The Wicked Stitch of the West: Embroidery

Both the best and worst thing about cross-stitching is how jolly long it takes. What looks like a fast little Continue reading →

Going The Whole Hog – Butchery

Ooh, ahh controversial. Firstly butchery is not for the fainthearted; you literally pick up a hacksaw to slice through bones. So Continue reading →

Ten Hobbies to try in 2016

If you’ve seen one too many escape room adverts (and still never been) and had more than your fair share Continue reading →

Tune In – Singing

Fond memories of music class at school and the odd shower performance spurred me towards my next hobby – singing Continue reading →

I should be sew lucky – Sewing

My sum total experience with sewing has been; making a rather wonky heart-shaped foam pin cushion as a child, the Continue reading →

Sweet Emulsions – Screen Printing

Never one to be unprepared, the night before my Beginner’s Screen Printing Class in Dalston’s Print Club, I squinted down Continue reading →

Clay Play – Pottery

‘Got any idea what you want to make?’ asked our aged hippie art teacher. ‘Er…’ ‘Well it’s just because I Continue reading →

Ukeplayle – Ukulele

Something possibly even more delightful than an evening spent learning to play the Ukulele with a  bunch of strangers, was Continue reading →