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Crochet Spirals and Mandalas
If you were a shape – what shape would you be? I think I must be a square. I like straight lines, right angles, vertical and horizontal axis. I like the perpendicular and the solidity of a square. There’s no…
How to Make Knitted Felt
I have to admit – I do get rather excited by knitted felt! I just can’t get over the transformation from that loose, open knit structure to a strong, soft and extremely durable textile. It’s easy to do, if you…
Slow Making: A Blanket Investment
What is the point in slow making? Why bother knitting, sewing and crafting; investing all those hours spent sitting and thinking, making simple repetitive movements and watching the slow materialisation of something, inch by inch. Is that repetitive act a…
Knitting for Crafty Brides
Following on from last weeks train of thought; it can sometimes be difficult convincing 'non crafty types' that knitting and crochet are worthy and grown up activities. When I worked in an FE college I would occasionally ask a class…
The Knitted Flower Pergola
As a person who spends much of their time making things out of wool I often feel as if I am parked illegally on the hard shoulder of life. I watch from the sidelines as others whiz past and occasionally…
Knot: Art: Needle Felt
On the top of my wardrobe there is a huge skein of beautiful DK merino wool. Several months ago the cat found this particular skein, dived on it and played with it for some time. It is now a huge…