The Great Exhibition of the North has begun and there is plenty going on in Newcastle/Gateshead in the North-East of England. For more information about this major series of events, please check out the website listed at the end of this post. I was in Newcastle on Saturday, walking up Grey Street towards Grey’s MonumentContinueContinue reading “A monument made of textiles”
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Thoughtful textiles and plastic soup
A few months ago I joined the W.I. (Women’s Institute). My branch of the WI is called the BaD W.I. and when I saw their title, I was instantly intrigued. In fact, the name has to do with the geographical location (Broompark and District) but the use of it suggests a group that doesn’t takeContinueContinue reading “Thoughtful textiles and plastic soup”
