Day off on Monday (well afternoon, I was teaching Dorset buttons in the morning). I got to go to Hillier Gardens near Romsey with two...

I love to stitch. It’s one of the reasons I love making buttons. I spend a lot of my spare time making things with stitch. It’s the...

This morning I went for a bird song filled walk in the woods behind my house. I thought I'd share some of the textures on my walk!

I’m taking a break from writing about our workshops to share some of images of my day. I’ll get back to the workshop posts next week....

This post talks about learning Dorset Buttons at Beaker Button. I’m a confirmed buttonaholic, and I love infecting others with the joy of...

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, ...