M/Others Who Make in Boscombe had their first craft session for mothers back after summer last week at The Old School House, run by Emilie Giles and Corrianna Clarke.
M/Others Who Make is an international movement founded in 2014 by Matilda Leyser which connects women and non-binary parents to thrive in their creative paths.
Emilie said: “We started it because selfishly we wanted to meet mums and carers as well.”
They run monthly crafting sessions during term time with roughly 10-15 mothers of different abilities and family situations attending each session.
“We wanted to make sure there was a space for mothers to come along and explore a bit of their own identity and have a bit of self-expression for themselves, rather than going along to a group that is predominantly for your child because that’s what you tend to have available to you.” Said Corriana.
Corrianna added: “When we started, I was new to being a parent and it was a shock to me how much of your identity you can lose as a mother and how many spaces you previously accessed become not accessible for you anymore”
The aim of the movement is to enrich communities through peer support, mentorship, events and creative opportunities. All the different groups are run differently to show diverse support.
Emilie said: “One thing that is quite special about the way we do it is we always want it to be practiced based, so there is space for discussion, there is space for mums to meet other mums, but it is about learning new skills”
Corrianna said: “We’ve had really heartwarming feedback about people feeling safe, feeling welcomed, feeling understood and the biggest outcome statistically is that its combating isolation.”
In a survey taken in January 2026 for feedback for future development, participants asked for more widespread and more frequent sessions, new crafts, more toys and highchairs for children, and calming music on arrival.
The M/Others Who Make website says that “Children are encouraged to attend too and are integrated into the meeting, for the dual roles of mother and artist are recognised and given equal value within all MWM events”
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