Wax print in vogue
Dutch wax prints use strong colours and large patterns – just what I like. Good quality…
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Josef Frank – modernism with a heart
Josef Frank had a distinguished career of two halves in two different countries – famous architect…
Textile art on show in Margate now
The exhibition featuring textile art by women artists that has just opened in Margate, has been…
My favourite of 2016
At the start of a new year, here is my very personal look back to…
Fog on the heath
A memorable winter’s morning on Hampstead Heath – dense fog over London cloaking everything in…
Innsbruck in Christmas finery
As winter has not yet arrived in Innsbruck, I added my own Christmas tree to…
Embroidery – a must-see at the V&A
You must go and see Opus Anglicanum: Masterpieces of English Medieval Embroidery. Staged at the…
Loch Ness knitting – a touch too far
If it wasn’t quite so far away, I would be in Inverness like a shot….