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My capsule Venn is shaping up nicely. The first collection, Informed Simplicity, is characterised by The Maker’s Atalier.

Next up, we have David Rose Style (black and white fun!)

And third...possibly…

The title of this episode is said to hail from an 18th century suicide note, although the anecdote is, apparently, apocryphal. That said, when it comes to knitwear closures, I can definitely relate. …

That thing that you don't see, until you do.

I know there's a pandemic on, but the great biscuit shortage of 2020 felt extremely personal.

Watching democracy almost die makes me cranky. There was a clear choice between donning the pants of crazy, OR hunkering down and making stuff. I chose the latter.

This week I'm looking for more than assembly, order or editing. The novus jacket leaves many questions unanswered. 100 Acts of Sewing are considered, with Sonya Phillip. I think I'm getting the hang …

Celebrate endings, for they precede new beginnings.
Grieve the loss of the countless instants that you will never taste again;
Never to touch or to experience the same moment the same way again.
Comm…

It is said the past is a foreign country, and this week my passport received a number of new stamps. Kirsty Hall pays a visit to the past as well, through her Granny’s Book. And I find the courage to…

Kicking off the first episode of Series 14, Mothers of Unvention, with conversations about the process of design, beginning with constructive discontent in identifying a problem, and the deep dive of…

Finding my way out of the emotional wilderness, with a little help from the Brendas; my Quilt of Dreams and  Placemats of Awesome; Naomi Parkhurst makes words into stitches. Remembering A Snow Day.

Today we’re talking about space. Not space, the final frontier. The space we inhabit. The space where we store things. The space we’re allowed. The space in our homes that belongs to just to us. Gues…

The one after five years.