THERE has been a creative boom since COVID-19 first struck, with people becoming more practical now that they are staying at home.

Owner and operator of Lilly Pilly Lane Fabrics Samantha Springthorpe said she had seen a four-fold increase in people buying fabrics and learning how to sew.

"It's been unreal, we're getting four times the amount of traffic than normal," Ms Springthorpe told The Guar...