tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58487014986942481952024-03-10T20:23:53.655-07:00What Kate-Em did next.Discover with me what Kate-Em does next.Kate-Emhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15664293299445754159noreply@blogger.comBlogger178125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848701498694248195.post-16092151862361929822019-02-06T14:17:00.000-08:002019-02-06T14:17:05.624-08:002019 What I read in January<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Hate You Give by Angie Thomas.<br />
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This book is so powerful and so thought provoking and clever that it has stayed with me. I often start a new book immediately after finishing the old one but I couldn't do that with this. The story was still in my head and I needed to let it sit a while whilst I thought about it. It gave me such insight into the lives of black Americans and the suffering they have at the hands of some of the police. I thought I knew about this, but, this book really brings it home. I learnt some stuff. I thought about a lot of stuff. I think everyone could do to read it.<br />
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Starr is fourteen and lives in a poor, predominantly black neighbourhood which has a strong sense of community but also has problems with gangs and drugs. Her family own the local store. She is struggling with her sense of self at home as one thing and then at school in a richer, whiter neighbourhood she feels like she has to be a slightly different version of herself. She finds it a difficult and exhausting balance. Starr leaves a party with Khalil, a childhood friend who she has slightly lost touch with. As he is driving her home they are stopped by the police and Khalil is shot and dies. The community are outraged at the murder of a teenager and a Black Lives Matter campaign begins around his death. Starr is managing her grief, her family expectations, her friends at home and at school and the needs of her community. She is a witness to a murder and has to decide how to use her voice.<br />
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The characters are brilliantly drawn and as a reader you really care about all of them, they seem very vibrant and alive. There is a strong feeling of tension, of missed opportunities, of unfair treatment and broken promises. The subject matter is moving, interesting and very important to engage with. I can't recommend this book enough.<br />
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The Flower Girls bu Alice Clark-Platts.<br />
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Sisters Rosie and Laurel have been known as The Flower Girls since an event that occurred when they were six and ten years old. They met a toddler, Kirstie, in a playground and a few hours later she had been attacked and killed. Laurel was convicted of her murder, Rosie was deemed to young to stand trial and could not remember the events of the day. The murder shocked the public and there was outcry leading to Laurel being kept in prison and her family given new identities.<br />
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After the disappearance if a young girl from a hotel that Hazel (Rosie) was staying in, the past becomes stirred up. Hazel's identity is likely to be revealed and she is worried about public opinion. At the same time, Laurel is applying to the parole board to be released. The events of the past are catching up with them both.<br />
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The book considers some very interesting family dynamics and several moral and ethical dilemmas. It was an ok read but I didn't find it entirely satisfying. I think that might have been because I guessed one part of the plot before it was revealed, but then, there was another one that I had no clue about.<br />
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The Glovemaker by Ann Weisgarber.<br />
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I really enjoyed this book, I was completely engrossed in it. The glove maker is Deborah Tyler, a Later Day Saint living in Utah in a small settlement called Junction. It is January 1888 and Deborah is waiting for her husband, Samuel, to return from a long period working away as a wheelwright. A stranger turns up on Deborah's doorstep and she knows that he is going to bring trouble to her and the rest of the settlement. She realises he must be on the run, but he uses phrases that the Saints use as code between themselves and so agrees to help him. She knows that the Marshall and other lawmen must be close behind. The decisions that she and a neighbour Nels make in helping this man impact on their lives and those of their community.<br />
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The vast majority of the action in the book takes place over just four days which is clever, it almost feels as if they are unfolding in real time. I was gripped and was right there in the cabins or in the snow with Deborah and Nels. The scene setting is great, the sense of place is very strong, I could really see this settlement and landscape in my mind and it acts as another character. As a reader you could feel how hard their lives were in this harsh environment and see the strength of character required to live like that. It asks some interesting questions about the will of the individual and the will of a community or family.<br />
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It was a lovely read, quite moving in places, and I was a bit sad to finish it. I will be looking out for the author's previous books.<br />
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There is an interesting concept behind this book. An editor asked seven highly respected YA authors to collaborate on writing this book. I've read some interviews with the authors and it sounds like they all enjoyed the process. Interestingly they have not said who wrote which character and I haven't read enough from all the authors to be able to guess.</div>
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Dawson - a teen heartthrob actor down on his luck, Sasha - delivering a parcel, Hugo - rich and spoilt, Velvet - on work experience, Joe - escaping a school trip and Kaitlyn - on work experience and loosing her sight are in a lift at a top television broadcasting centre. One more person enters the lift, something happens and the lift becomes stuck and everyone is trapped. This event changes the course of all their lives. The reader follows what happens to each character as they meet up around the same time every year as they come to terms with the events that happened after the lift experience. Each character has issues: life changing illness, caring for a parent with dementia, unplanned pregnancy, poverty, controlling parent, questions of sexuality and friendship problems. The story follows them for several years and I found it interesting to see our their lives unfolded as they grew up.</div>
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I enjoyed reading this, it was cleverly done. In some places I wanted to know about certain characters in more depth and I suppose as there are 6 main characters it would have been a much longer book to fit all that in. There were a couple of story lines that didn't get as much attention as I felt they deserved, again, probably because they are all main characters.</div>
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It's Not About The Burqa ed. Mariam Khan.<br />
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This is a fascinating collection of 18 essays written by a diverse group of Muslim women. The aim of the book is to give a platform for the voices of these women as they are often under represented or not represented at all in the mainstream media. The topics covered range from mental health to sex to feminism to marriage. These are stories of families, work, culture, religion, dress, love and having a voice. Every essay was interesting, gave me food for thought and I learnt plenty too. There is a short biography of each women featured in the back of the book which is a good place to start if you want to find out more about them.<br />
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I particularly enjoyed reading 'Immodesty is the Best Policy' by Coco Khan, a Guardian journalist. It combines family stories, exercise, dress and the cultural community with a heft dose of humour which doesn't detract from the serious points made. I also liked 'The First Feminist' by Sufiya Ahmed, an author and journalist. She talks about the impact that a book about Khadija bint Khuwaylid, the Prophet's first wife, made on her when she was given it at the age of twelve and how her influence has been there throughout her life. 'Eight Notifications' by Salma Haidrani, a writer and journalist looks at how she has been trolled on social media for writing about Muslim women. She considers how this has changed her behaviour in terms of safety whilst keeping her voice. It is a sobering tale of people trying to silence women.<br />
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On The Come Up by Angie Thomas.<br />
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Having enjoyed Angie Thomas' first book immensely I was very excited to read her new one and I was not disappointed. This is another powerful and moving story which both entertains and makes the reader think. It is set in the same area as The Hate You Give so there is a familiarity for the reader but this is a stand alone story.<br />
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Bri is 16 and is determined to become a famous rapper, like her dad. She is talented but has struggles that are holding her back, a shocking incident at school, living in poverty, being ignored because she is female. Bri is angry at the injustice that she sees. Her mum and brother are working hard but not getting far and her aunt is a gang member. Bri writes a song which becomes a hit but there are lines in it that people misinterpret and she is portrayed as someone she isn't. She has to balance the image which will help her in her career with her real self. Will her friends stand by her? Will she get her break?<br />
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Bri is a really strong character and as a reader you care about what happens to her. It is a fast paced story and a great read.<br />
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<br />Kate-Emhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15664293299445754159noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848701498694248195.post-86300636166453421722019-01-20T14:30:00.001-08:002019-01-20T14:30:55.496-08:00Free Pattern - 1940's A Charming Stitch Jumper<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This knitwear model has an amazing hair do! And those eyebrows! I think this is such pretty jumper, perfect for under your suit for spring. It is knit in a lacy rib and has a moss stitch yoke and has typical 1940's strong shoulders. It is finished with a set of crochet buttons. The pattern is for a 32-34" bust. Remember to check your tension before you start!<br />
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I like finding a pattern with the stamp of the wool shop that sold it. This one was sold at The Readicut Wool Co Ltd, Briggate, Leeds. I managed to find a picture of it <a href="http://www.leodis.org/display.aspx?resourceIdentifier=2003219_78843326&DISPLAY=FULL">here.</a> If you know Leeds the wool shop was where Harvey Nichols is now. Readicut was founded in 1928 in Wakefield. They supplied pre-cut wool for rug making. Prior to this crafters had to cut the wool themselves from skeins. I have some vintage rug patterns somewhere, it was a very popular activity. I will have to dig the patterns out.<br />
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<br />Kate-Emhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15664293299445754159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848701498694248195.post-27999728568387385672019-01-13T14:25:00.000-08:002019-01-13T14:25:35.482-08:00A year in books - 2018I love reading, I've talked about this quite a bit before. I have a fabric covered A5 notebook where I write down every book I read. I started it in March 2008 so 10 and a bit years ago. In case you are interested, in March 2008 I read Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, The Graft by Martina Cole, On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan and Double Fault by Lionel Shriver.<br />
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I often flick through my notebook at the lists of books. I can picture where I was reading some of them, they remind me of holidays and days out or of people who lent them to me or the joy of discovering a new author or of visiting particular book shops or of being part of a book group.<br />
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I don't write reviews in my notebook or give the books a mark out of ten or a certain number of stars. That isn't really for me. I just like a list and I find it satisfying to see all those books listed. I do count up how many I have read at the end of the year but not for any kind of competition with myself, it is just out of interest. It also makes me reflect on how the year went and what kind of books I read. Did I prioritise reading books? Did I read lots of magazines instead? Did I spend more time reading blogs or using social media? Did I read lots of great big thick books or conversely loads of thin ones? None of it matters, I read to please myself, but I do find it interesting.<br />
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In 2018 I read 73 books. I read some thick ones and some thin ones. I read new fiction, old fiction, non-fiction, poetry, young adult titles and children's books. I read historical fiction, memoirs, crime, cosy crime and diaries. I loved spending time with these books in 2018.<br />
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London War Notes by Mollie Panter-Downes is a fantastic piece of 1940's social history, covering information that the author used in her articles that she sent to an American newspaper during the war. The Companion by Sarah Dunnakey has a dual timeline of the present day and the 1930's and is a great read. The Wicked Cometh by Laura Carlin is an atmospheric murder mystery set in Georgian London. The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris is a true story about the man who tattooed the numbers on his fellow inmates arms and his time in the camp. It is a tough read and an important one.<br />
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Things A Bright Girl Can Do by Sally Nicholls is a great read following 3 young women and their involvement in the fight for the vote. Birdcage Walk by Helen Dunmore is set in the late 1700s and is a portrait of a marriage, radical texts and architecture. I didn't love it which surprised me as I usually enjoy her writing. The Best of Everything by Rona Jaffe was written in 1958 and portrays the lives of 4 young women in a New York publishing house. It was interesting but it also annoyed me. Every Day and Another Day by David Levithan tell the story of a character who wakes up every day in another person's body. The books show two sides of the same story and were a good read. Nobody Told Me by Hollie McNish, full of her poetry and reflections was the book I enjoyed most that month.<br />
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The Lives of Stella Bain by Anita Shreeve follows Stella as she pieces her life back together after being found in first world war field hospital with no memory. London Calling and British Bulldog by Sara Sheridan are books in the Mirabelle Bevan crime series set in 1950's Brighton. I really enjoyed them. Salt To The Sea by Ruta Sepetys is historical fiction based on a true event in 1945. A group of young refugees are trying to walk past the fighting to a port to safety. It is a great book. I enjoyed the poems and illustrations in Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur. How To Hang A Witch is set in Salem and follows a group of descendants of those involved in the original witch trials and the goings on in their town. I really enjoyed it. The Art of Being Normal by Lisa Williamson follows two young people who know they were born the wrong sex and is fantastic.<br />
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The Girl From Venice by Martin Cruz Smith was not a favourite. The Graces by Laure Eve was a great tale about teenage friends and witchcraft. The Dollmaker Of Krakov is a great book, a mix of fairy tale and wartime fiction. The Stars At Oktober Bend is a beautiful and poetic tale about a girl recovering from a traumatic event and a brain injury. Light After Light by Victoria Gatehouse was one of my favourite poetry collections last year. Buffalo Soldier by Tanya Landman follows a young girl who when freed from slavery has to pass as a boy and join the army in order to survive. An interesting and powerful read. I love Hollie McNish's poetry in Plum. We Were Liars by E. Lockheart follows the goings on of a group of teenagers over one summer. The Strange And Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender by Leslie Walton is full of beautiful imagery and is fairy tale like.<br />
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Under the Rock by Ben Myers is the story of a place, local to me, and the effect it has had on the people living there. Beautifully written and fascinating to me as I learnt more about where I live. The Dry by Jane Harper is gripping Australian crime. The Betrayal by Kate Furnivall is set in Paris in 1938 and follows two sisters with a secret. The Silent Companions by Laura Purcell is just brilliant. A creepy, uneasy story featuring a house full of secrets. I had to finish it on a sunny afternoon as I was too scared to read it at night anymore! Invitation To A Bonfire by Adrienne Celt I disliked. Simon Vs The Homo Sapien Agenda by Becky Albertalli is very good. Simon is not openly gay and he is being blackmailed at school whilst dealing with friendships and a potential romance. Where The World Ends by Geraldine McCaughrean is a wonderful read with a really strong sense of place. It is based on a true story about a fishing party from the Scottish Island St Kilda being stranded on a sea stack for months when their annual bird hunt goes wrong. The Break by Marian Keyes is a lovely read and funny like you would expect.<br />
