Wool - Tribulations of Hand Spinning and Herbal Dyeing

"Enjoyed yourself at Wonderwool, Beaut?" My companion, Elinor Gotland, hadn't waited for an invitation to go nosing throug...

Last summer, I dip dyed two cotton cushion covers in a Japanese Indigo plant vat, overestimating the strength of the remaining indigo. Ho...

"Compared to silk, this unbleached heavy calico fabric is so easy to work with.  No need to tack it before sewing, look, if I fold i...

I was told last year that lace knitting is not intrinsically difficult and have found it true that lace really does   only use a limited ...

I bought myself a new toy.  I'd say it was an impulse buy, only I must have lurked around looking at it on eBay half a dozen times.  T...