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Knitted Christmas Gifts
In recent weeks I've been busy knitting ‘Jolly Santa Hats’ discussing what colour they should be and the role that global corporations have played in this particular aesthetic. Today’s conversation/argument was deflected by suggestions for Christmas lists and much time…
The Poppy Line Photoshoot
The Poppy Line steam train at Holt Railway Station was the nostalgic backdrop for a collection of beautiful photographs
The Mercerie’s Christmas Events
We are looking forward to our first Christmas at The Mercerie and have some exciting things planned over the next few weeks. We are extremely lucky to be based in the fine city of Norwich which is full of grand,…
Tricky Knitting
This week I have been busy knitting a woollen rabbit in preparation for a ‘Retro Animals’ knitting workshop at Dragon Hall, in Norwich. Struggling with a vintage knitting pattern, my thoughts turned distinctly leporine as I considered the significance of this amusing,…
Dressmaking, Maps and Silk Handkerchiefs
On Saturday The Mercerie hosted the first of our dressmaking workshops in Norwich, with the very brilliant Pat Hodger, and a lovely group of ‘makers’. In preparation I had decided to brush up on my own sewing skills and bought…
On the Science of Hyperbolic Crochet
Whilst preparing for a crochet workshop recently, I became engrossed in a thought pattern inspired by the work of Margaret Wertheim and The Institute for Figuring. When I was at school I was good at textiles. I was also good…