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Private Papers by Margaret Forster looks at a family through the eyes of four daughters and a mother. It was interesting but not my favourite of hers. The Goose Road by Rowena House looks at a young girl trying to save her family farm when her brother is away at war. This leads to her having to drive a flock of geese across part of France. It was a great read. One Of Us Is Lying by Karen McManus is a clever story about a group of teenagers under suspicion for killing their classmate. It is told from multiple points view and is a good book. The Wondering by Mira Bartok was disappointing and I did not enjoy it. Sealed by Naomi Booth made me feel sick whilst I was reading it and I mean that as praise. Dystopian horror in a very clever story. Small Spaces by Sarah Epstein follows Tash dealing with her memories from when she was younger involving her imaginary friend and a missing little girl. It is a very good read. Heathcliff Adrift by Ben Myers is a poetry collection imaging what Heathcliff experienced after his time with Cathy. Lovely poetry. The Adventures of John Blake by Philip Pullman is a graphic novel which is not my usual thing but I quite enjoyed it.<br />
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The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart by Holly Ringland was a bit of a struggle and I didn't enjoy it. Mad Girl by Bryony Gordon is a raw and honest look at her mental health issues and is well worth a read. Only Love Can Break Your Heart by Katherine Webber covers love, loss, friendship and the Palm Springs desert and was a good read. The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert is a fairy tale like story which I wanted to love and didn't quite. The House On Half Moon Street by Alex Reeve is brilliant, historic crime fiction set in Victorian London with a trans main character. I loved it. Betty Church And The Suffolk Vampire by MRC Kasasian I did not love.<br />
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Orphan Monster Spy by Matt Killeen follows a Jewish girl who is spying at a Nazi boarding school and passing secrets to a secret agent. It was very good. The Lost Witch by Melvin Burgess I did not enjoy. The Corset by Laura Purcell was excellent, creepy and gripping. Ruth, a seamstress on trial for murder, talks to prison visitor Dorothea about sewing murderous thoughts into the clothes she makes. I loved it. Raising Sparks by Ariel Kahn is a well written story set in Israel. It follows Malka and Moshe, their religious upbringing, their friendship and difficulties and Kabbalah. The Psychology Of Time Travel by Kate Mascarenhas has an interesting concept but I didn't enjoy it.<br />
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Clean by Juno Dawson is a great 'issues' book that deals with drug addiction, rehab, teenage friendships and family issues. To War With Whitaker is the diary of Hermione Whitaker from her time spent overseas in the second world war. It is fascinating and she was a very determined woman. Before The Fire by Sarah Butler deals with teenage friendship, grief, poverty, lack of ambition and social issues. It is a good read.</div>
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Girl Heart Girl by Lucy Sutcliffe was one I did not enjoy. Dying In The Wool by Frances Brody is the first of her Kate Shackleton detective stories. It is set in a mill village in the 1920s and looks into the disappearance of the mill owner. I really enjoyed it. Dragon Daughter by Liz Flanagan is a brilliant story featuring dragon eggs, dragons, dragon riding and an ancient island. The main character is a very fierce and determined girl and I loved the story. The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister ed by Helena Whitbread are fascinating to read. Anne Lister lived at Shibden Hall, an estate near Halifax, in the 1800s. She was a land owner, traveller, reader, employer, diarist and a lesbian. Many of her diary entries were written in code, when these were eventually transcribed they were found to reference her love affairs. She was an amazing, interesting woman. Her story will be on the BBC soon as Gentleman Jack by Sally Wainwright.<br />
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I am on a learn all I can about Anne Lister mission so I read more about her this month. Gentleman Jack by Angela Steidele is a biography chronicling Anne's life and the women that she loved. I learnt lots and really enjoyed it. Presenting The Past and Nature's Domain by Jill Liddington also told me more detail about Anne's Life. A Skinful of Shadows by Frances Hardinge is a spooky great read set in the English Civil War. Makepeace learns as a child to defend her head from ghosts that try to enter it. When she finds out more about her creepy family history she needs these skills. A Medal For Murder and Murder In The Afternoon by Frances Brody are the second and third Kate Shackleton books and I really enjoyed them. The Mermaid's Singing is the first Val McDermid book I have read and it was a good read and I will be reading more. It follows Tony Hill a psychologist and profiler and Carol Jordan, a detective, in their first case. Not pictured is The Moss House by Angela Clare which is a fictional account of the relationship Anne Lister had with Ann Walker, they lived together as a married couple. I was lucky enough to read this as a manuscript. It will be published later this year.<br />
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Splinter The Silence by Val McDermid is another Tony Hill and Carol Jordan book and it is a good read. The Quality Street Girls by Penny Thorpe is a bit too romance for me but I wanted to read it as the Mackintosh factory, where Quality Street were invented and made, was in Halifax and I wanted to know more local history. They are still made in Halifax. The Gallows Pole by Benjamin Myers is a beautifully written, fascinating look at a gang of coiners (forgers) who operated in the Calder Valley in the eighteenth century. I loved it. Educated is Tara Westover's memoir about growing up in a strict Mormon family with a father prepping for the end of days and an abusive brother. It was a very interesting read, difficult in places. The Lingering by SJI Holliday is a great story, I really enjoyed it. It is part ghost story, part psychological thriller set in a commune based in an old institution on land linked to witchcraft.<br />
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So that was my 2018 in books. I got some super books for Christmas and some book tokens and am looking forward to more reading this year.Kate-Emhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15664293299445754159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848701498694248195.post-20246984979844743982018-02-05T13:24:00.000-08:002018-02-05T13:24:00.655-08:00What I read in January<br />
I did very well at Christmas for books and book tokens; I am looking forward to getting plenty of reading done this year. I've talked before about my love of <a href="http://www.persephonebooks.co.uk/">Persephone Books</a> and I was lucky enough to get five of their titles as presents. I couldn't wait to start them which is why one of them is the first read of the year.<br />
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In 1939 Mollie Panter-Downe was a 33 year old writer of novels, short stories and articles, living in Surrey. Between the years covered in this book, 1939-1945, she wrote a regular 'Letter from London' for the New Yorker. These letters gave American readers a real idea of what it was like to live in wartime Britain.<br />
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The author covers all topics in her letters; politics, war reports, rationing, evacuation, bombing, entertainment and work. She can be critical, stern, amusing and is detailed in her accounts. Her writing feels very immediate, she is quite chatty, as a reader you get a real snapshot of exactly what was happening on that day, both locally, nationally and often globally and, importantly, you also get to know people's reactions and feelings to these events. I found the book fascinating and very readable. Even if you have read quite a bit of wartime social history this book will enhance your knowledge and understanding.<br />
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Sarah Dunnakey is an author local to me and this book takes inspiration from some of the places and landscapes in the area in which we live. I was looking forward to reading her book for these reasons alone but I really enjoyed her writing and story too. It is a fantastic read, rich in detail and captivating.<br />
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The book is set in both the 1930's and the present day. The main character in the 1930's is Billy Shaw, a young boy who lives with his family at the mill turned Pleasure Palace where his mother works and he helps out. He becomes a companion to Jasper Harper who lives on the moors above the palace with his mother Edie and his uncle Charles, both of whom are writers. Billy's life becomes entwined in theirs until a tragic event occurs which leaves behind a mystery.<br />
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In the present day Anna Sallis is the new custodian at the mill/palace and she is working on the archives, history and exhibitions to make it more of a tourist attraction. She comes across Billy's story and begins to unfold the mystery linking him and the Harpers. As the mystery unravels all the events of years ago and their consequences become clear.<br />
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Set in 1831 in the grimy, murky, crime ridden streets of London this novel follows the story of Hester White. She wishes to escape her dire surroundings to find a better life. She is also worried about the number of people in her area who are disappearing without a trace. A chance meeting with a gentleman doctor and his sister, Rebekah Brock, leads to a change in Hester's circumstances. She becomes caught up in a perilous attempt to solve a grim mystery and finds love and belonging along the way. An atmospheric and gripping tale.<br />
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I really enjoyed reading this, it was quite a page turner. I thought the author captured the sights and smells of London at that time very well, as a reader you were transported there. I was a bit disappointed by the end of the book, not so much that it spoilt it for me but it was all just rather convenient.<br />
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This is the true story of Lale Solokov, a Slovakian Jew who was sent to Auschwitz. The author became friends with him in the last few years of his life and Lale shared his story with her as he wanted it to be recorded before he died.<br />
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Lale's job in Auschwitz was to tattoo the numbers onto the prisoner's arms as they first arrived at the camp. This job allowed him some small perks, he got a few extra rations and he was allowed to move around the camp more freely than an ordinary prisoner. Lale used his position to aid his fellow prisoners; he shared his extra rations and traded smuggled jewels and cash for food and medicine. He met a young woman, Gita, as he tattooed her number and they managed to keep meeting up and fell in love. This book tells their struggle for survival in the most desperate and harrowing of places. It is an incredibly moving, powerful and important read.<br />
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<br />Kate-Emhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15664293299445754159noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848701498694248195.post-56972090341457995252018-01-29T14:53:00.000-08:002018-01-29T14:53:29.055-08:00Photographs from the pastI always enjoy a good rummage in dusty old boxes in junk/antique shops to see what I can unearth. I had a good look a few weeks ago in my local antique shop and I found these beauties. I spent quite some time deciding which to have. I couldn't afford to buy them all and I do find abandoned photos touching. I don't like to think that no one cares about the people photographed any longer and I always think that I need to rescue them. That is coupled with the fact that I love seeing fashions worn by real people in the past. So here are the choices I made:<br />
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One fantastic thing about these photos is that most of them had names written on the back and I do like to be able to put a name to a face. Many of them also had date stamps which is so very useful, especially for the starts and ends of decades where the fashions of one are merging into the new fashions the next and clothes alone aren't always enough to go on.<br />
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Isn't she just perfect?! Amazing hair, the arches on her eyebrows, glimmering pearl studs, puff sleeved jumper. I think the jumper is a hand knit and it looks to have dark thin stripes knitted in from the bust down. I think I have a similar pattern. I would love to know more about her.<br />
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Winnie's hat stopped me in my tracks and she went into the 'must keep' pile straight away. It is pretty amazing and so very big! Her dress is worth a good look too with those big round buttons on the shoulders and the diagonal stripes that cross at the bust. I wish I could see the rest of it. Douglas looks rather jolly and very smart in his uniform. I hope they came through the war unscathed and were happy together.<br />
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I couldn't leave Ethel behind for two reasons. One is that I found two photos of her and I wanted to keep them together. The other is her gorgeous 1920's day wear. I particularly like the first dress, the second is very pretty but a bit floaty for me. The first however, is one that I can imagine wearing. It appears to be a leaf print with a central white bib in the front and a long, pointed collar. Lovely shoes too.<br />
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I think Ethel is older in the second photo. Her face has slightly changed shape, her eyes are more defined like she may have some make up on and she has waved her hair. Her floral print dress has pointy, plain cuffs and collar. The floral fabric appears to be see through with a slip underneath, I think the slip is lace trimmed. Great shoes again. I can't quite see what she is holding but I think it is a beaded purse and so that is what it shall be.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bob and Elsie Godard 6th April 1931</td></tr>
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I think Elsie Godard is such a glamorous beauty and I was so pleased to find two photos of her. I just love the top one; the casually knotted pearls, the big fur collar, the sparkle from the ring, the waved hair and that beret. It looks to be tweed, possibly with a bow at the back. I want it.<br />
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It is a bonus to get to see whole of her coat in the second photo; I'm sure it is the same one. I would like to know why they are in their outdoor clothes. Are they pretending that they lived in or visited the thatched cottage on the painted backdrop? Elsie looks more set for town than country to me though. Elsie still has her pearls on and I'm wondering if that is a dress clip on her cloche? Her shoes are marvellous too, with white edged bow shaped cut outs on the front.<br />
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Bob appears to be in a rather nice three piece wool suit, I can just about see his waistcoat. I like his big turn ups on his trousers. Nice tartan scarf too. I would like to know more about them.<br />
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On the back of this photo it looks like the writer (I), on the left, has written that they were 15 and a half and that Hilda is 17. I found out who was who as the next few photos are clearly labelled as Hilda. I think from their positioning that this is Hilda with her sister and I will come back to this in a couple of photos time.<br />
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I do like these dresses. You can clearly see the dropped waist of the one on the left, it is marked by several rows of small pleats. From the waist down the skirt are decorations which look rather like rosebuds. These appear to go all the way around the skirt. Hilda's dress has printed flowers and leaves which seem to reach just above waist level. There is a lace insert in the V neck. They both have lovely pearl necklaces and Hilda is spotting some very pretty, glittery star slides in her hair.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hilda Price 11th April 1931</td></tr>
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I would like to know what Hilda is thinking here; she has an interesting expression. I like her smartly belted coat with the big buckle and the thick fur collar with the corsage pinned on. I think her hat is woven fabric though it is hard to tell.<div>
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This was taken on 1st November but I can't read the year of the date stamp sadly. I think it is safe to assume that they are sisters. I am certain that Florrie is the I in the first photo with Hilda. I have studied them a lot to make the connections. I like the matching huge bead necklaces and the carefully set hair. Hilda could well be wearing the same coat as in the previous photo.<br />
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Another interesting expression. What were you pondering Hilda? This photo really has something about it. Here she is a few years older, still liking a big pearl like necklace and a fur collared coat and a star shaped hair clip.<br />
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I loved finding this and realising that I had photos of Hilda from her teenage years to her wedding. The back of the photo just said hubby, so sadly we don't know his name. I'm surprised that the writer didn't say having been so good at writing the names in the first place.<br />
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It is a perfect vintage wedding photo. Floor length veil, gigantic bouquet, beautiful full length, long sleeved dress and the groom is carrying his white gloves. I hope they were very happy.<br />
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I nearly left this one when I first found it as it isn't my kind of thing and as I said I couldn't buy them all. But then I realised it was Hilda and it kind of finished her story off for me. I want this to be a honeymoon memento and I really think it could be. It was taken in a studio that has two branches, one in London and one in Blackpool. I'm so sure that Blackpool is where this was taken, it just feels right!<br />
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I think that these photos all came from one person's collection. I wish we knew the links between them all.<br />
