July Early July is usually when the International Medieval Congress is held in Leeds. I have gien a paper every year for a number of...

2024 was busy, judging from reviewing my CV (and paperwork for the taxman...) A mix of teaching workshops, taking workshops, giving...

Day 21 -  appropriately green ahead of our annual viewing of The Thing (it is, after all, the first day of winter in this hemisphere,...

Twixmas/winter project underway -- a twill sampler on my little warp weighted loom. This is a prototype 'studio' loom that was made by...

Day 11 -  A sunshiny blend on a grey day, merino, sari silk, and Punta Arenas (which is a wool from Chile). I always like spinning with...

World of Wool Advent Calendar arrived in November -- this is my third year with one of these boxes. This year in addition to the daily...

My classroom for the weekend or 6-7 July was the Earthlodge at the Ancient Technology Centre, in Dorset --I was one quarter of the...

For the past two springs, I've spent time on the Campus Galli. The Campus Galli is an experimental archaeology project near Messkirch,...

It's nettles season again -- I have found a motherlode site where I can harvest about two dozen at a time, every other week. The best...

What's in a Carolingian (9th century) sewing box, and in my work basket during my two weeks at Campus Galli, in southern Germany? My...

The first week of July is when the International Medieval Congress is held annually at the University of Leeds. I've been attending and...

A month in Rome to work and study at the British School at Rome - excellent tonic. I am at work on a book for Liverpool University Press,...

May kicked off with further prep for planting in the allotment -- got my flax in in time despite being a bit late -- with a bonfire. Good...

That dreamy nothing week between Christmas and New Years is the best -- downtime from the real world, a chance to catch up on projects,...

Textile workshops and demos have been a great way to bring these crafts to the public -- plus it's a great chance to play dress up across...

Wonderful Saturday out and about to the Maltings in Farnham, a repurposed brewery that now hosts a number of cultural venues. Unravel is...

A winning combination -- check out my instagram . I update it more frequently than I do my blogs. Rome adventures, cats helping with...

I belong to a spinning and weaving guild that's based in Shawford, near Winchester (Hampshire Weavers, Spinners, Dyers). We sent along a...

1940s week at Manor Farm, Botley, from 31 July 2022 - loads of activities for the kids, including a code-breaking session and reading...

Manor Farm in nearby Botley is set up to be a family-friendly day out -- a lot of people-friendly farm animals, barns and houses set up...