2013 was a tough one. There were some great moments - one day, when they're all grown up, I hope to be able to thank the girls for...

One of my favourite places for vintage homeware is The Old Pill Factory in Witney. Sometimes I imagine I live there. Here are two of my rec...

Alongside perpetually sunny summers and white Christmas', the stained fingers and slightly gritty teeth of a bla...

Our four walls have been through a tough time this summer. Well actually, it's the floor that had the worst of it. Way back in June a bu...

The Pinworks Autumn term of stitching began this week and we are off to a flying start with a new batch of beginner dressmakers. I alwa...

Oops, where did those last two months go? Well, while these hands have not been so busy typing, they have certainly been busy stitching. Inb...

I found this pattern during a marvellous bit of box-rummaging at Oxford's Thursday market earlier in the year. I'd been thinking a...