It's been a week of hand-sewing projects here, as I get another set of embroidered project bags made for Loop in London. I've been quite slow with this batch, but I hope to post them off this week.  Another hand-sewn project I worked on recently was the little cat you can see in the second…

I thought it might be nice to share with you some of the very beautiful materials that have come my way in the past little while.I always enjoy seeing others' supplies… it's a type of vicarious making, I think. So hopefully you don't mind me chatting all about this crafting-to-come! It was my birthday recently,…

Hello! I hope you're well and this week has been a good one for you and yours.  It really feels like the beginning of summer here right now – and that just coincides with a warm winter sweater I've just finished knitting for my partner Tom. My timing is always a bit strange. Never mind,…

Hello!It's been a while since I wrote here… for some reason I couldn't seem to get started. Blog-writer's block? Or something. I hope you are well, dear reader, wherever you are in the world. In the wintertime i bought some supplies for needle punching, after I got a strong desire to make my own rugs…

I hope October is going well for you and you're feeling the spring sunshine on your face (at least, if you live in the Southern Hemisphere!)  I feel as though I've been preoccupied by two things, lately: work and wool! Work is self-explanatory, but on the wool side of things… I went to the annual…

It's been a little longer than usual since I last wrote something here, due to an extra-busy few weeks. But it always feels good to sit down and reflect on the nicest parts of each week. This blog is useful like that. Friends came to visit and brought me the giant waratah flower you see…

Hello! It's a beautiful spring day here as I type this, and a baby tui is singing outside from the power line. I hope you are well and you've had a good week. I'm so grateful for these lighter and brighter days. When the sun is shining, it feels like everything is simpler and more…

We have some hellebores in our garden but their season is ending. I love them a lot. I went to embroider some but instead the thread became something that looks more like dahlias, but that's okay because I love them too.  + + + + + + + + + Speaking of embroidered flowers, I'm…

It's properly spring here now – the first week of September – but we've had stormy weather with bitterly cold winds along with slightly lighter mornings and evenings. I hope you've been keeping warm, wherever you are! My newest niece M had a small party to mark her 100th day on earth last week. I…

This week I finished a knitting project that I've been working on for months. I'm quite a slow knitter! But I'm very happy with my new cardigan, which I made from this alpaca and merino yarn in a darkish shade of silvery-grey. The pattern is designed by Joji Locatelli and is called 'Lanes'. It appears…