Take it slow – let it glow
Oil painting is my passion. I have been devoted to it for years and eagerly…
Craft prize goes to works in clay
None of my three favourites won the Woman’s Hour craft prize. It went to Phoebe…
Mending memories
Textile artist Celia Pym darns old, worn, beloved garments while talking to the owners about…
Wavy greens out east
It is a surprise when you come upon it – a wavy extravaganza made of…
Colour and textiles at the National Trust
It’s time for a trip out west to enjoy the perfect combination of visiting a…
Ladies who knit and chat – in English
We are a loose-knit (joke!) group of knitters in Seekirchen, Austria, who are combining our…
Cushion with attitude
“Es keat oanfach viel mehr glesn.” A sentence imploring us to read more books, expressed…
Bowls: no game for old men
An afternoon of bowls, that most urbane of English pastimes, is no game for old…