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Guest Blog: Julia Little reviews East London Art Tours

Today we are joined by guest blogger Julia Little who recently went on one of Hymie Dunn’s East London Art Tours and loved it, so we asked if she would review the tour for us here. Over to you Julia….… Read More Read More

A grown up gap year by Julia Little

Julia Little is one half of our favourite shoe brand Grenson and when she told us she was taking a trip to Vietnam, we were keen to hear about it. She was kind enough to write us a post to… Read More Read More

Weekend Woman: Julia Forte from the London Gin Club

It’s World Gin Day today, hurrah! So we thought we’d put Julia Forte (born1965), founder of the London Gin Club up as one of our weekend women. Julia runs her delightful gin club from the Star At Night, a bar … Read More Read More

What We’re Buying: Artisan Workshops with No5 Workshops and Janine Pope

According to the latest piece of research by J Walter Thompson on us mid lifers, many of us are graduating towards the creative world, either as a second career or just to return to learning. The research also highlights findings… Read More Read More

London Craft Week 2018: Our Highlights

Our regular craft correspondent Julia Little toured London Craft Week for us again this year, searching out the best of the HUGE selection of what was on offer. It was the thoughtful presentations and workshops put on by the smaller… Read More Read More

The Ethicurean On The Roof at John Lewis

I have been to John Lewis in Oxford Street more times than I can remember. The haberdashery department it is my happy place to go to whenever I have time to kill and I can often be found offering advice… Read More Read More

London Craft Week: Date Alert for 2018

Did you go to London Craft Week last week? There were some wonderful events and inspiring workshops hosted by designers and retailers all over the capital. Over the last few years this spring celebration has seen craft elevated in status… Read More Read More

The Love-Child Shoe from Grenson and Persephone Books

As if to torture me on my year of buying nothing new, Grenson has collaborated with Persephone Books to create a delightful printed Derby that is the perfect smart summer shoe. Not only is it available in the softest of… Read More Read More

The Life of Pitti Peacocks, For Those of You Who Are All ‘Fashed-Out’

The Life Of Pitti Peacocks – Pitti Uomo Mockumentary from Aaron Christian on Vimeo. I loved this charming tongue in cheek look at the Pitti menswear show, by Aaron Christian and pointed out to us by our roving reporter Julia… Read More Read More

Is SheBu the New Hackney? Our Shepherd’s Bush Safari

With all this talk of exciting East London, poor old West London can sometimes feel like a dull, country-living cousin always wearing the wrong clothes….Of course anyone who actually LIVES in West London knows better, I sometimes wonder if we… Read More Read More

Hygge Christmas! And a big thanks to all our guest bloggers

The last of our guest bloggers of 2015, Juliette Chisholm, offers some sound advice on how to adapt our favourite home trend of the year, hygge, to the Christmas season. We’ve had some really brilliant guest bloggers this year on… Read More Read More

Christmas Gift Guide for stylish women (and men)

So it’s officially December and time to start thinking about buying presents. Is it just me or does Christmas seem to have been going on for months already? In order to help you find the prefect present, or to point… Read More Read More

Writing With A Needle with Rosalind Wyatt

Today our regular guest blogger Julia Little, tells about the joy of re engaging with a needle and thread….over to you Julia. As Alber Elbaz said, when he recently stepped down from the creative reins of Lanvin, “Maybe we are… Read More Read More

A Modern Way To Cook and Eat by Anna Jones

I direct you to today’s main post on Spiralizers, which might help you understand why I love this book so much, it has saved me a lot of money. I’m indebted to TWR readers and occasional contributor Julia Little, who… Read More Read More

New Magazine Crush: Cherry Bombe

We are indebted to our roving food and craft reporter Julia Little for bringing the fabulous Cherry Bombe magazine to our attention. Who said magazines were dying? There’s been a rush of fabulous ones to the bookshelves over the last… Read More Read More

TWR visits ceramicist Jo Davda at Brickett Davda

Last week Julia Little, our roving reporter on all things craft related, went down to visit hot ceramicist-of-the-moment Jo Brickett Davda. You know all those gorgeous shots of food on beautifully simple plates in all your stylish cookery books? Well,… Read More Read More

Guest Post: Is it time we rebranded Craft?

So, today we have the first of our guest posts, something we are doing while Jane is on her sabbatical. It’s from Julia Little, and she’s wondering if its time to rebrand the world of craft. Off you go Julia…… Read More Read More

Heal’s Modern Craft Market: things to do in February

Today’s post is by our regular contributor Julia Little, who takes a break from digital and does a bit of crafting for us….. I’m not going to apologise, I love a bit of craft. In the past it has had… Read More Read More

Jungle’s Grown-up Dancing Dudes

Who said young people had all the moves? This is Shepherds Bush based, modern soul band Jungle’s newest video, with two grown up blokes dancing like demons. Dad dancing this is not. proving what we already knew- that grown-ups can… Read More Read More

Pattern Makers, Thinkers and Being Kind, with Starch Green

Today’s guest post is by our regular contributor and intrepid explorer of interesting people and crafts, Julia Little. Whether it’s a marriage or partnership, being together for half a lifetime or more is a challenge. I’m not sure what the… Read More Read More

What I did this summer

After what seems like the longest summer ever, it’s good to look back and reflect on just how lovely it has been to bask in the sunshine and enjoy being outdoors as much as possible. Having a house in Margate… Read More Read More

Seed to Bottle Beauty with Parterre and L’Officine Universelle Buly

A couple of lovely new brands/stores to tell you about today. Firstly a new British fragrance brand Parterre, which is exceptional in that it is growing and distilling many of its fragrance ingredients at its historic headquarters, Keyneston Mills in… Read More Read More

Crazy Things You Do When You’re Pregnant

I am now a solid nine months into my Buy Nothing year and I thought you’d like to know how I was getting on. People keep asking me how I’m doing, perching their heads to one side as you do… Read More Read More

Guest Blogger Elena Bowes: Art-y Weekend Outside New York, New Canaan and Beyond

Guest blogger Elena Bowes is turning into our roving art reporter this month, do read her recent post on art in New York if you are planning a trip soon. Today she’s ventured further afield for more cultural kicks. New… Read More Read More

Forget the Book Club – it’s time for the Art Club!

Here’s how it is – you spent your early years under the covers with a torch and a copy of Harold Robbins (for education – it was the 70s) you devoured every feminist book ever written in your 20s, moved… Read More Read More

Phoebe Waller-Bridge reinvents The Twelve Days Of Christmas

I have been struck down by the flu this week, and am in no state to write about anything other than what clothes to wear whilst ill, which ideally would be Winser London’s cashmere wrap and perhaps Whistles cashmere joggers… Read More Read More

Middle-aged mum.com: Hair dilemmas

Since I was old enough to backcomb, I have always been one for trying out new hair styles. Siousixie Soux punk inspired finger in the socket do’s, Bananrama crimping, 50s rockabilly quiffs, pixie crops, blunt bobs, idiot boy king fringes… Read More Read More