I love bead shops, they're like sweet shops for people who don't eat sweets!  We used to have a lovely little one in Long Melford bu...

Whilst sitting around giving the needle eating cat lots of attention and cuddles I've managed to finish a knitted lace shawl/scarf. ...

A little while ago I was given a very cute little enamel saucepan with a metal handle - cue lots of 'ouching' as the handle gets ver...

I'm not normally prone to grumps.  I actually have a reputation at work for being cheery and positive but this afternoon I had a bad cas...

A few weeks ago I was intrigued by a cuff that Iz showed on her blog that she'd made on water soluble fabric so I decided to buy the bo...

On Monday my neighbour tapped on the back door, holding a yogurt pot, an old jar and two old tins.  "I'm having a clear out," ...

I thought I'd show you a bowl that I made a couple of weeks ago.  It's not like any other bowl (and it's also really hard to ph...

Last week, while I was waiting and generally getting side tracked , I noticed a rather nice pattern had appeared on a piece of fabric I...

I've been playing with textiles again, trying to create something inspired by the greenness of spring.  I know we're nearly in summ...

I've been rather busy of late - busy marking student teachers' assignments (a task made less tedious by finishing off the Christmas ...

Back in October Fran and I went to the Knitting and Stitching Show at the Alexandra Palace and, amongst other things, I bought some Lutradu...