Few potteries operating today capture the mood of comfortable English life as well as Emma Bridgewater. Founded in 1984 when Emma couldn’t find a suitable present for her mother and decided to make on

I’m principally an author and TV presenter. A far cry from my years as a school teacher. As much as I loved it I always dreamed of a job in a more creative industry and for the last 15 years I’ve done

In 1993 Sarah and Chris Vermont moved from Brixton, London, to Hungerdowns in Essex, an old farmhouse dating back to 1600 with a Georgian front added in 1757. In the garden there were existing hedges,

YOU WILL NEED ■ Rowan Cotton Glacé (100% cotton, 50g/115m) 2 balls of each: Yarn A Bleached (726) Yarn B Dawn Grey (831) Yarn C Midnight (868) Yarn D Twilight (829) 1 ball of Yarn E Winsor (849) ■ Sma

Ready for your next crochet adventure? Sir Toftalot is a loyal, honourable knight brought to you by TOFT, stitched in luxury wool – you choose the colours! Designed by Kerry Lord, this sweet little do

Back in the Summer of 2015, my mom gave me a cross-stitch kit, which she got from her mother (my grandmother) in 1996. However, my mom never started it. When she gave it to me, she was fighting agains