Plans for 2025 and a Book Recommendation

Hello on the evening of Twelfth Night, the 6th of January, the day when – traditionally – all the Christmas decorations come down. A neighbour told me on 1 January that she always takes her decorations down on New Year’s Day. I was surprised as I prefer to keep them until the last possible moment!ContinueContinue reading “Plans for 2025 and a Book Recommendation”

How to darn a hole in a wool sweater

This is another post in the series of Basic Sewing Skills that I’ve been covering this year. Others in the series have included: how to thread a needle and make a knot here; how to sew on a button here; how to replace a broken zip on a backpack here, how to sew on a press-stud here; how toContinueContinue reading “How to darn a hole in a wool sweater”