It’s a funny thing when you’re showing friends and relatives things you’ve made, they either gush all over enthusiastically, or they just shut off, bored…
Where I help out as a volunteer room steward, the country house concerned has opened the ‘below stairs – butlers pantry’ experience that literally goes…
The time for making all those wonderful Christmas makes is upon us. In truth, most crafters and hobbyist don’t slacken off at any time of…
It’s funny how you can be using a particular machine for years and not realise it has this feature or that. If you don’t have…
There is something really fascinating about watching someone else knitting – I am not a tidy knitter in terms of the tension. With two single…
There’s something comforting about home baking. Apart from the obvious benefits of knowing what has gone into the item, the massive reduction in costs is…
It’s surprising how quickly you can brush up on a faintly acquired skill. I’ve had the joy of making some unusual and cute clothes pin…
There are some valuable lessons to be had from an enforced ‘stay at home’ instruction. Normally we can’t get enough of the weekend time off…
There has never been a time when I’ve needed a great push to put down paid work and pick up my beloved knitting projects. I…
We are a nation of two halves in many areas of life. Very much in two camps over crafts, using our technical abilities to make…