We recently came across this brand of Durex knitting needles and just had to share it. The needles were passed to us by one of our readers who found … [Read more...]
Wooden pegs, C47 or a clothespin
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April 5, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Used to hold fabric on to a piece of cord, the clothes peg is simple in design. Over the years it has been subject to many redesigns and changes in … [Read more...]
Heritage Crafts Association
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March 23, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Traditional crafts and heritage industries now have a champion in the form of the Heritage Crafts Association. Officially launched today, the Association … [Read more...]
Oral History Society
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March 23, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The Oral History Society promotes the collection, preservation and use of recorded memories of the past, encouraging people to record their life stories. Not … [Read more...]
Unknown history
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February 14, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Have you ever come across an object, article, building or thing that you are not sure what it is or what it was used for? This has happened many times … [Read more...]
The Cursing Stone – Carlisle
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January 22, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Since the installation of the 'Cursing Stone' in Carlisle it has become the focus for many things going wrong or for events of biblical magnitude in the … [Read more...]
Wordsworth drinking fountain- Grasmere
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January 28, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Little seems to have been published on the internet about this drinking fountain in Grasmere. … [Read more...]
Woolworths – End of an era
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December 23, 2008 By Leave a Comment
With the store closure timetable being published another icon is set to be removed from the British High Street. … [Read more...]
Josefina de Vasconcellos – in Cartmel
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October 7, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Cartmel is a small village in South Cumbria, with it's own racecourse, a large school and in places narrow winding streets in South Cumbria. The … [Read more...]
Goldwork Embroidery
We were asked to find out about this strange embroidery on an old purse, using metal wire. This picture was sent to us by the lady with the Durex … [Read more...]