MEET JEN HOGG, OUR NOVEMBER 2024 SPEAKER

November’s global CreativeMornings theme is THREAD. Though we interpret themes in a variety of ways, this month we’ve gone literal with our speaker Jen Hogg. Jen is a textile toolmaker, sewing and knitting person, and Great British Sewing Bee semifinalist (tickets!)

Jen says, “I’ve been sewing and knitting for longer than I can remember.  I got to the semi-finals of The Great British Sewing Bee in 2019, and now run my own business, Jenerates, sending unique tools and notions for sewing and yarn crafts all over the world. I’ve been a litigation solicitor, shop owner, graphic designer, card maker and charity advisor, and now a sewing and knitting person. At CreativeMornings I’ll be chatting about being on the Bee, accidentally starting a business and my creative process.”

CM Glasgow: What do you think about when you consider this month’s theme of THREAD?

Jen: Immediately I think about the wall of threads I have in my sewing room. Very practical!

CM: What motivates you day to day?

JH: The creativity of making my own clothes is my main motivation, that it lets me wear whatever I want. I also enjoy working with waste fabric and factory surplus. My business is entirely based on designing things that I need for myself!

CM: What’s a typical day like for you?

JH: My business is full time and then some. Typically I pack orders, walk the dog, spend time on the computer and if I can, in the afternoons I try to do something more creative, that could be content creation for social media, sewing, working on product designs.

CM: Tunnocks Tea Cakes or Caramel Wafers?

JH: Caramel wafers. Probably. Though there’s always room for a tea cake too.

CM: Lastly, if you could describe Glasgow in one word, what would it be?

JH: In one word? It has to be Gallus.

Jen will be our speaker on Friday, November 29th at ALT’s offices at McLellan Works on Sauciehall Street. Tickets include breakfast and are free but space is limited. Get yours here!