French knitting is a fun craft that’s been keeping idle hands at bay for centuries. Made by interlocking loops, it’s worked by wrapping yarn around metal pegs or loops in the top of a wooden spool, ...

A mixed-media installation, inspired by the Formal Gardens at the Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA), goes on show at the Museum on Tuesday 6 January. 'snáth nasc, de fil en aiguille' (thread to needle ...

It’s a yarn which could needle the notoriously uneasy alliance between England and France. For nearly 20 years, Sittingbourne pensioner Ted Hanniford has claimed to be the creator of the world’s ...