Sewing loose covers – and the kindness of strangers

My daughter and son-in-law have moved to the South-East of England and last weekend I went down by train to visit. I had made a promise to make a new slip-cover for their wing chair while I was there. My daughter had gone to some trouble to find suitable furnishing fabric, and in end hadContinueContinue reading “Sewing loose covers – and the kindness of strangers”

Costumes and Kynren 2017

This week, guests from Australia were staying and we took them to the 2017 premiere of ‘Kynren’, the stunning outdoor show in Bishop Auckland. I even have a bag to prove that I saw the show in its first year! ‘Kynren’ souvenir bag, photo by Amanda Jane Ogden At this time of the year, theContinueContinue reading “Costumes and Kynren 2017”