Australian Homespun

Welcome to my WORKROOM

If more people in the world felt like Ingrid van Willenswaard, the planet would gently turn on its axis with a soft, contented hum, rather than crashing and banging and spinning to the roar of traffic and the blast of battles.

“I knit and crochet because it gives me a feeling of peace; it’s a kind of meditation, the counting of the stitches and the focus on your hands leaving little room for worries. I don’t have a special goal doing it – it’s just the fun of it.”

It’s a sentiment that every crafter can relate to. Not that most of us need convincing – is there a single stitcher alive who wouldn’t choose to spend

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