Several decades on from her primary school days, hand weaver and textile designer Llio James still remembers one particular lesson. She grew up in the small village of Talybont, close to Aberystwyth,

In our ongoing series, Sally Coulthard shares her tried-and-tested tips from her Yorkshire smallholding

FOR the past months, I have been working on a new book. “In The Company Of Sheep” will be published by Birlinn in September 2026. As readers of these pages will appreciate, though I am no longer a she

Create fun colourwork socks and step out in style with Scheepjes’ new Pattern Portfolio -Arcadia Socks. This collection of designs by Carmen Jorissen is available as an e-book from Ravelry, and compri

Shade pictured Blush Pinks (105)Ball weight/length 50g/100mNeedle size 5mm (UK 6/US 8)Tension 17 sts and 24 rows to 10cmFibre content 47% cotton, 30% wool, 23% alpacaCare Hand wash RRP £9.50Contact kn

Multi-award-winning former BBC Radio broadcaster Liz Green now owns and curates Caché La Boutique in Elland, Halifax. She is also a director of Up North Runway, which aims to encourage emerging designers to flourish in the North