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Kate-Emhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15664293299445754159noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848701498694248195.post-20807419295249654592018-01-17T14:50:00.000-08:002018-01-17T14:50:41.742-08:002017 in knittingIt is time to look back over last year and see what I got up to with my knitting. You can read about 2015 <a href="http://whatkate-emdidnext.blogspot.co.uk/2016/01/2015-in-knitting.html">here</a> and 2016 <a href="http://whatkate-emdidnext.blogspot.co.uk/2017/01/2016-in-knitting.html">here.</a> I feel like I haven't knitted all of the things that I wanted to knit this year. There are just so many great patterns! I am very pleased with what I have made and I enjoyed making them so I have to remember that. These are more or less in the order that they were made. Things do get moved up and down the list when deadlines or other occasions mean a change in project is needed.<br />
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This 1960's cravat and tam makes a super set but the pattern required a bit of tinkering. The cravat works very well and I made it and the tam in a lovely mustard Sirdar Baby Bamboo. It is 80% bamboo and 20% wool. I love everything about wool but it does not love me back. It itches me beyond belief, even a fine merino or when blended with silk. That is why I always wear a scarf and long sleeved tops with my cardigans. I thought I would get away with this one but not round my neck, so my mum now has the cravat. The tam is lovely but has no rib and no hatband (as per the pattern) so it just does not stay on my head. I have threaded elastic through it and that kind of works now. I can cope with wool in a hat as I have a big fringe so it never touches my skin!<br />
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I wanted to crack the pattern so I had another go in this lovely red Wendy Merino. I added some rows of rib and this one does fit and stay on. I don't normally wear red so this one was going to be for sale but I was surprisingly pleased with how it looked on so I kept it! I knitted the matching cravat too but I don't seem to have a photo of it.<br />
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I knitted this Aran pattern hat for my niece in Sublime Merino. She loves yellow and I love knitting cables so it was a good match. It was great fun to knit. There was a small moment of difficulty when she found that the pompom wasn't quite the colour green that she had picked out in the shop, (well remembered by her, age 3), but we have got over that now!<br />
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Next up was the completion of this lovely 1950's lace panel cardigan which I knitted in Millamia. I knitted the back, sleeves and one front in 2015!! It then sat in the naughty corner for a good long while as I got a bit confused working out the instructions for the other front. As is the way of vintage patterns, it just said to reverse what you did on the other side and I could not make it work. Helpful with lots of yarn overs and lace. Eventually, I sat down with my mum and she read out all the possibilities that a row could be whilst I knitted them to see what looked right. That way we got the pattern and I could finish my cardigan! It is a beautiful teal, the colour isn't exactly right in any of these photos.<br />
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This Marriner's tank top was one that I put on my 2017 <a href="http://whatkate-emdidnext.blogspot.co.uk/2017/01/2017-knitting-wish-list-1930s-1950s.html">knitting wish list</a> and is in fact one of two projects from that list that got started in 2017. I started it on the train on the way to Edinburgh Yarn Festival. I have knitted the front and back, in Fyberspates Scrumptious and have stalled on the armbands. It is currently languishing in the <a href="http://whatkate-emdidnext.blogspot.co.uk/2017/09/works-in-progress-aka-knitting-bag-of.html">Knitting Bag of Doom</a> from which it deserves to be rescued rather soon. I would like to wear it.<br />
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This 1940's cardigan from a Canadian pattern has such a lovely texture, nice and squishy, and has great forties shoulders. It was knitted in Drops Merino and the colour is more like the second photo then the top one. It was a great pattern to knit. This one hasn't featured on the blog before as it was a commission knit.<br />
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I knitted this baby helmet from a 1950's pattern for a lovely friend's baby. I like the look of these traditional helmets and they must keep a baby's head nice and cosy. The decoration on the top is a button that you knit a little cover for and then sew to the centre of the helmet. I first knitted one of these helmets for my niece as a Christmas present when she was four months old. It has a bit of a family tale behind it. You can read the story of <a href="http://whatkate-emdidnext.blogspot.co.uk/2014/01/a-p-helmet-for-baby.html">here.</a><br />
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This was another one from my knitting wish list. The model is holding an egg timer as the pattern states that this jumper can be knitted in eight hours. If you follow me on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/kateemvintage/">Instagram</a> you will already know the sad story of this jumper. In brief, no, you can't knit it in eight hours and nor can you knit it with the yarn that I used (a Sublime silk/cotton mix) without it looking like a dish cloth. An expensive dish cloth at that. So it had to be pulled back and the yarn is back in my stash waiting for a more suitable project.<br />
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This is another unfinished project, it had to be put aside for more pressing matters but I do intend to go back to it. I really like 1940's tank tops/pullovers and have a great collection of men's patterns. This one gets bonus marks as it also fits into my Men Smoking collection. I have knitted the back and done the rib of the front. It might be for sale, it might be for me, we shall see!<br />
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I was on a beret mission in the latter half of 2017 as I wanted more of these most useful hats and had plenty of patterns to try out. This 1960's one is knitted in Debbie Bliss Aran in a fabulous duck egg colour. It was lovely to knit and I like the pattern. No photos of it on yet but I plan to remedy that soon.<br />
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I recently wrote a post about this beret pattern which you can read <a href="http://whatkate-emdidnext.blogspot.co.uk/2017/12/a-1960s-knitted-beret.html">here</a> so I won't repeat the details.<br />
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I also made a black one as a commission:<br />
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Squeezing in as the last knit of the year on the 29th December was a cream version, in alpaca and silk, for me.<br />
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In November I started another garment for myself. It is a 1960's sleeveless jumper with a big collar for pining brooches on. It is not finished yet but I can share the beginnings of it. I have knitted most of the front and have about an inch more to go on the collar. So about halfway there.<br />
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2017 appears to have been a year of hats and unfinished things. I'm aiming for more garments and more completed projects in 2018. What about you?<br />
<br />Kate-Emhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15664293299445754159noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848701498694248195.post-29862531290408921112018-01-12T14:52:00.001-08:002018-01-29T14:57:25.251-08:00What I read in DecemberHappy New Year. I hope 2018 has got off to a great start for everyone. Today's post rounds off my monthly reading reviews for 2017. I read 55 books last year, I am planning a post discussing my favourites soon.<br />
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This is a children's story about a boy and a fox and a war. Peter rescued Pax when he was a cub and they have grown up together. With a war coming Peter is forced to return Pax to the wild; a decision he regrets as soon as he makes it. The book is the story of Peter's hunt to find Pax and Pax's story of what happens in the meantime. Peter and Pax get alternate chapters to tell their stories which works very well and the fox's voice is believable.<br />
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I enjoyed reading this book and it is very moving. I felt rather weepy at points. It would also be a good book to read aloud although you would need to judge the sensitivity of your audience. It is beautifully illustrated by Jon Klassen.<br />
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This novel is inspired by the life of the Bradford playwright Andrea Dunbar who was born in 1961 and died at the age of 29. She is best known for her play Rita, Sue and Bob Too which was also turned into a film. Andrea had a very tough life on an infamous estate, dealing with poverty, abuse and alcoholism whilst bringing up her children.<br />
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This book tells the story of Andrea's life both at home on the Bradshaw Estate and whilst visiting London as a playwright to see her work being produced. It describes how authentic her work was and the difficulties that she faced whilst writing. It is both tragic and comic, just like her scripts. You get a feeling of how hard it must have been for Dunbar to navigate between these two worlds, only one of which she really understood.<br />
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This novel is very well researched and written, with a strong sense of place and real empathy for Dunbar. I found it fascinating and learnt quite a bit too.<br />
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I had been looking forward to this book by <a href="http://www.lucyadlington.com/">Lucy Adlington</a> coming out and I was not disappointed. Lucy Adlington is part of the <a href="http://www.historywardrobe.com/aboutus.html">History Wardrobe</a> whose historical costume talks and events you may have been lucky enough to go to. She has written several other books, two of which I have on my to read pile.<br />
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This is an incredibly powerful young adults book which centres on four young women - Rose, Ella, Marta and Carla. It is told from Ella's point of view and follows her from her first day in her new job in a sewing workshop. Only it is no ordinary first day as the workshop is in Birchwood (Auschwitz) and this is a story all about hope, friendship and survival. It is based on real sewing workshops within concentration camps.<br />
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I don't want to say much more about it as I do not want to ruin the story. It is a wonderfully written story which brings home the horror of it's setting in a way which is all the more powerful because it is dealing with sewing and clothes, things that are not out of the ordinary.<br />
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This novel begins in 1922 when Count Alexander Rostov, an aristocrat bought down by the Russian Revolution, is sentenced to house arrest in an attic room in the Hotel Metropol. The Count has to adjust suddenly from his life of having everything and more to having seemingly nothing. However, all of life can be witnessed through the comings and goings at the hotel. The Count makes an unlikely but rewarding friendship with a young girl who is also a guest. They explore behind the scenes at the hotel. This friendship has a lifelong effect on the Count and we follow his story up to 1954.<br />
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This book is atmospheric and it gave me a strong sense of Russia at that time, especially through it's politics, music, literature and ballet. The characters are strong and well drawn and you get a real sense of displacement. The house arrest in the hotel is a clever plot device which locks down the location whilst providing lots of plot opportunities in the day to day business of a busy hotel. I really enjoyed reading it.<br />
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This is a debut novel and a really great read. I enjoyed it a lot, you end up really feeling for the main character Eleanor. It is warm, funny and tragic in equal measure. I am finding it quite hard to know what to say about it without giving too much away.<br />
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Eleanor Elephant has many quirks and a decided way of doing things. Throughout the book we realise that this is to do with a tragic event in her early life which she has not/can not deal with. She has everything that she needs on the surface, a job, a flat, some interests but it becomes clear that she is existing rather than really living. Making a friend changes all that and we watch Eleanor change in ways that she never imagined. I can't say much more but it is well worth a read.<br />
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Despite having read a fair few crime books I have never read the 'Queen of Crime' P.D.James. These six short stories are clever tales of revenge. A bullying school teacher gets his comeuppance. A heart broken husband plots a way to get his own back but there is a twist in the end. A country house Christmas weekend doesn't follow the expected traditions. A young girl confronts a mystery in her past. A new house is acquired in a twisted way. A father in a nursing home cleverly gains revenge on his children.<br />
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These tales are well written and the characters are well drawn. I don't always enjoy short stories as I sometimes find them unsatisfying but that was not the case with these. Perfect for an afternoon of light reading.<br />
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There are two novels in this book. Quicksand was written in 1928 and Passing in 1929. Nella Larsen was an American novelist of the Harlem Renaissance (a movement in African American culture 1918-1937) and she was the first African American woman to win a Guggenheim Fellowship. She disappeared from public view after these two novels due to a messy divorce and a plagiarism accusation and worked as a nurse until her death.<br />
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Quicksand is thought to be semi autobiographical as the main character, Helga Crane, is the daughter of a West Indian father and a Danish mother, as was Larsen. Helga is a woman who is struggling to find a place where she is comfortable in life. Her parents are dead and her relatives are not all comfortable having her around. In seeking out what she wants she finds that she often feels apart when she is in black communities and is also uncomfortable living with her white relatives. She moves around trying to find where she belongs whilst becoming bogged down in questioning her emotions and her beliefs.<br />
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Passing focuses on two women and has some similar themes to Quicksand. Clare and Irene were friends as children and meet again after marriage and children. Both are mixed race and Irene identifies as black whilst Clare 'passes' as a white woman and her husband does not know her background. Clare wants to restart her friendship with Irene so that she can have an entry into black society and reconnect with one half of her identity. Irene fears for Clare being found out and judged by her racist husband.<br />
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Both books were fascinating, thought provoking, and gave me a much better insight into life in America for an African American in the twenties. I would like to think that things have improved enormously since then but recent events show that to sadly not be true.<br />
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I had quite a <a href="http://www.persephonebooks.co.uk/">Persephone Books</a> wish list for Christmas present ideas and luckily for me my family kindly obliged. This one is from my mum and dad. I do love Persephone books, they are always interesting, I like that they are out of the ordinary and that they work hard to bring forgotten women writers back to our attention. I have never read one that I did not enjoy. Also, let's not forget how beautiful they look in their classy silver jackets that open to reveal the glorious endpapers and the matching bookmark. The endpapers for this book are a 1933 textile design from the Calico Printers Association, Manchester. Imagine that as a frock!<br />
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Marianna was Monica Dickens second book, published in 1940 and written when she was 24. It tells the story of Mary from childhood to adulthood. It is a fairly gentle tale of family life, in a small flat and then house in London with her mother and actor uncle, with weekends and holidays spent at her late father's family's country seat Charbury. We follow Mary through endless summers with her cousins, school life, crushes, heart break, academic distress, acting school, Paris and love as she grows up and finds her identity. It has plenty of enjoyable domestic detail and special little moments and is a joy to read.<br />
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<br />Kate-Emhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15664293299445754159noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848701498694248195.post-70254288239473478502017-12-31T11:51:00.000-08:002017-12-31T11:51:02.792-08:00What I read in NovemberI am so behind on my book posts that I have decided to catch up with November and December and then start again in January and keep up to date from then. I haven't stopped reading, I just seem to have run out of time to write about reading!<br />
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I only read three books in November but two of them were great big thick ones!<br />
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I don't buy hardbacks very often but I could not resist this as I have been hoping for years that Philip Pullman would revisit the Northern Lights trilogy. If by some chance you have not read them already I really recommend those books. They are super, well written and really transport you into their world.<br />
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This book is kind of a prequel though Pullman isn't calling it that and it could be read as a stand alone book. The main character in Northern Lights, Lyra, is a baby in this book. The main character in this book is Malcolm, a publican's son who lives in the pub on the banks of the Thames. He has a beloved canoe called The Belle Sauvage and he canoes on the Thames, helps in the pub and does odd jobs in the nunnery across the river. But then it rains and rains and Malcolm meets friends and enemies and learns about politics and religion and science. He finds himself swept into a dangerous adventure.<br />
