Amanda CobbettFeb 21, 20214 minLife LessonsI learnt to sew as a small child at my mother’s knee. Like many 70's children home crafts were the weekend activity of choice, and my...
Amanda CobbettJan 8, 20214 minPrecious MomentsI have acquired something precious. something that marks a moment in time. Actually, it marks several moments in time....let me explain.
Amanda CobbettNov 25, 20202 minKindness SpreadsAs I walked on, I began to think about how hard it would be to spend every day in survival mode
Sarah CoppingSep 30, 20203 minFeeding The SoulI spent a happy hour tumbling down a rabbit hole of exploration into historic heritage crafts'
Sarah CoppingSep 16, 20203 minA Time for Reflectionbees will stumble drunkenly against me as they attempt lift-off, hindlegs heavy with pollen and hoverflies investigate me,
Amanda CobbettSep 16, 20202 minThe Art of StitchStitch is universal, it can speak to you without words. Everything is conveyed in the cloth. A stitch does not bleed or spread like paint;
Sarah CoppingSep 16, 20203 minRunning wildA single 500-year old oak is a whole ecosystem - ten thousand 200-year old oaks is not....
Sarah CoppingSep 16, 20203 minMushrooms: The Art, Design and Future of FungiR4 Saturday Review presenter, Tom Sutcliffe, praised Amanda’s work as ‘beautiful things’ created with an ‘almost scientific exactitude'
Amanda CobbettSep 16, 20201 minA Perfect Stormnow that the forest branches are bare of leaves they have revealed blooms of lichen and moss clinging on persistently
Sarah CoppingSep 16, 20202 minIn Praise of AutumnThere is a pyrotechnic vibrancy at this time of year that I love.....
Amanda CobbettSep 16, 20202 minWhat’s the forecast? A colour storyColour is my Jam..is anyone else obsessed too?
Amanda CobbettSep 16, 20202 minStaying connectedA blast of earthy undertone from the forest floor mixed with hint of pine and top notes of wild blackberries mixed with the citrusy fresh sm
Sarah CoppingSep 16, 20204 minWe did it! 5 Stars at first Chelsea Flower ShowIt won’t have gone unnoticed that for the past 3 months or so the RHS Chelsea Flower Show has somewhat dominated our lives
Sarah CoppingSep 16, 20203 minChelsea FeverWe are working at fever pitch in preparation for the Chelsea Flower Show in May. For the past few months we have been making lists,...
Amanda CobbettSep 16, 20203 minWalk This WayWalking is my salvation. Even on the coldest, wettest days I’m out there. Its rhythmic motion is totally levelling. Undoubtedly it has...
Sarah CoppingSep 16, 20203 minHeartwood and SoulWe pull into the rural yard with its assortment of barns and outbuildings, and park outside what might once have been a tractor shed. We...
Sarah CoppingSep 16, 20203 minInterconnected ThreadsPut the kettle on - let’s take five.... Hello! My name is Sarah and I am delighted to have started working with Amanda, relieving her of...