Stitch This

  • Can you see what I see?

    If you were diagnosed with a degenerative disease would you want to find out about it? Would you do your research or block your ears and sing lalalala very loudly? You’ve probably guessed I’m belting out show tunes at the top of my voice. But I’m trying to engage a little more because I want…

  • Needled

    eBay strikes again. This time in the form of a bag of vintage knitting needles. I’d spotted some tortoiseshell pins in the bidding pictures and took a chance. The good? Some lovely examples of 50’s needles and a fab row counter. The bad? The tortoiseshell needles were shattered and lay in pieces! Agghh! I salvaged…

  • Slam!

    To Cheltenham and the ever-growing Literature Festival. Other Half and I went to the All Stars Poetry Slam with friends. Conclusions from the evening were: Poetry rocks Worthy poetry less so My friend had a groovy Classics teacher (the organiser, Marcus Moore) Slams would be even better if drinks were allowed You can get a…

  • All fired up

    We were chatting on the Mumsnet bloggers forum the other day when the idea  of inspiration sources came up. When you dream up a new idea, design or any general crafty lovely where does that initial spark come from? Here’s my litany. Books, Blogs and magazines Pretty blardy obvious but not just craft books and…

  • In memorium

    Those of you who subscribe to this collection of ramblings (thank you, I remain amazed you do, but thank you) will hopefully know by now I use humour as a way of articulating sometimes difficult subjects. I’ve replaced my original post today because, without being mawkish, the death of Steve Jobs deserves a proper comment.…