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I was torn between reading this all at once and savouring it slowly which is the option I took as I didn't want it to finish. I loved it. It was thrilling and exhilarating and nerve wracking and gripping. I was worried I would be disappointed in it because I love Northern Lights so much but I wasn't at all. I am looking forward to volume two!<br />
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This was first published in 1933; it is Orwell's account of living in poverty in Paris and London in the late twenties. The book begins in Paris and gives a detailed account of the struggle to pay for somewhere to sleep and something to eat and the difficulties of finding a job. When he is successfully employed as a kitchen porter he describes the sheer slog of the job and the lack of opportunities available whilst living that life. When he moves to London he often tramps the street from doss house to doss house looking for work and food.<br />
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Orwell describes the friends he made and the characters he met during that time and his descriptions are vivid and bring the people to life. It is interesting to find that most of the time people pull together to help each other out, sharing what little food or money they have. I found it really interesting and readable and it left me with a greater appreciation of the hardships of the time.<br />
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This is a hefty book at over 500 pages and frankly it would have benefited from some more editing. I wanted to like it and from the blurb on the back I really thought that I would but it just didn't do it for me.<br />
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It is set in rural France under German occupation during the second world war. In the small community everyone knows everyone and all their business and the reader is introduced to most of the townspeople which can get a little confusing. The main character, Jacques, a farmer, manages to evade conscription to German factories and sees out the war in his village. As a response to various trials and losses he decides to move his house, stone by stone, from one side of the village to the other. This process continues day after day whilst life in the village with its various dramas, secrets and intrigues pass him by. As the war comes to an end we see what has happened to the community.<br />
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I found it hard to like any of the characters and that always stops me from enjoying a book as much as I might. Some of them were quite frustrating and I just wanted them to get on with it. There is also some fairly terrible writing about sex which grated.<br />
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All in all, could have been good but it just wasn't.<br />
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This is my last post of 2017 so Happy New Year. Here is to plenty of great reads in 2018. Is there anything that you are looking forward to reading?Kate-Emhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15664293299445754159noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848701498694248195.post-68657588796941872672017-12-17T12:26:00.002-08:002017-12-17T12:26:21.166-08:00A 1960's knitted beret<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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What an outfit! What a colour!<br />
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However, for the purpose of this post all we are interested in is the beret. I have been after a knitted beret for a good while, and am going through a phase of finding all the beret patterns that I have and knitting them up one by one to find my favourite. Berets are so versatile in their look and in their period correctness and I have a gap in my hat wardrobe.<br />
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I have knitted the Sunday Pictorial Beret from A Stitch in Time by Susan Crawford but I can't get it to look right on me, though I have seen it look fabulous on others. It has a separately knitted and stitched on bow and I think it might be the placement of that which is causing me problems. I need to remove the bow so the weight doesn't pull the beret down and then I can position it on my head more to my liking. So whilst that is on the 'to fix' pile I am trying other patterns out.<br />
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I bought this fabulously soft, beautifully coloured yarn from <a href="http://www.temporarymeasure.co.uk/125-alpacaly-ever-after">Temporary Measure</a> when I saw them at Yarndale in September. It is 100% baby alpaca DK and it knits up beautifully with a lovely drape and good stitch definition. It is most lovely and warm too.<br />
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The colour is a bit lighter than this really but I can't get a good photo of it in this winter gloom! I love the radiating decreases.<br />
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This is quite a big beret; I would say it is larger than the pattern suggests. I rarely check my tension if I'm knitting an accessory for myself and the yarn is pretty drapey. I rather like the extra slouch; I can wear this like a tam which is a style I am comfy wearing. I'm going to go down a needle size for the next one for myself for comparison. The headband is just garter stitch so I probably would like that on a smaller needle for a closer fit.<br />
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This is it hot off the needles and straight on to my head, hence the bad lighting and the sofa selfie. I liked wearing it straight away.<br />
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It has continued to get lots of wear. This is me early in the morning on a freezing station platform waiting for yet another late train to work! It keeps my ears nice and cosy. This is a better idea of the colour too.<br />
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I have knitted another one as a commission knit. Here it is:<br />
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This one is knitted in black Drops Merino DK and it feels lovely.<br />
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Finishing touches - woven labels and vintage thread.<br />
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I have a beret from another pattern knitted up which just needs seaming so that should be getting tested out in a few days.<br />
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Do you have a favourite beret pattern?Kate-Emhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15664293299445754159noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848701498694248195.post-51116757717354246762017-12-10T14:35:00.002-08:002017-12-10T14:35:46.859-08:00Gorgeous gifts for knittersDo you have a knitter in your life that you are struggling to buy for? Maybe you don't know what they already have or are nervous about buying them yarn or you just know nothing about knitting so you can't even imagine what a gift for a knitter may look like. Well, help is on hand with my gorgeous gift guide.<br />
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My criteria were that it had to be both beautiful and useful, be of great quality, would feel like a treat to receive and come from small, independent businesses as I believe makers should support other makers. This is not a sponsored post, I just wanted to share the love! I have shopped with many of these businesses before and for others I have admired their goods but haven't treated myself. Yet.<br />
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I'm sticking with knitters as that is what I know best but many of these gifts will suit the crocheters in your life too. Make sure you take a look at the other wonderful things these companies have to offer.<br />
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This is the <a href="https://shopbeyondmeasure.co.uk/product/garter-stitch-printed-panel/">Garter Stitch Printed Panel </a> from <a href="https://shopbeyondmeasure.co.uk/">Beyond Measure </a>This lovely print is by the artist Jan Brewerton and has been digitally printed on cotton calico. It is £12. I like the focus on the stitches but also the strong image of the hands. As makers, our hands are our most important tools and we don't always give them credit.<br />
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The marvellous thing about this panel, apart from the great design, is how versatile it is. It could be framed and hung in your craft room, turned into a cushion for your knitting chair, made into a knitting bag or pouch as is shown above. It could also be embroidered on or embellished.<br />
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How true the statement is on this rather fabulous <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/tillyflopdesigns">Tillyflop Designs</a> <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/85030810/oh-how-id-rather-be-knitting-tea-towel?ref=shop_home_active_6">tea towel</a>! It is £10. Who wants to dry up when they could be knitting?! But sometimes these mundane tasks do interrupt our knitting time so why not make it better with this lovely tea towel? Of course, tea towels don't have to be used for their intended purpose. This could also be framed or made into a knitting bag.<br />
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<a href="https://travelknitter.com/">The Travelknitter</a> has a really gorgeous range of special yarns, dyed in a range of glorious hues. I haven't knitted in it yet but have given it a good squish and stroke at yarn shows and it is beautiful stuff. As yarn can be a tricky choice for a gift this fantastic £5 <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/247294089/knitters-travel-tins-with-stitch-markers?ref=shop_home_active_40">travel tin</a> full of stitch markers fits the bill nicely. You can never have enough stitch markers and these come in a really cute vintage ticket style tin to keep them safe. Easy to chuck in to your knitting bag and no more loosing them all down the side of the sofa!<br />
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<a href="http://www.random-makes.co.uk/index.htm">My Random Makes</a> produce textile accessories on a variety of materials using decorative free hand machine embroidery. These fabulous <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/MyRandomMakes">knitting brooches</a> are a great way for a knitter to show their love for their craft. They could be worn as jewellery or pinned to your knitting bag. As they are free machine embroidered no two are exactly the same which is rather lovely. In the top photo those on the left are stitched on boiled wool, £7. The ones in the middle are button badges, £6. The one on the right is a medal, £10. If you have a particular colour in mind Wendy takes requests.<br />
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If you follow me on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/kateemvintage/">Instagram</a> you will have seen another fantastic brooch from My Random Makes.<br />
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The best Christmas jumper brooch ever!<br />
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To the uninitiated this may look like a rather adorable floral sheep face with random holes in it but to a knitter this is an extremely useful tool! This pretty <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/242999238/the-knitters-attic-needle-gauge">needle gauge</a> from <a href="http://www.theknittersattic.co.uk/">The Knitters Attic</a> is one of the most glorious needle gauges I have seen. It is £6.50. The gauge measure the width of a needle and tells you what size it is. This is particularly useful if you are using double pointed needles as they don't always have the size on the needle itself, just the packet. Needle sizes also rub off needles through wear or, if like me, you use lots of vintage needles these are in the old needle sizes and a gauge will tell you the modern needle size. So, beautiful and useful. Tick. Tick.<br />
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<a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/YarnistryShop?ref=l2-shopheader-name">Yarnisty</a> have a great range of knitting goodies in their Etsy shop. These lovely leather knitting ribbed pattern <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/549736820/leather-knitting-ribbed-pattern-key-ring?ref=shop_home_active_5">key rings</a> really caught my eye. They are £5. So handy and with a great pattern on them. I'm quite fussy about key rings, I don't like them too large or bulky or novelty like so I think these are spot on.<br />
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<a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/maxsworld?ref=l2-shopheader-name">Max's World</a> makes knitting themed jewellery and gifts for crafters. These <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/68475228/knitting-needles-ball-of-wool-earrings?ref=shop_home_active_14">knitting earrings</a> with their tiny balls of wool and needles are such fun, I couldn't resist them. They are £10. The needles are silver plated. The earrings come in a wide range of colours. I liked the glitz of the white and gold pair and also the more subtle grey pair. You are sure to find your knitter's favourite colour.<br />
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A knitter can never have enough bags to put their knitting in. They need bags to transport the knitting around such as these gorgeous <a href="http://www.temporarymeasure.co.uk/knitting-bags/495-knitting-bag.html">knitting bags</a> from the fantastic <a href="http://www.temporarymeasure.co.uk/">Temporary Measure</a>. To prove my point I can tell you that I have both of these. I love both the illustrations and the text which is so spot on and makes me chuckle every time. They are £12.99. All their bags are printed in The Lake District on either organic cotton or ethically certified cotton.<br />
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Knitters also need smaller bags that are ideal for an ongoing project. If you knit several things at once, like me, you might have each project in a small bag and then pop them all in your larger knitting bag. These <a href="http://www.temporarymeasure.co.uk/knitting-bags/761-alpaca-project-bag-in-a-box.html">project bags</a> are £12 and whilst it was very hard to choose I finally went with the alpaca one. But, that raccoon is calling to me!<br />
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Finally, knitters need even smaller bags to put their bits and pieces in. Mine contains a pen, tape measure, tiny scissors, stitch markers, yarn needles, stitch holders and a needle gauge. These <a href="http://www.temporarymeasure.co.uk/home/763-little-case.html">little cases</a> are perfect for this job and are £10. Then you can just pick up your case and bung it in with whichever project you are working on, knowing you will always have all the tools you need.<br />
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I hope that has helped you find a gift for the knitter in your life, or indeed, for yourself. If you need one more idea, many local yarn shops do gift vouchers so you can give your knitter a fun shopping trip and still support a local business.Kate-Emhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15664293299445754159noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848701498694248195.post-83272830844481662222017-12-02T14:06:00.000-08:002017-12-02T14:06:32.591-08:00From 1978 to 2018<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Some 1970's crochet goodness to start off with there. I'm pleased they have given us two different styling options just in case you weren't sure how best to wear it.<br />
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A trio of wonder. I'm sure that we can all find two friends who would willingly wear these so that we can recreate that photo.<br />
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Assuming that you didn't get enough tabard wearing time in science lessons you could knit yourself one (or both) of these stunners. The one on the right does have a wave pattern on it after all.<br />
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This is not just a post about slightly suspect 1970's knitting and crochet. Although it could be, I have plenty of patterns in my collection. The real reason is this:<br />
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This is the most recent edition of Slipknot, the journal of the <a href="http://kcguild.org.uk/">Knitting and Crochet Guild.</a> The Guild is a charity dedicated to UK domestic knitting and crochet. The Guild has a network of local groups which meet regularly where people learn new skills and share knowledge. I have shared one of my local group meetings <a href="http://whatkate-emdidnext.blogspot.co.uk/2016/03/irish-crochet.html">here.</a>The Guild also has an archive collection of garments, patterns and equipment to enable it to preserve our textile heritage. I have written about the Guild before <a href="http://whatkate-emdidnext.blogspot.co.uk/2016/06/patons-and-baldwins-archive-part-three.html">here,</a> <a href="http://whatkate-emdidnext.blogspot.co.uk/2016/02/patons-and-baldwins-archive-part-two.html">here,</a> <a href="http://whatkate-emdidnext.blogspot.co.uk/2016/02/patons-and-baldwins-archive-part-one.html">here</a>, <a href="http://whatkate-emdidnext.blogspot.co.uk/2016/01/an-archive-of-wonder-part-two-1960s.html">here</a> and <a href="http://whatkate-emdidnext.blogspot.co.uk/2015/12/an-archive-of-wonder-part-one-1920s.html">here.</a><br />
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I have an article in this latest edition and wanted to share it here:<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">If you think about the fashions of the 1970’s, what are the knitwear
themes that stand out for you? Tank tops made from granny squares? Knee length tasselled
ponchos? Crochet trouser suits? Lurex spangled sun suits? String vest loose
knits on punks? Sequined crochet skull caps? Flick through any book on 1970’s
fashion and you will indeed find these items. Dig a little deeper and you will
find a whole lot more, much of which chimes with current fashion trends.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Good old granny squares.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">His and hers tank tops</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The 1970’s started with a craft revival; people were drawn back to
traditional crafts such as knitting, crochet, weaving, macramé and patchwork.
