by Kay Dudman | Oct 3, 2026 | Blog, Crochet, Crochet Designs, Halloween, History, Knitted Designs
Halloween — 31 October — A Trick or An Amazing Treat? Halloween has become really popular with adults and children dressing up and participating in “trick or treat” around their local neighbourhood. I remember the Peanuts cartoon where it was always poor...
by Kay Dudman | Nov 7, 2025 | Crochet, Blog, Crochet Designs, Easy Patterns, Embellishments, History, Knitted Designs, Knitting, Winter
Remembrance Day 2020 — 2025 Remembrance Day is the second Sunday in November; on the evening before, there is the Royal British Legion’s Festival of Remembrance held in the Royal Albert Hall, ending with the symbolic falling of poppy petals and a two minute...
by Kay Dudman | Jul 31, 2020 | Embroidery, Blog, History
The amazing Golden Age of English embroidery 1250 — 1350 I watched a series on BBC iPlayer “The Fabric of Britain”. This series had three episodes, focusing on different crafts: knitting, wallpaper and embroidery. What I found particularly interesting was...
