Stephanie Carswell is the founder and designer of craft kit company Hawthorn Handmade (@hawthornhandmade), specialising in embroidery and needle felting kits. Hawthorn Handmade is a 100% female-run business that exhibits internationally and sells kits into more than 600 stockists worldwide. She has a combined social media following of over 30k followers and appears regularly in the craft media.