Today is the 75th Anniversary of the first arrival – at Tilbury Dock – of the ship, the Empire Windrush. On board were 492 passengers traveling to Britain from the West Indies. This momentous arrival marked the advent of a significant era in British history – one in which thousands of people would travel from […]
…of the joys of making things up on the fly without a pattern, and without planning to ever produce a pattern.
…of the many layers of Blues music, in knit and in sound.
…rambling thoughts on home is where the heart is AKA home is where the plants are.
…of a random forray into the joys of IRON ORE and its incredible colours.
It’s a funny time of year and I’m not in the swing of 2023 just yet. However, our quest to sell our home and to find a new place to live by the sea continues. This time last week, we had a glorious day in Boscombe. The winter sun was low and bright, and we […]
How did you feel at the end of 2021? I felt like I was running on an empty tank, on fumes. My 2022 started out wearily. Words I used in my journal for 2021 this time last year: frazzled, burnt-out, depleted. I’m only half-way through my 2022-year review but the list will be a bit […]
Yesterday I shared some of the ways in which online teaching opens up possibilities for lovely long learning experiences. Realising the enormous advantages of teaching online has informed my decision to only teach The KNITSONIK System in this format, from now on. Today I thought you might appreciate hearing what this can look like from […]
If you subscribe to my newsletter then you will have heard last night that The KNITSONIK System: self-paced edition is now open for enrolments in the KNITSONIK School. Formerly known as Quotidian Colourwork, this is my flagship course that brings to life the process of translating everyday inspirations into stranded colourwork. You’ll learn how to […]