Craft
‘A beautiful discovery’: how woodworking is helping people carve out inner peace
The craft is gaining popularity among those in search of a way to slow down, switch off and improve mental health
Amelia Hill
06, Apr, 2025 @11:00 AM
Handle with care: the international community sending parcels of pure joy through the mail
Anna Ryan-Punch was 15 when she received her first friendship book. It was the start of a lifelong hobby
Stephanie Convery
05, Apr, 2025 @8:00 PM
Mark Pawson obituary
Other lives: Artist and maker of collectible badges, posters and stickers whose work found homes in the Tate and V&A library collections
Mark Farhall
28, Mar, 2025 @7:37 PM
Janet Stowell obituary
Other lives: Designer and illustrator whose linocut cards and pictures were popular sale items at craft markets
Charlotte Stowell
26, Mar, 2025 @5:49 PM
Sew Torn review – seamstress thriller turns into Run Lola Run-style alternative-reality caper
A sewing supply shopowner who stumbles upon a drug deal gone wrong is faced with three choices – commit the perfect crime, call the police, or run away
Leslie Felperin
25, Mar, 2025 @1:00 PM
Knitting is cool again. Here’s everything you need to get started – and what you don’t
From needles and yarn to pattern resources, here’s the essential kit to get you hooked on this affordable hobby (some of it is even free)
Elise Damstra
19, Mar, 2025 @3:00 PM
Design news: 100 years of the photo booth, Le Creuset on the go and Welsh modernism
Meet the travel gear brand using plastic waste from the ocean and discover personal art from Collect 2025 craft fair
Alice Fisher
26, Feb, 2025 @10:00 PM
David Hayles obituary
Other lives: Expert in decorative plastering who spent much of his spare time on solo cycling trips around the globe
George Ferguson
23, Feb, 2025 @5:25 PM
Needle drop! The world’s first sewing machine orchestra takes Munich
This weekend, a symphony of Singers (not that kind) will lead an experimental performance that stitches together feminism and fashion – and offers the audience free repairs
Aida Baghernejad
22, Feb, 2025 @11:00 AM
Liz Walker obituary
Other lives: Waxworks creator whose Walkers Tussauds business ran tourist attractions across the UK
Wes Walker
11, Feb, 2025 @2:51 PM
I thought I understood my late father. Then I was forced to spend lockdown in his home
My family and I went to Shetland for my dad’s funeral – and the world suddenly shut down. Overwhelmed by his presence in the house, I found my perspective on our relationship starting to shift
Marianne Brown
04, Feb, 2025 @10:00 AM
A new start after 60: I wanted to retire from farming – but never dreamed I would become an artist
On holiday in the American south, John Ingall discovered that one of the local crops was being turned into remarkable works of art. So he went home, grew his own gourds and set about transforming them – and himself
Paula Cocozza
03, Feb, 2025 @6:55 AM
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