Another month gone and I am still knitting but the titles for my recent two Blogs reference Charles Dickens and his story “A Tale of two Cities”. I read this book in my first year at Grammar School. … [Read more...]
Knitting
What images spring to mind when someone mentions “knitting”? Wrinkled old grannies tucked into a corner working away with their needles? Or maybe a more youthful group chattering away as they work … [Read more...]
Christmas Makes
Do you prefer a gift that has been hand-made over something shop brought? I suppose it depends entirely on whether that lovingly crafted item is one of Great Aunt Jemima’s over large, sloppy sweaters … [Read more...]
Christmas Craft Fairs
Why did I do it? Why did I leap at the chance to display my textile wares on a Xmas Fair table at my local Women's Institute meeting? The answer is easy: the table was FREE. Of course I completely … [Read more...]
No—sew Lavender Bags
My lavender yield this year was tiny, my total crop cut from a couple of plants that I planted back in Spring. The stems were too short and irregular to use to weave “lavender rockets” … [Read more...]
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