This allowed people to express their individuality through what they wore and
also acted as a rejection of mass consumption. Not too dissimilar from now in
fact.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Knitting (both hand and machine) and crochet became very popular and
this was reflected in the wardrobes and homes of ordinary people and in the top
flights of fashion. Crochet skirts, dresses, suits and shawls were hugely
popular alongside crochet home ware including throws, blankets, cushions, pot
holders and items made from the good old granny square. Knitwear ranged from
long line cardigans, aran jumpers, argyle patterns and skinny rib tops to
picture knits, knits featuring many different types of stitches (bobbles,
cables, diamonds, blackberry stitch), Fair Isle (taking 1930’s and 1940’s
garments as inspiration) and striped garments.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Traditional Aran knit.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A long line knit</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Fashion designers Missoni and Sonia Rykiel were producing fantastic
knitwear. Most of us can recognise the iconic Missoni knitwear featuring multi
coloured stripes, flames and zigzags. Sonia Rykiel was designing intarsia
jumpers with cartoon and Pop Art motifs. As is usual, these fashion trends
trickled down and you did not have to be able to afford designer fashion if you
could knit or crochet yourself something similar.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Knitwear designers such as Kaffe Fassett, Sasha Kagan, Patricia Roberts,
Sarah Dallas and Elizabeth Zimmermann were producing some wonderful designs and
patterns using colour, innovative techniques, intarsia, Fair Isle and graphic
patterns.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">In 2018 the Guild is 40 years old and we will be marking this milestone
with a series of events and celebrations along the theme of ‘from preservation
to innovation’, reflecting on our past and looking towards our future. We
thought that members might like to work within that theme and make an item
using a pattern from 1978 with an innovative twist to make it into something
that would be at home in your current wardrobe. A 1978 pattern would be ideal
but we recognise that poses some problems as patterns are not usually dated and
we can not release any from the Collection as they are covered by copyright. So
1970’s patterns in general, which cover the fashion trends above, are good
enough. You may be lucky enough to have a 1970’s book of patterns. If not, 1970’s
patterns are easy to find in charity shops and online, sometimes for free. Have
a look and see what you can find.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I would happily wear this one. And the sunglasses.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I like brown so I would happily wear this but a change<br />of colour way would also produce a stunning cardigan.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">If you ignore the polo necks and hair cuts these are good,<br />classic jumper shapes and the geometric one is nice and fancy.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Innovation does not mean that you need to redesign a whole garment,
though do go for it if that is where your skills lie. You might want to look at
the work of the designers mentioned above and use one of their patterns. On the
most basic level you could use a 1978 pattern but change the colour way to
update it. You could use the shape of a 1970’s jumper but add your own graphic
pattern. You could take the granny square as your starting point and see how
you could incorporate it into a garment. You could take a popular garment of
the seventies and update it for today’s taste. For example, you may not have a
need for leg warmers but the pattern could be used to make welly toppers which
you might wear. You might want a long line cardigan and you could knit it in
Missoni stripes. You could just add some metallic thread to your knitwear.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sadly the knitted leggings are not included in the pattern. The<br />polo neck insert is though. If you left that out and made it to<br />our preferred length this would work for modern day. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I would wear the jumper without hesitation. If I had the<br />blouse I would wear that too.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I’m imagining next year’s Convention with everybody wearing their 1978
inspired knitwear. What a fascinating and interesting sight that would be. Better
get planning!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lovely tank top and great hat.</td></tr>
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You can read more about the <a href="http://kcguild.org.uk/">Guild</a> here. A head's up for vintage knitters, as a member of the Guild you have access to their pattern archive. It is a treasure trove!<br />
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I've got a bit of time to decide what to knit for the anniversary but I have a lot of patterns so I need to get thinking!<br />
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Kate-Emhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15664293299445754159noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848701498694248195.post-74614985395719936122017-11-29T05:51:00.000-08:002017-11-29T05:51:19.944-08:00Knitwear at Nottingham Yarn ExpoA couple of weekends ago I went to Nottingham Yarn Expo and saw life from the opposite side of the stand to my usual one. I was thrilled to get to help on <a href="https://shopbeyondmeasure.co.uk/">Beyond Measure's</a> beautiful stand. Grace sells stunning things for makers of all varieties, do go and check her shop out. I had a great time surrounded by beautiful things, gave my muscles a work out, met interesting people and had a prime position for knitwear spotting.<br />
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One of the things I love most about going to shows is looking at other people's knitwear. I love seeing what everyone else has been making, especially when it is things that I tend not to make as I wouldn't wear them (looking at you shawls) but I love what they look like. I am very rarely in my knitwear at shows as I find they are often overheated (odd for a wool show) and then I get hot and grumpy! I am always marvelling at everyone else though.<br />
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For ages I have wanted to ask people about their knitwear, take a photo and talk a little about it but have hesitated as I wasn't sure if people would just thing I was a random weirdo and be a bit freaked out. This time, encouraged by Grace I went for it and everyone was super responsive. So big thanks to everyone who I stalked for their knitwear and for finding some time for a chat. I was taking notes on my phone and a combination of auto correct and over excitement may have led to some errors for which I am sorry!<br />
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This is Jo, wearing her amazing, recently completed <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/speckle--pop-shawl">Speckle and Pop</a> shawl by Stephen West. This pattern was the Westknits Mystery Shawl Knit Along 2017. She used yarn from <a href="https://ahomespunhouse.com/product-category/yarn/speckledvariegated/">A Homespun House</a> and <a href="http://www.madelinetosh.com/">Madeline Tosh</a>. She also works in a yarn shop, <a href="http://www.agoodyarn.co.uk/">A Good Yarn</a> in Cleethorpes.<br />
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Lots of knitted goodness between these two! Wonderful!<br />
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On the left is Vanessa from <a href="https://www.instagram.com/killtocraft/?hl=en">Killtocraft</a>. Her scarf is the <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/canopy-3">Canopy Shawl</a> by Melody Hoffman, knitted in Malabrigo Arroyo. Her hat is <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/take-heart">Take Heart</a> by Fiona Alice, knitted in Drops Alaska. Vanessa's jumper is <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/cesium">Cesium</a> by Sachiko Burgin, knitted in Wooltops merino and silk. Then just when you thought there was no more knitwear she is also wearing hand knit socks. It is her own pattern <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/i-heart-bees">I Heart Bees</a> knitted in A Homespun House Olsen.<br />
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On the right is Hannah from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/TheCornerOfCraft">The Corner of Craft</a>. Hannah's scarf is <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/exploration-station">Exploration Station</a> by Stephen West, knitted in <a href="https://www.instagram.com/labienaimee/?hl=en">La Bien Aimee</a> merino twist sock, Spud & Chloe fine, <a href="https://www.theknittinggoddess.co.uk/">The Knitting Goddess</a> 4 ply and <a href="https://www.voolenvineyarns.com/">Voolenvine Yarns</a> Wolke. Her socks are <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/new-depths-heel">New Depths Heel</a> by Becky Sorensen knitted in <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/yarns/brands/townhouse-yarns">Townhouse Yarns</a> Camden Tweed which she purchased as a souvenir from Dublin.<br />
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Completing Hannah's outfit is this:<br />
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Why have I not made one of these yet?! I love it! This is the Pumpkin Beret by <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/568306065/pumpkin-jack-o-lantern-slouchy-beret-hat">Twinkie Chan</a> and it is going to feature in my autumn wardrobe next year!<br />
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Here we have Catrin in her lovely <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/catkin">Catkin</a> shawl/wrap/capelet/scarf by Carina Spencer. It is knitted in Malabrigo sock.<br />
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Credit to Kayleigh from <a href="https://www.trulyhooked.com/about-us-2/">Truly Hooked</a> for matching her scarf to her hair. This is the <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/playful-shawl-2">Playful Shawl</a> by Verity Castledine and it is knitted in Truly Hooked yarn.<br />
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This is the lovely <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/people/blithespirit">Blithe Spirit</a> wearing her Ella Gordon <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/ola-yoke">Ola Yoke</a> jumper. You can read more about the making of the jumper on Blithe Spirit's <a href="http://juliahedges.blogspot.co.uk/2017/11/a-very-special-jumper.html">blog.</a><br />
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I did stalk this jumper as I was pretty confident that it was a vintage knit and I wanted to be sure. The lovely Tracy knitted it from a 1940's Sirdar pattern that she has in her collection. It is knitted in <a href="https://holstgarn.dk/en/yarn-79/">Holst</a> a Danish yarn that knits as 3 ply. We had a marvellous chat about vintage knitting, our respective pattern collections and knitting in general. In a 'isn't it a small world?' kind of way it turns out that I knew of Tracy from a friend who had talked about her lovely vintage knits, I just didn't know that this was Tracy before we got talking. Tracy is one of the organisers of the <a href="http://www.leeds.gov.uk/museumsandgalleries/Pages/armleymills/Wool-Festival.aspx">Leeds Wool Festival</a>.<br />
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This is Hannah wearing her fabulous <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/funchal-moebius">Funchal Moebius</a> wrap by <a href="https://katedaviesdesigns.com/">Kate Davies</a>. It is knitted in Rowan wool/cotton.<br />
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Here is Sylvie from <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/yarns/brands/phileas-yarns">Phileas Yarns</a> wearing <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/abrams-bridge">Abram's Bridge</a> by Mer Stevens. She knitted it in her own yarn, Wanderer Aran in the colour Bedouin. This pattern is also in <a href="https://www.pompommag.com/">Pom Pom Quarterly</a> magazine, issue 14.<br />
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Plenty of knitting inspiration here! I can't wait to see what I spot at the next yarn show I attend.Kate-Emhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15664293299445754159noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848701498694248195.post-82924230898060872232017-11-05T14:18:00.000-08:002017-11-05T14:18:10.401-08:00An autumn walk - Digley Reservoir<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Did you catch that glimpse? The sun on the water sending sparkles through the trees. The tall straight pines hiding it from view.<br />
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As you come round the bend the trees have formed a frame for a tantalising view of the water. That will have to suffice for now.<br />
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Turning away from the water there are views of sunlit fields.<br />
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Blue skies, stone walls, turning leaves, lengthening shadows.<br />
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A path leading onwards.<br />
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Past a stone barn, moorland, cloud.<br />
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Heather moorland and cloughs to be discovered.<br />
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Looking back up the grassy path. What lies at the bottom?<br />
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Listen. Water rushing past the rickety bridge at the bottom of the clough.<br />
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Listen.<br />
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Take a deep breath and cross over.<br />
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Climbing up. Looking back. Old stones in shadow. A home?<br />
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A stop at the crest of the hill. Looking back on the route so far.<br />
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A heather bed.<br />
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The view.<br />
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Onwards. The path becomes a stream. Clim upwards. Water, mud, sun, glare, slip, repeat.<br />
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Nature tamed.<br />
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A face made of clouds. A return to the water.<br />
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Grasses, bracken, a dry stone wall, a lone tree.<br />
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Getting closer.<br />
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Deep water. Head of the dam.<br />
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A final look before heading home.<br />
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There is a version of this walk on the <a href="https://www.yorkshirewater.com/walks#ls3">Yorkshire Water</a> site.<br />
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I so enjoyed my walk today. It was a perfect autumn day, bright, light, beautiful colours, cool and sharp. Grassy paths, stony lanes, moorland, woods, water, short sharp climbs, views, mud. Glorious.<br />
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A super day out with my fabulous walking companions. Big thanks to Caroline for having way more sense then me and keeping a spare hat in her car boot. How, as a knitter, an owner of many a hat and a long time resident of West Yorkshire, I could let a sunny day persuade me that it wouldn't be woolly hat weather on the moors I do not know.Kate-Emhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15664293299445754159noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848701498694248195.post-84354722878216344012017-09-04T14:19:00.000-07:002017-09-04T14:19:01.421-07:00Works in progress (AKA knitting bag of doom)Something about the new start/new year/season change feeling of September made me have a dig around in my knitting bag(s). I thought it might be wise to look at my unfinished projects and get some sort of plan together for reducing their number. I never intend to leave a project unfinished, it seems to happen for a variety of reasons such as: put aside to start a commission knit, put aside to knit a gift, put aside as babies keep being born, put aside as I need an easier project for knitting group, put aside as the sewing up needs doing, put aside as the lure of casting on something new was too strong, put aside as I need a new holiday project, put aside as I'm at a tricky bit and need to think it through, put aside as we have fallen out and it is in the naughty corner, put aside as the season changed and it isn't needed straight away, etc. Added to that my neck/shoulder problems sometimes mean I can't do as much knitting as I would like to and I have to ease off for a bit. Those reasons/excuses aside, this is where I am at.<br />
