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Beauty in Storytelling

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I love narrative art. I love book art. This stop motion animation from the New Zealand Book Council makes me very happy indeed. (via allaboutPapercutting)

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The Trials and Errors of the Tension Square

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No, not the Gauge Swatch, my friends across the Atlantic: the Tension Square. Must be properly British, you know… Actually, that comment was prompted by my Mum asking me what on earth I was talking about when I mentioned that I was swatching for a jumper last week and then made comments to the effect

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…and I even taught someone to crochet

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The Knitting Reference Library event at the Hambledon in Winchester was a great success last weekend. We sat, we knitted, we chatted, we taught, we all started our Christmas shopping from the Hambledon’s stock, but most importantly we got the word out about the KRL. Here are a few pictures of the proceedings:  

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KRL at The Hambledon

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  Just to let you know that The Knitting Reference Library will be at The Hambledon in Winchester on Friday 6 and Saturday 7 November. I will be there on Friday so do come along and say hello! We will have books, patterns and the Knitting Collections Guide. There will also be spare needles and

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Passion or Obsession?

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The Last Knit: When knitting becomes an obsession. Directed by Laura Neuvonen, from Finland. 2005. Can you go a day without knitting?

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Ingrid Babbidge

Hello there!

I’m Ingrid – textiles researcher, historian, and craft skills teacher, based in the UK.

I connect people with our textile heritage to inspire them and to create an escape from the everyday.

I’m usually the one with the knitting in my hands.

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Ingrid Babbidge

Hello there!

I’m Ingrid – textiles researcher, historian, and craft skills teacher, based in the UK.

I connect people with our textile heritage to inspire them and to create an escape from the everyday.

I’m usually the one with the knitting in my hands.

IngridBabbidge.com © Ingrid Babbidge, 2009-2023. All rights reserved.

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