I am a longtime avid knitter and am fascinated by the world of knitting. I also have a huge collection of inherited patterns and research old newspapers of up to 300 years ago to find knitting stories!
I enjoy most textile arts, learning knitting when 7 years old, then crochet, enjoying working with fine thread to create the wonderful doyleys popular in the 50s. When I was sixteen I was taught tatting and worked for several years on every design I could find; I have digitalised them in my Etsy shop BygoneYarnyStuff. Then came patchwork and quilting and receiving an accolade from the Womens Institute that I provided one of their very best submissions for my quilting diploma. Then in the seventies I learned Honiton Lace learning from a very skilled practitioner and teacher in Devon. Of course, I practiced dressmaking to clothe our six children and yet more knitting to give them jumpers and socks. Now I am creating videos, with the help of my husband Keith.
RIP Keith, 1939 to 2023.