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Let's start with the most shameful.<br />
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It looks finished doesn't it? Like I should have been wearing it for ages on regular rotation in my wardrobe? Well yes and yet, no. It is so nearly finished that it is just ridiculous. It just needs a couple of rows of crochet to finish off the neckline. Tiny crochet true enough but just crochet. I can crochet. I can crochet that neckline. Why have I not? Why is my lovely 1940's jumper carefully folded in a bag? Will I hurry up and do it? Lets hope so.<br />
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It got put aside to begin with as I needed a think about whether I wanted the original neck fastening that you can see in the pattern photo. I don't normally like to deviate from the original pattern as I like my vintage knits to be as authentic as possible. In the end I decided that whilst I liked that fastening I wouldn't like it on me and so to get maximum wear out of the jumper I would just finish the neckline off in crochet. And that was TWO years ago!<br />
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I have been intrigued by these 1950's Alice band hats for a while. I like the look very much but wondered how comfy and easy to wear they would be. I had a couple of different patterns so I thought that I would experiment with both and see what I thought. They were very enjoyable to knit, interesting stitch patterns and construction. They have even been washed and blocked. I even have the hairbands, elastic and ribbon. But do they look like hats? Indeed they do not. Why is that? I think a year after they have been knitted it must be time for their completion.<br />
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It is a sad state of affairs for Pepi at the moment. So near and yet so very far. All his pieces are knitted and some are even stuffed and yet he is still not a poodle. I do know why this is at least. I knitted him for a craft competition earlier this year and then realised that with the best will in the world I would not get him finished in time as I had left it all too late. So then the impetus to finish him had gone, plus I was cross with myself for not getting my timing right so I blamed poor Pepi, obviously, plus, toys are a right fiddle to stuff and sew up and why do that when you could be knitting? But, he is cute and it isn't really his fault so I will finish him.<br />
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This 1950's bolero from a Vogue Knitting magazine always was an in between things project so I feel slightly less guilty about this than some of the others. I started it in August last year and then it got put away when the seasons changed and I hoped to finish it for this summer but now it is September and here we are. It doesn't look like much there but when I have draped it on me like the model it is going to look right when it is finished. Realistically though it is going back to the back of the queue as I won't need it for another whole year. Let's hope I am wearing it in August 2018!<br />
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I started this jumper last year and posted about it <a href="http://whatkate-emdidnext.blogspot.co.uk/2016/03/currently-knitting-sirdar-ladys-jumper.html">here.</a> I know that this one got put aside commission knitting which I am completely fine with, that is just how it is. This is the completed back that you can see and I am probably about one colour repeat into the front so progress is being made. I would like to get this one ready to wear during autumn or winter so I think it will be what I start on with soon.<br />
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The colours aren't so good here as they are a really vibrant yellow gold and grey in real life. This is a 1940's tank top that I started in March this year. I know that as it was my train knitting and holiday project on the way to <a href="http://whatkate-emdidnext.blogspot.co.uk/2017/03/five-go-to-edinburgh-yarn-festival.html">Edinburgh Yarn Festival</a>. I have finished the front and back and have sewn them up but now have stalled slightly on the neck and armbands. They are just not that interesting to knit. That is the reason they haven't been knitted. Other knitting is more exciting! But I want to wear this lots so dull fiddly knitting will recommence soon.<br />
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I'm hoping that now all this is in the forefront of my mind rather than out of sight in a knitting bag and now that I have publicly shamed myself, the knitting bag of doom will soon yield up some completed items! Please tell me I'm not the only one!Kate-Emhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15664293299445754159noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848701498694248195.post-55136371961704897072017-08-23T13:41:00.001-07:002017-08-23T13:41:33.415-07:00What I read in June<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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Alexander Wilson started writing in the 1920's. He worked for MI6 from 1939 to 1942 and some of his characters are based on his own time in the secret service. He wrote a series of 9 crime and mystery books about his character Sir Leonard Wallace and this one is the 7th. I normally prefer to read a series in order but these also work as stand alone books. I bought this one for a friend who then lent it to me after she had read it as she thought that I would like it too.</div>
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In this book Wallace is on the trail of a group of anarchists who are congregating in London and hatching a plot to remove all the royal families in the world. One of his colleagues joins the anarchist group to work undercover. The action goes from London to Vienna with plenty of intrigue, drama and excitement. I don't want to give too much away but you can read more about the book and some of the real events that may have inspired it <a href="https://alexanderwilsonauthorandspy.com/2016/04/20/wallace-at-bay-secret-service-war-against-terrorists-in-london-1938/">here.</a></div>
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I did enjoy this book and I would like to read more in the series. It does suffer from some 'Attitudes of their Time', in particular a very unsympathetic stereotypical portrayal of a gay character.</div>
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I forgot to take a photo of the next book before I gave it back to the friend that I borrowed it from. That is a shame as it is a very pretty cover! It was Death at Wentwater Court by Carola Dunn which is the first (hooray to read them in order) of her Daisy Dalrymple mysteries. I didn't realise that there are 22 in the series with the 23rd scheduled to be released in 2018. So plenty of reading to go!</div>
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The books are set in the 1920's and have a good period feel. Daisy is from a privileged background but is trying to make a career as a photographer and journalist. She goes to a country house party to write an article for Town and Country magazine and becomes involved in a murder mystery when another house guest dies on the ice skating pond. Daisy knows some of the family and becomes a go between for them with the detective from Scotland Yard. There are various secrets and bits of family intrigue that get pieced together and several twists and turns before we find out who the murderer was.</div>
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I decided to have a switch to non fiction for my next read and picked this social history book which had been waiting patiently on my to be read bookcase. I hadn't read a book on the experiences of evacuees since I was a teenager, and that one was about evacuation within the UK, so I thought I would find this ever so interesting and I did. The author, Jessica Mann was an evacuee herself, sent to Canada in 1940 at the age of two and then to America. She returned to the UK when she was five. The book sets her experiences within the social and political happenings of the time and tells her story as well as the story of many other children.<br />
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The book is split into three parts. The first looks at evacuation within Britain, those who were sent overseas by private means and then the government scheme to evacuate overseas, and the voyages out. The second part deals with arrival abroad, escorts, finding new families, homesickness etc. The third part looks at the return home, settling back in and the after effects of evacuation.<br />
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It is a very interesting and very moving book and it covers many people's experiences. It is quite amazing to think that these children were sent away at such a young age, some as babies in the care of an older sibling, to go on a dangerous voyage across the world to stay with complete strangers. The author doesn't shy away from discussing the good and bad experiences that the evacuees had and also talks quite a bit about the lack of help they were given in dealing with such a traumatic event in their lives. I thought it was very well written and it left me with a much better understanding of evacuation.<br />
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The final book I read in June was this one which I got from my book group. I probably would not have chosen it as it is a fantasy book which is not my go to genre. However, I loved it! It came recommended from book group so I thought that I would give it a go. I am so pleased that I did as I was just gripped and wanted to just sit and read and read it. I have just seen that a sequel should be coming out next year so that is exciting!<br />
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The book is set in 1899 in New York and there is a lot of period detail and I really felt like I could see what the city would have been like then. The two main characters are Ahmad, the djinni and Chava a golem. A golem is a Jewish mythological creature who is made of earth/clay and is bought to life by magic. They belong to their master and must obey them in all things and they are very powerful. Chava's master dies on the voyage to New York leaving her adrift in the city until an elderly rabbi takes her underlies wing.<br />
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The djinni is a Middle Eastern mythological being made of flame who can become visible to humans when they wish to. He is released by a tinsmith from a metal flask that he has been imprisoned in for 1000 years and has to learn how to live in the city without drawing attention to himself.<br />
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The book follows these two as they learn to navigate the world around them make sense of the place that they have ended up in. There are several important human characters who assist them with this. Eventually they meet and the book follows their adventures and difficulties. I thought it was such a clever idea and it is an interesting and readable story.<br />
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What I read in July is coming soon!Kate-Emhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15664293299445754159noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848701498694248195.post-82768203915825473212017-08-15T10:16:00.000-07:002017-08-15T10:16:00.355-07:00Victoria's costumes and my outfit snaps.I took you on a tour of Harewood House in my previous <a href="http://whatkate-emdidnext.blogspot.co.uk/2017/08/happy-day-at-harewood-house.html">post</a>. Harewood was used as a set for the ITV series Victoria, which is well worth catching up on if you haven't seen it. It focussed on Victoria as a princess and how her life changed as she first became queen and then married Albert. Some of the costumes from the programme are on display in the house until the 29th October and are worth seeing if you need to find another reason to go for a visit!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Evening dress for Queen Victoria. Worn in the title<br />
sequence for each episode.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A pre coronation dress for Victoria, used in simple<br />
evening scenes to look young and innocent.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Queen Victoria's coronation gown, based on the design<br />
of the original coronation gown. It is made of gold silk<br />
damask, digitally printed and embroidered with symbols<br />
representing the United Kingdom.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A dress for Queen Victoria, worn when she meets Albert<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Queen Victoria's betrothal dress, worn when she<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Queen Victoria's evening dress, worn in later episodes<br />
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Some pretty fancy frocks there!<br />
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And now for something completely different and far less fancy......what I wore on my day out!<br />
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You might be able to tell that I was terrified here. I only managed to stand on the first stepping stone and that was a step too far for me!<br />
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Not quite on Victoria's level but cool and comfortable for a hot sunny day of exploring. Look at my sleeves! I intended to wear the top tucked in with a belt but frankly it was too hot. I was determined to wear my newly purchased short shorts before my 40th birthday. I will still be wearing them afterwards of course.<br />
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Gingham top - Marks and Spencer</div>
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Denim shorts - Vivien of Holloway</div>
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Shoes - Hotter</div>
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Bag - vintage from an antiques centre.</div>
Kate-Emhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15664293299445754159noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848701498694248195.post-80243637411581495662017-08-04T01:39:00.000-07:002017-08-04T01:39:11.033-07:00Happy day at Harewood House<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My birthday fell on a Sunday this year and I knew that I wanted to have a proper day out with my husband on the Saturday, with a family do on my birthday. We decided to pay a visit to <a href="http://harewood.org/">Harewood House</a>, situated between Leeds and Harrogate and about an hour's drive from us. Harewood was built in 1759 by Edwin Lascelles and he was determined to surround himself with glorious things. He employed craftspeople such as Thomas Chippendale (furniture), Robert Adam (interior design) and Capability Brown (gardens) to make this happen.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Terrace, built in the 1840's.<br />
See more <a href="http://harewood.org/explore/gardens-and-grounds/the-terrace/">here.</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In the Himalayan garden.</td></tr>
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It is a fabulous spot. You can visit the house, gardens, walled kitchen garden, parkland, lake, small farm and bird garden which has an active conservation programme. There are plenty of places to sit and relax and take in the scenery. If you are lucky you will see red kites flying over the estate as they have had success with the birds there. We watched them wheeling and playing for quite some time. I spent much of my time on the visit considering what it would have been like to live there in the 1800's and reflecting on the huge chasm that there was between the lives of the rich and the lives of the poor.<br />
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We were lucky that Yorkshire supplied us with one of it's rare but wonderful sunny days so we made the most of it exploring the whole estate.<br />
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We decided to have a look around the house first and tried not to be put off when a hoard of Brownies made it inside just in front of us. Luckily they were less bothered about soaking up the atmosphere and details then we were so they got ahead pretty quickly.<br />
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Ready for a tour?<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Old Library which had a display of etchings<br />
