Mature Times - Crafts & Knitting

And she clicked the fastest needles in the West...

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 11:30:49 +0000

Proving once again that the Brits are best at (non-Olympic) sports, Hazel Tindall from Shetland has retained the world speed knitting title.

Shirley WI gets knitting for cold sailors

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 17:45:23 +0000

Members of the Shirley Women’s Institute in Southampton were delighted when they recently received a surprise award from international seafaring charity, the Sailors’ Society.

Outdoor sculptors welcomed for prize commission competition

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 09:23:21 +0100

If sculpting is your artistic pastime of choice, then you might like to know about a competition seeking entries - with £25,000 up for grabs as the top prize.

Show your skills in Plymouth!

Tue, 01 May 2007 17:12:44 +0100

If you are over 55 and have completed a piece of art or craft work during the past twelve months, then you are eligible to enter Plymouth Age Concern’s 55th Skilled Hands Art and Craft Exhibition this June.

A knitter’s outing

Mon, 12 Feb 2007 14:47:05 +0000

Tired of my cellophane-wrapped balls of wool, I went on a day spree to Julia Desch’s idyllic Beech Hill Farm in East Sussex to learn about fleece, carding, spinning and to try our hand at indigo dyeing.

Knitters unite in a good cause

Fri, 26 Jan 2007 15:47:01 +0000

Knitters unite - it's time to pick up your number 10s and unite for those at sea: yes, it's Woolly Hat Week, February 4th-10th 2007.

Whether you wear a woolly hat to work for a week, sponsor your partner or work colleague to sport a hat or mittens, it's all for a good cause... supporting the world's seafarers.