All posts tagged: Annie

Sewing Bee winner Annie Phillips’ guide to upcycling clothes: from patching to quilting

Sewing Bee winner Annie Phillips’ guide to upcycling clothes: from patching to quilting

Published by Sam Flores

If you’re a Great British Sewing Bee fan, you might remember my face. I’m Annie Phillips. I won the 2022 series of the show and now I sew for a living. I divide my time between running my own fashion house (Made by Annie) and leading upcycling workshops to breathe new life back into your wardrobe. I’ve even written a book on the subject called Upcycle: A Modern Maker’s Guide to Sewing and Mending a Preloved Wardrobe. Some of the people who sign up for my classes have never used a sewing machine before, while others are more experienced, but most are coming for the same reason. They’ve fallen out of love with their wardrobe, but they can’t bring themselves to buy new clothes when their old ones still have so much wear. If that sounds like you, then you should try your hand at upcycling. It’s just another word for the “make do and mend” ethos that has inspired generations of sewers. Here are my top tips for first-timers. You can see all the …

2026 Annie Awards Winners List ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Sweeps

2026 Annie Awards Winners List ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Sweeps

Published by Daniella Wilson

KPop Demon Hunters is unstoppable. Netflix‘s come-from-nowhere global animation phenomenon swept this year’s Annie Awards, the animation honors handed out by the L.A. Branch of the International Animated Film Association, ASIFA-Hollywood, taking 10 prizes, including best feature. The pop musical, directed by Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans, also won best direction, best music, best writing, best editorial and best voice acting for Arden Cho, who voices Rumi. It also swept the technical categories at the Annies, winning best FX, best character animation, best character design and best production design. Netflix launched the Sony-produced KPop Demon Hunters last summer with little promotion or fanfare, but it became an overnight sensation and the streamer’s most-watched movie of all time, with a reported 481.6 million views worldwide in the second half of 2025. KPop indie competitor at the Oscars, Ugo Bienvenu’s hand-drawn French feature Arco, won the prize for best independent feature at the Annies. A number of past Annie Awards winners have gone on to win the best animated feature Oscar. The last Annie best feature winner …

Today’s Savannah Guthrie reveals inside look at relationship with missing mom Nancy and sister Annie in new throwback childhood video

Today’s Savannah Guthrie reveals inside look at relationship with missing mom Nancy and sister Annie in new throwback childhood video

Published by Daniella Wilson

Today‘s Savannah Guthrie showcased a personal look into her relationship with her missing mother Nancy Guthrie, 84, and her sister Annie Guthrie, in a new throwback childhood video. The TV star took to social media to share a deeply touching video of herself, and her sister dressed in their school uniforms as little girls, while enjoying a sunny day in their backyard with their mom. Various clips displayed the trio embracing in their garden, while waving to the camera and smelling flowers together. Before the video ended, a throwback picture of their family photoshoot was also shared, which showed everyone smiling widely for the camera. Savannah captioned the moving post: “Our lovely mom. We will never give up on her. Thank you for your prayers and hope.” Journalist Deborah Roberts commented: “Never give up. Praying for deliverance,” with prayer hands. Nancy has been missing since February 1 due to a kidnapping from her home in Tuscan, Arizona.  Amid the ongoing search, the devastating news has deeply affected Savannah, Annie and their brother Camron, who have posted several …

Sewing Bee winner Annie Phillips answers Telegraph Recommended reader questions

Sewing Bee winner Annie Phillips answers Telegraph Recommended reader questions

Published by Sam Flores

How did your sewing journey start? Lorna, South East My sewing journey started when I was around eight. My grandmother is Ghanaian and it’s a part of her culture to make her own clothes. So she, without question, said: “You’re learning! You’re learning how to sew!” to me and all my cousins. But I was the only one that pursued it. I’m really glad I did as it gave me a different outlook on dressing, clothing, altering and vintage that I continued into my adult life. What inspired you to innovate with sustainable dressing? Charnjit, West Midlands For me, reworking from home is something that’s always been in my family. My dad has upcycled furniture for a long time. I can’t remember anything that we had from new, so it wasn’t a conscious choice. As a student it was out of necessity but also being experimental. Then, working in the fashion industry, I saw how much waste there was and I thought this is something I can practically do as a conscious choice to try …

Annie Guthrie’s house searched as mom Nancy remains missing

Annie Guthrie’s house searched as mom Nancy remains missing

Published by Daniella Wilson

Savannah Guthrie’s sister Annie’s home was reportedly searched on Saturday night amid the disappearance of their 84-year-old mother, Nancy Guthrie, who was thought to have been abducted from her house in Tucson, Arizona, a week prior. According to reports, authorities were seen taking photos at Annie Guthrie’s home, which she shares with her husband, Tommaso Cioni, and they held a lengthy meeting there, at which Savannah was reportedly present. Authorities were seen leaving Annie’s house hours later. The Pima County Sheriff’s Department shared a statement confirming that there were currently no suspects in the case. Savannah’s mother Nancy went missing between Jan 31 and Feb 1 “This remains an active and ongoing investigation,” the statement read. “Detectives and agents continue to conduct follow-up at multiple locations. Details of that follow-up are not being released at this time. Investigators have not identified any suspects, persons of interest, or vehicles connected to this case.” Annie and Tommaso were the last people to see Nancy before she disappeared between 10 p.m. Saturday night and 6 a.m. Sunday morning. …

Our verdict on Annie Bot: This novel about a sex robot split opinions

Our verdict on Annie Bot: This novel about a sex robot split opinions

Published by skeptic

Annie Bot by Sierra Greer was the Book Club’s January read Dittmeier The New Scientist Book Club moved on from reading a classic piece science fiction in December – Iain M. Banks’s The Player of Games – to an award-winning sci-fi novel in January: Sierra Greer’s Annie Bot, which won the Arthur C. Clarke prize in 2025. I must admit, I was nervous to announce this one to my fellow readers. Annie Bot is the story of a sex robot, owned by a controlling and abusive man. It gets very dark in places, it has a number of sex scenes, and I wanted to make sure you all knew what you were getting into before getting started. That cupboard scene, some way into the book, was super disturbing, for example. It turns out my wariness was warranted. A handful of you noted on our Facebook group that you put the book aside after starting it, or decided to give this one a miss – the subject matter was just too difficult. Many of you persisted, …

Read an extract from Annie Bot by Sierra Greer

Read an extract from Annie Bot by Sierra Greer

Published by skeptic

Annie Bot by Sierra Greer is winner of the Arthur C. Clarke award for the best science fiction novel of the year “Come to bed, Mouse. I know how to cheer you up,” he says. “I’m not brooding,” Annie says. “You sure?” “Fairly sure.” She is fresh from her shower, rubbing lotion into her legs. Her dark hair hangs in wet clumps along one side of her neck, and she has deliberately left the belt of her robe undone, knowing he can take a peek from the bedroom via the mirror. “This is still about your tune- up, isn’t it?” he says. “Forget about it.” “The whole thing’s degrading,” she says, and sees it’s the right angle. He enjoys a degree of humiliation. “Did you see your normal tech?” he asks. “Yes. Jacobson.” She taps off the bathroom light and steps out of the humidity into the cooler air of the bedroom. Pretending to inhale deeply, she takes a quick assessment of how far along he is. She has memorized Doug’s features from many angles: …