done by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A magnificent bathroom belonging to Princess Mary's dressing room.<br />
Princess Mary was Queen Victoria's great granddaughter.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bathroom ceiling and light</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A section of amazing hand painted wallpaper in the East Bedroom.<br />
You can see more of it <a href="http://harewood.org/explore/art/artwork/chinese-wallpaper/">here.</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The State Bedroom, the bed was made by Chippendale.<br />
Princess Victoria slept here on a visit in 1835.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Spanish Library. The bookcases hide secret doors for the servants to go through.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Yellow Drawing Room</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The ceiling of the Gallery </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The State Dining Room</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Music Room with the stunning Axminster carpet designed<br />
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Such sumptuous interiors! Even the carpets, wallpapers and ceilings are amazing. You can see that money was no object.<br />
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After touring the upstairs rooms you can have a look around below stairs. There is a massive kitchen such as you see in Downton Abbey and a room especially for cleaning and sorting the produce that comes in from the gardens.<br />
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I always like looking at the bell indicator boards in big old houses. I like seeing what all the rooms were called.<br />
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More bell boards.<br />
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There are also several exhibitions on within the house. I particularly enjoyed <a href="http://harewood.org/whats-on/event/the-plaster-bust-re-imagined/">the Plaster Bust Re-imagined</a> by Kathy Dalwood.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Miss Egypt</td></tr>
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The artist casts found objects in plaster and moulds them together to make these reinterpretations of Victorian busts. I found them fascinating, looking at all the individual elements and such a clever idea.<br />
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The other exhibition is the subject of my next post. It involves costumes...Kate-Emhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15664293299445754159noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848701498694248195.post-57225097977167534982017-08-02T13:29:00.001-07:002017-08-03T14:19:25.038-07:00Balenciaga - shaping fashion exhibitionIn my last <a href="http://whatkate-emdidnext.blogspot.co.uk/2017/07/postcards-from-london.html">post</a> I talked about my birthday trip to London and all the fun things that we packed in on our visit. One of the main exhibitions that we wanted to visit was the Balenciaga one at the <a href="https://www.vam.ac.uk/exhibitions/balenciaga-shaping-fashion">Victoria and Albert Museum</a>. It did not disappoint!<br />
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The exhibition looks at both the work and the legacy of Balenciaga. The first part of the exhibition focuses on his work, with plenty of glorious clothes to look at. The second part looks at how he influenced people that he worked with and his lasting influences on contemporary designers.<br />
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This is a photo heavy post. I couldn't choose!<br />
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These are the first dresses that you see. They show two of the influences on Balenciaga's designs; Spanish traditional costume and flamenco. I loved the embroidered flowers on the middle dress.<br />
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Stunning sleeves and such vibrant fabric.<br />
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These dresses revolved; great to get a 360 view.<br />
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Balenciaga is known for his sculptural shapes and in this exhibition there were several garments that were displayed alongside x-rays of the garment so that the internal structure/skeleton could be seen. This was really interesting.<br />
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Fabulous draping on the right hand jacket.<br />
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The x-ray shows weights in the garment.<br />
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I always enjoy seeing designer's sketches. Wish I could draw!<br />
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I would take this one!<br />
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This sari inspired dress is one of several that Balenciaga made. Unlike an Indian sari this dress is made of several parts and sits over a boned and structured under garment.<br />
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These three garments display the wonderful craftsmanship which goes into embellishing some of these garments. The beading, embroidery, use of sequins etc is just exquisite.<br />
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1960's wild silk evening dress with embroidery by <a href="http://www.lesage-paris.com/">Lesage</a>.<br />
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I would happily have both of these too! I love the big bow on the second one.<br />
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A rather lovely suit with a display of tools needed for tailoring.<br />
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Another sculptural piece, a 1960's envelope dress. Look at those shoulders!<br />
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Some of Balenciaga's clothes, like other designers, were made on licence by smaller firms.<br />
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These are Balenciaga designs by the house Eisa, based in Madrid. I really like the floral dress.<br />
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Amazing!<br />
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These two outfits are from the second half of the exhibition. They are by Andre Courreges who worked as a cutter for Balenciaga from 1950-1961 when he then opened his own fashion house. Both of these designs are from 1967.<br />
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These are 1960's designs by Emmanuel Ungaro who was an apprentice of Balenciaga's from 1958 to 1964. He also worked at Eisa.<br />
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These fantastic sculptural outfits by Nicolas Ghesquiere are the result of re imagining iconic Balenciaga shapes after having access to the archives of the fashion house.<br />
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The gown on the left is an embellished beauty by Givenchy using coral, lace, glass beading and embroidery.<br />
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I adore this mass of embroidery on this jacket by Dries Van Noten.<br />
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This fabulous embroidered dress is by Erdem, influenced by Balenciaga. You can see the back the previous jacket too.<br />
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Nicolas Ghesquiere was the creative director of Balenciaga from 1997 until 2012. This is a reinterpretation of the balloon sleeve from 2006.<br />
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I really like the shape of this 2016 trapeze suit by Simone Rocha who credits the shapes of Balenciaga's work as an influence. This is interesting as it is made from a broiderie anglaise created from embroidered plastic.<br />
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It is a fabulous exhibition and is on until the 18th February 2018 if you fancy a visit.Kate-Emhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15664293299445754159noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848701498694248195.post-77241469464971332302017-07-24T14:59:00.000-07:002017-07-24T14:59:04.121-07:00Postcards from London<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A few weeks ago I went on a birthday trip to London with my lovely friend. We have had a few visits to London and had such fun on each one and this was no exception. We go for two nights and three full days and pack in as much as possible in that time. We come away knackered with fabulous memories and it is just the best. I was born and raised in London and I still miss many things about it so it is great for me to get a visit home!</div>
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As soon as we deposited our bags we went to the <a href="http://www.vivienofholloway.com/">Vivien of Holloway</a> shop as we had promised ourselves a good look and trying on session. I wanted to get a feel for the sizing so that should I wish to order online in the future I would know what worked for me. The shop assistant was so amazingly helpful. I thought I might get myself a birthday dress but I ended up with a fabulous pair of shorts instead!</div>
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We then went to the <a href="http://www.soane.org/">Sir John Soane Museum</a>, shown above. Sir John Soane was a 19th century architect; he built the Bank of England and Dulwich Picture Gallery. Over time he acquired these three houses and converted them to be his home, his library and his museum. He collected architectural models, plaster casts, statues and art amongst other things. He left it all to the nation on his death, stipulating that people must be able to visit for free and that it was to remain as he had left it.<br />
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It is a fascinating place if ever so slightly bonkers. The corridors are very narrow and the basement houses all the casts and statues and is rather erie. Hogarth's series of paintings - The Rake's Progress is here and we got a good look at it with a wonderful guide who told the story of the paintings in a very amusing fashion.<br />
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The museum is near Lincoln's Inn which is both a society of lawyers and the area where many lawyers and barristers are based. We had a good wonder around looking at the great Georgian architecture and all the interesting buildings.<br />
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After a power nap back at the hotel we got spruced up and went out to <a href="https://www.brasseriezedel.com/">Brasserie Zedel</a> for a lovely tea in it's fantastic Art Deco restaurant. We enjoyed both the food and the location very much. Before and after the meal we went to the bar, Bar Americain and enjoyed a couple of cocktails and the lovely atmosphere. It was a great night out.<br />
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The next day we headed over to Kensington. We walked past this amazing 1930's building which used to house Barkers department store.<br />
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We were heading for <a href="https://www.hrp.org.uk/kensington-palace/#gs.ilOAoD0">Kensington Palace</a> for a look around and an exhibition.<br />
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You can explore several periods of history at the palace: the reign of William and Mary from 1689, the early life of Victoria (born 1819) and three 18th century German princesses Caroline, Augusta and Charlotte. We had a good wander around everything.<br />
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We went to Kensington to see their current exhibition - Diana: Her Fashion story.<br />
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The exhibition was looking at the evolution of Diana's style, from the early eighties pie crust blouses to the glamorous evening gowns with powerful suits in between. It also looked at her relationship with various designers. It was interesting and there were some lovely and iconic outfits but there really were not that many. I think if we had not looked around the palace too we would have felt like we had spent a lot of money to get in for not very much.<br />
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These two dresses were my favourites, probably because of the spectacular beading and embroidery. Excuse the reflections on the photos, everything was behind glass.<br />
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After a walk through the grounds we went on to the Victoria and Albert Museum to an exhibition which will be the subject of my next post!<br />
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We got marvellous seats, at half price, for 42nd Street. You can watch a trailer <a href="http://42ndstreetmusical.co.uk/">here</a> and it is well worth it. I really can't recommend this show highly enough. It is a perfect musical spectacular packed full of big tap dance numbers. The scenery and costumes are marvellous and we just had the best time watching it. It was brilliant.<br />
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After all that excitement we had a slightly quieter next day. We went to the National Portrait Gallery to see the <a href="http://www.npg.org.uk/whatson/bp-portrait-award-2017/exhibition/">BP Portrait Award</a> which was fantastic. Then we fancied a good walk so we went through Trafalgar Square and down Whitehall so that we could take in all the sights.<br />
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We walked over Westminster Bridge and along the South Bank. Some of this was the route of the Moonwalk so we relieved some memories and were grateful to be wearing more than a decorated bra!<br />
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It was lovely walking along by the Thames past the London Eye, the Royal Festival Hall and Tate Modern. We went over Millennium Bridge to St Pauls and then, sadly, it was time to catch the train home. We may have had a little sleep on the train!<br />
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Such a birthday treat!<br />
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Gosh, how am I behind on this series already?! I can't believe it is July! If you didn't catch the first post about my reading habits you can find the post for April <a href="http://whatkate-emdidnext.blogspot.co.uk/2017/05/what-i-read-in-april.html">here</a>.<br />
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I have only read 3 or 4 Agatha Christie novels and decided I really needed to read some more seeing as she is one of the most famous and prolific crime writers. When this lovely copy turned up at my book group I knew I would read it. The story is interesting, all the action is based around a famous precious ruby called the Heart of Fire and it's new owner. Most of the story occurs on the Blue Train which is travelling from London to Nice and many of the passengers become involved in the drama. This is a Poirot story so we get to see him unravelling all the mysteries. I enjoyed the story and there were some interesting characters.<br />
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However, when reading old books there can be some uncomfortable/upsetting moments when your values/beliefs clash with those in the book and you come across what Mim at <a href="http://crinolinerobot.blogspot.co.uk/2017/05/two-1920s-murder-mysteries.html#more">Crinoline Robot</a> calls 'Attitudes of their Time' and she discusses this very well, probably better than I can. In this case this book published in 1928 displays some <span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, FreeSerif, serif; font-size: 16px;">antisemitism with regards to some minor characters.</span><br />
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Next I switched to non fiction and picked this social history book. It is a collection of entries from a Mass Observation diary that a Yorkshire woman kept during World War Two. Her sister and brother in law were shop keepers in Dewsbury (which is relatively local to me) and Kathleen worked in the grocery shop with them. I have read quite a few Mass Observation diaries and always enjoy learning about ordinary people on the Home Front and their wartime experience. This one was interesting as I have read a lot about rationing and shopping from the shopper's point of view but nothing about it from the other side. Kathleen writes about the difficulties of keeping up with the changing rationing system, the trials of getting their share of supplies, the filling in of endless forms and the worries of letting down their regular customers. You find out how oranges can cause major disruption and how unpopular tea rationing was. Unlike some diaries there is very little of a personal nature so you don't get to know Kathleen very well but you do find out lots about shop and town life during the war.<br />
