After two years (!) of it languishing in my WIPs, I’m finally finally sewing up and putting the finishing touches to my Goodale cardigan. The reasons it has taken me so long are interesting. I began knitting it whilst pregnant. You know, in the bit between the mad frenzy of making more and more tiny […]
Finally finishing my Goodale Read More »
This is my grandmother’s school certificate for Domestic Subjects for the school year 1928-29. She was 13. I’m particularly interested in the laundrywork aspect. Until I thought about it, I had no idea that you would learn that in particular at school. I knew about the cookery and general housekeeping parts, but had imagined that
Laundry: how would you score? Read More »
Diane was one of my subjects for a piece of research on learning to sew at school in the 1940s and ’50s. A lifelong devotee, she still sews her clothes today and is pleased that her eyesight is still good enough at 79 to handsew invisible stitches. Diane: Gradually at school… we… did all
Sewing Stories: Pride in your Work Read More »
Just when you thought that you were on top of your knitting lingo, along comes something else to learn. As a beginner knitter, you might just grab whatever yarn and needles come your way, but soon enough you will come to realise that there are differences in yarn weights and indeed in what they are
Technical Stuff: Yarn Weights Read More »
Venta, the knitted neck warmer to end all pub discussions about neck warmers has had a pattern revamp. In the interests of updating, I made a couple of small adjustments to the knitting pattern, donned my lippy and taken some new photographs. Venta is now up for sale, here on Ravelry through my shop. It
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