Summer sky over Margate
JMW Turner famously chose Margate to paint his seascapes. In brilliant sunshine, sparklingly clear air,…
Lost skills
Why these clogs? The wooden base is carved, the leather uppers sewn and nailed on,…
Flower harvest
When people think of an allotment, they imagine orderly rows of cabbages, potatoes and French…
Moss turns to copper
This is the work of Katrin Spranger, one of my jewellery tutors. It is part…
Sewing with silk
Maybe not to everyone’s taste, but I am proud of my new tunic. I am…
The colour of immigration
African waxprints are one of my passions. A recent acquisition by the Tate Modern is…
Touring the Brompton
To see craft skills at work on an industrial scale, visit a factory in London…
A bouquet of cowslips
My mother used the little blue jug with the white polka dots only once every…