FOOTPRINTS IN THE SAND When I was a child my nan, Hazel, taught me to cross stitch and I’ve loved it ever since (I’ve been stitching for about 25 years now). Sadly my nan passed away recently and for

It’s probable that there isn’t anyone else in England making silk flowers in quite the same way Anne Tomlin does. Inspired by her garden and the chalk meadows near her West Sussex home, she makes life

If you take a trip up north to the coastal town of Scarborough, you will find a shop brimming with crafty goodness, perfect for visitors and locals alike. The Stitching Lady is a shop set up by long-t

Designer Kate Eastwood, now with five books to her name, is a Simply Crochet favourite, with her delicate, colourful patterns inspired by nature and the changing seasons. Her mindful approach to croch

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,

THERE ARE certain knitting patterns that creep into your consciousness. Every year brings a new knitalong from Stephen West and the latest ‘Rhinebeck sweater’ (a sweater knitted to be worn at the New