Harness the power of plants

a person crocheting with a crochet hook and yellow yarn

Next Level Crochet

a woman wearing a pink paisley print facemask

Face covering

a close up of a sashiko print dragonfly

Sashiko

a close up of a monotype made by Rachel Moore

Watercolour monotypes

A close up of a sewing machine sewing a zip onto a brown velvet jacket

Tackling zips

An older woman wearing a yellow cardigan sat at a table painting using a table top easel

Sketching a street scene

an red and white soup can Andy Warhol inspired print by Rachel Moore

Screen printing: Andy Warhol

a close up of a monotype made by Rachel Moore

Moody monotypes