
One to One Knitting Workshops at Beaker Button
This post focuses on the various one to one knitting workshops I teach. Click on the photos to go and have a more detailed look on the...
This post focuses on the various one to one knitting workshops I teach. Click on the photos to go and have a more detailed look on the...
Last post I wrote about the Sunday workshop program. This post I wanted to tell you about the different crochet classes I teach. These...
I’ve had some interesting conversations recently about my shop, and how I make my income. They’ve made me realise that people have no...
Beaker Button has been selling PDF copies of all my books and patterns for as long as I’ve been writing them. It’s always been a tricky...
We're in Scotland visiting family and we've managed to get a day fairy hunting! This involves a walk out of Aberfoyle and up Doon Hill,...
Every Christmas I allow myself to start a new project. This Christmas I wanted to play with my little loom. I have a big bag of my hand...
This week's inspiration image was taken at Kingston Lacy in the autumn. I love visiting Kingston Lacy, with it's beautiful and peaceful...
This is a quick post just sharing a little of my life at the moment. Things are crazy busy. With the arrival of my new glasses I can...
It's been a manic weekend and I'm only just catching up! Teaching button making on Saturday for the Leicester Weavers, Spinners and Dyers...
This week's inspiration image is years old. I used to take Mum to Bulbarrow woods in Dorset to look at the bluebells every year. This is...
It's been a manic week. Beaker Button was 11 years old on Thursday, and we had a fantastic celebration with friends and customers on...
This week's inspiration image is a scabious flower taken on a walk last year. I had a very clear image in my head of what I wanted, and...
This week's inspiration image was taken on a visit to Salisbury museum in the summer of 2019. It had been years since we'd visited the...
This week's inspiration image is another shot from a Anton lakes. This is one of my favourite views, especially when I catch the light...
This week's inspiration image is another sky shot over the Fairground Craft Centre. The sky is always interesting at this time of year, ...
This week's inspiration image is a patch of Californian poppies that come up every year near my dad's house on Portland. I love the...
This week's inspiration image was taken in March 2020, just before lockdown. I've been driving past these trees for years. They're in...
This week's inspiration image was taken on the same walk as last week's image, at St Ives after Cornwoolly in 2020. I was 5 minutes away...
This week's inspiration image is a shot from 2020, the week before lockdown. My last night in Cornwall after exhibiting at Cornwoolly. I...
This week's inspiration image was taken in April 2020, at the start of the first covid lockdown. We were exploring our local area, as we...