Stitching the sea

Nature is the common thread woven through Sophie’s crafting business, Forest and Dot – from the workshops she holds in woodland teepees to the yarn she dyes by hand with locally foraged plants. Herita

This month, celebrate the change in season with countryside-inspired homeware designs, learn the art of still-life oil painting and decorate with classic stripes

Our fabulous and funny columnist, comedian Helen Lederer is here to tell it like it is, in her own witty way…

Before cross stitch became a creative lifeline, it was a moment in a craft store between a teenager and her grandma. “I chose a kit on a whim – a full-coverage woodland scene with animals in winter,”

Take a peek inside one of Whitby’s top new shopping spots. But be warned, once you’ve stepped inside, you’ll never want to leave

From her remote Welsh workshop, Rosie Farey practises an ancient meditative craft – creating baskets, hats and handbags from hand-harvested rush