I was lucky enough earlier this year to visit the Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef at Salisbury Arts Centre while the reef was on its tour of Britain. Having caught it just before the end of its stay before its subsequent move to Gloucestershire, I was lucky enough to see all of the fabulous new pieces […]
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Last Sunday saw the very first Vintage festival at Farnham Maltings. Giles and I donned our most comfortable vintage-look clothes as it was a bit of a journey for us. As you can see we didn’t go that far back, perhaps to the 60s or 70s. We definitely felt ‘the part’ while we were there
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I have recently been swatch-crazy. As I don’t necessarily have time to knit all of the many cardigans and jumpers that I want from other people’s patterns, I’ve decided to make a tension square for each instead, to give me a taste. Julieta from Knitshop was kind enough to give me a couple of sample
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Last autumn I tried out some Soak Wash, leave-in detergent for lingerie, delicates and wools. Although I was using it at the time for feltmaking, I also tested it for its laundering abilities. Felt beads by Ingrid Murnane © 2010 Recently I have been on a roll, making felt beads for necklaces and earrings. I’m
Knitting it Old School By Stitchy McYarnpants and Caro Sheridan, 2010 Stitchy McYarnpants and Caro Sheridan’s new book, Knitting It Old School is an absolute riot of colour, patterns and inspiration. The writing style is very jolly; rather tongue in cheek, and I really enjoyed reading the book for that alone. The book is dedicated
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