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One reason that I didn't read many books in May is right here. I have been trying to read this book, all about the fashion industry and in theory it is right up my street and I should be enjoying it. However, I am only on chapter 4 and that has been a struggle. It is interesting but I think the anti capitalist viewpoint is rammed home so strongly and constantly that I just found it a bit wearing. So I have decided it might be one to dip in and out of, reading a chapter here and there, rather than reading it straight through. I don't want to give up on it yet as what I have read has been of interest.<br />
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The final book I read in May was 'The Lost Art of Keeping Secrets" by Eva Rice. I was so efficient at passing it on to the charity shop when I had finished it that I didn't even take a photo of the front cover. In a way that is good though as the cover is one of those off putting pink sickly chick lit things which might make you stay away from a really enjoyable book.<br />
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It is set in the 1950's and reflects the recovery from wartime that is occurring and also the split between those who had a life before the war and those who were born during it so they are now just starting to have some fun. It follows the unlikely friendship of two quite different young women, Penelope and Charlotte and the lives that they are trying to build for themselves. There are financial worries about an ancestral pile, rock n roll, debutante type parties, memoirs, love affairs and guinea pigs. It was very readable and I really enjoyed it. It would be a great holiday book.<br />
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I turn 40 in a couple of weeks time and my super great friend Caroline turned 40 a few months ago (though she might not like me announcing that here. Sorry!). We had been talking of various things to do to mark the occasions and we fell to discussing <a href="https://walkthewalk.org/challenges/">The Moonwalk</a>. This is a challenge organised by the Walk the Walk charity which raises money for various breast cancer charities. </div>
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The Moonwalk - a 26.2 mile walk at night, had been on our to do lists for a while and we decided that this year it was time to go for it. We both have family and friends who have been/are affected by this disease so it is a charity close to our hearts and we knew that we wanted to help raise some money for them.</div>
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Did I mention that as well as walking 26.2 miles, at night, around central London, we would be doing it in bras? Highly decorated bras. The theme this year was the roaring twenties as it was the 20th London Moonwalk. This one is mine. It was once a Triumph Doreen.<br />
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This one is Carolines. It was once a sports bra. We had a very fun evening before the event surrounded by piles of sparkly tasselled haberdashery deciding on how to decorate our bras. We decided fringing was key and had metres and metres of it. Those bras were pretty weighty by the end of it!<br />
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On Saturday 13th May we caught the train to London, watching many other pink bra t shirted women (and some men) join the train at every station. We changed into our bras in Kings Cross station toilets, along with many others, and made our way to Clapham Common which was the start point of the event.<br />
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We packed our bum bags with carefully chosen snacks (including fabulous power flapjacks made for us by Caroline's brother), water, a foil blanket and a rain cape and made our way into Moonwalk city.<br />
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What a sight! It was very powerful sight, all these people, in carefully decorated bras, some with balloons, some with headdresses, with temporary tattoos, with messages to/about loved ones written on them. Jumping ahead a second, at about 23 miles I was struggling when a woman walked past me and on her back, between her bra straps, in pen, was written "I miss you Aunt Sally". That made me well up, it still does, and ignore the pain in my legs and made me determined to finish and raise all the money I could to help fight this horrid disease.<br />
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We joined in with all the aerobics warm ups (led by a man in a gold bra on a stage) that occurred just before each start set off. Previous Zumba experience definitely helps here! Obviously there needs to be staggered starts when over 15,000 people are walking. We were in start four and we crossed the start line at 11.30pm and were off.<br />
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It was immensely exciting, there was a super atmosphere, everyone was keen to get going and there were various bands and entertainers to amuse us as we got underway. People were cheering us on out of the windows of their flats, from their front door steps and we got encouraging toots from, cars, taxis, buses and ambulances.<br />
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The route took us past many of the sights of London: the Peace Pagoda, Big Ben, Tate Modern, Tate Britain, St Pauls, The Globe, Westminster Abbey, Marble Arch, Buckingham Palace and the London Eye to name a few. London is my home city, I was born and bought up there and it still counts as home in my head even though I haven't lived there for 18 years. It was an important link to me to be taking part in this challenge in this city in a significant birthday year.<br />
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I'm not going to lie. Parts of this walk were extremely tough going. Up To 18 miles was great and fun, up to 21 was hard and the rest was the most difficult physical thing I have ever done. I have to thank Caroline for being a huge support to me and a fantastic motivator. She noticed at Hyde Park that I was starting to have an asthma attack, before I had realised myself, and was still at the wondering why I am coughing a lot stage. She sorted me out there with my inhaler and when I'd got cold and really needed to put my hoodie on, even though I was determined to do it all in my bra, she made me see sense. She gave me her space blanket when I was too tired to fish mine out of my bum bag, she got me to gatecrash a posh hotel to use the toilets when I wouldn't have dared to even though I really needed a wee, she shared her jelly babies, she didn't laugh when I nearly cried when the McDonald's toilets were up a steep flight of stairs and she knew what to do when she saw the glint in my eye at mile 24 when I found a bus stop and seriously contemplated using it. She knew when to talk, when to persuade, when to go quiet, when to link arms and when to ask random questions to take my mind off the pain in my hips. She also didn't laugh her head off when I shared the fact that I had had to Vaseline places I had never even thought of to prevent chaffing. She is totally the best friend ever and I couldn't have done it without her. Thank you.<br />
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In return, I taught her some new combinations of swear words. Turns out I'm really classy like that.<br />
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We did it! This is us at 9.30 the next morning with 26.2 miles under our belts. We are very proud of ourselves! We have raised over £700 thanks to the kindness of those who sponsored us. Should you wish to contribute this is the <a href="https://moonwalklondon2017.everydayhero.com/uk/katie-35">link</a>. If you have ever contemplated doing such a challenge but think that you can't, so did we. And we did it. So you can too.<br />
<br />Kate-Emhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15664293299445754159noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848701498694248195.post-28291827611097321462017-05-07T15:04:00.000-07:002017-05-07T15:04:19.914-07:00What I read in April<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I have not really spoken much about my reading habits here except for in this <a href="http://whatkate-emdidnext.blogspot.co.uk/2014/08/a-bit-of-bookworm.html">bookworm</a> post where I also answered a reading questionnaire. It has been seeming daft to me to not have been talking about books here as I love reading and if I'm relaxing I'm either reading or knitting. But not both, I haven't mastered that yet....<br />
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I think part of it has been thinking that I should write some 'proper' book reviews and every time I started that I just couldn't get going with it. So instead, I'm hoping to do a monthly round up about what I have read in that month and I'm just going to chat on like I would at my book group or at a cafe or at knitting group or at the pub.<br />
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I really wish that I had managed to decide this in January as it would have been pleasing to me to start this series at the start of the year but I've had a little chat with myself and May is perfectly acceptable instead!<br />
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I began this book in March and it was finished in April. I borrowed this from my book group, we swap books and chat about them rather than all reading the same one each month. I enjoy social history books and I am a WI member so I was eager to read this and find out more. Each chapter covers a certain period in the WI's existence and I was particularly interested in the ones covering the World Wars and the 1930's. It was great to read about what a bunch of very determined women can do. What I enjoyed most was realising just what a force for change and what a powerful campaigning organisation the WI has been since it's inception. I knew some of this but it was fascinating to know more. If you have an interest in social history, WI member or not, you will enjoy this.<br />
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I am currently addicted to modern crime/detective stories set in the 1930's due to my recent discovery of this author and the one that I will mention next. This is the second book in Nicola Upson's Josephine Tey series but is the third one I have read. In a very uncharacteristic (and frankly rather stressful once I realised) move I read the most recent one first. Part way through I realised it was part of a series but by then I couldn't stop and start at the beginning. So the first thing to say is that if you can cope with reading a series out of order then you can with these as each holds its own as a separate book although it is clear that the characters have a back story.<br />
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The character Josephine Tey is a writer who has written a successful crime novel and several well respected plays. In this book she goes to Cornwall to stay on the estate of a friend and write her second crime book. The friend, Inspector Archie Penrose, ends up investigating the goings on at the estate and Josephine gets drawn in. It is a super book, strong characters, interesting storyline, good period detail. I really couldn't put it down and I recommend it highly.<br />
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The Maisie Dobbs mystery books are my other current 1930's crime obsession. I am enjoying them so much, I'm torn between reading them one after another but then running out or rationing them so I have some to look forward to for a long time. This is book two of the series and I read book three straight afterwards as I couldn't wait! Also, loving the cover art. I don't choose books by their front covers but these definitely attract me and are reflective of the nature of the book.<br />
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Maisie Dobbs is a private investigator with an interesting background as the daughter of a London tradesman who went on to university and then became a nurse in France in World War One. The scars of the war are still to be felt both in Maisie and the other characters and there is a great sense of period and place in these books. In this novel Maisie is tasked with finding the runaway daughter of one of the country's wealthiest men and in doing so finds links to recent murder cases and to the war. It is both well written and gripping and I enjoyed it enormously.<br />
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This is Maisie Dobbs number three. It is set in London in 1930 and Maisie is asked to prove that an aviator shot down in France in 1917 is really dead, as was reported at the time. This means that Maisie has to return to France to lay some personal and professional ghosts to rest. This novel explores the sadness of that time wonderfully and doesn't flinch from looking at the aftermath of so much death and destruction. It was a really super read and Maisie is a fabulously drawn character.<br />
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Hmm. I still don't know whether I enjoyed reading this book or not. It is set in a small rural town in Australia and Tilly, who left under a cloud aged 10, has returned to look after her unstable mother. She returns as a couture dressmaker and makes clothes for the locals who are still both suspicious and hostile and relations are tricky to say the least. I found it very difficult to like any of the characters, including the main one so I found it harder to care about the story. But, the descriptions of the clothes that Tilly makes are just fabulous and you can really envision these designs and outfits coming to life from her machine. So if you like clothes a lot it is worth a read. I haven't seen the film yet, I wanted to read the book first so I'm going to watch that next and see what I think.<br />
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This is one of the books in the <a href="http://www.persephonebooks.co.uk/">Persephone Books</a> series. They publish neglected works of fiction and non fiction by mostly female writers of the mid twentieth century. The authors range from well known like Noel Streatfeild, E.M. Delafield and Winnifred Holtby to the less well known. There are 122 books in the series, covering a breadth of topics, this is the eighth that I have read and I have enjoyed them all. The books are beautifully bound with endpapers that are copies of fabric designs. Each book comes with a bookmark in it's endpaper design which is a wonderful touch. This design is Farm Scene, a 1930's dress fabric.<br />
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Dorothy Whipple (1893-1966) wrote eight books, two of which were made into films. This is the first of hers that I have read and I enjoyed it greatly so would look out for another by her. High Wages was first published in 1930 and is set in 1912. The main character is Jane, a young woman with no family behind her who starts a new job in a better class of haberdashery as a shop girl. The story follows Jane's progress in the shop and in the world within the constraints and class structure of the time. Jane is both intelligent and motivated with an eye for fashion and plenty of ideas and it was interesting to see what became of her.<br />
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As well as the story the novel is a commentary on both the lives of shop girls and the shopping habits of the times. I learnt a lot from a social history point of view. There are also lovely descriptions of fabric and clothes and accessories which bought the shop and the customers to life. It is a lovely read.<br />
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What have you been reading recently? Anything I should add to my reading list?Kate-Emhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15664293299445754159noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848701498694248195.post-22136922917096736632017-05-05T04:12:00.000-07:002017-05-05T04:43:09.663-07:00Free Pattern - 1930's cruising coatI recently bought a few 1930's copies of The Needlewoman magazine. I really like finding this magazine as it covers a wide range of needlework projects but usually contains at least one knitting pattern. It also has some lovely illustrations for fashion and styling inspiration.<br />
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This 'jaunty little cruising coat' is from the July 1933 edition. I think it is a lovely little jacket, perfect for in-between weather or a walk along the sea front. I particularly like how the scarf is integrated as part of the jacket, I haven't seen that in any other knitting patterns that I have from this period. I thought I would share the pattern here so enjoy it if you make it.<br />
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<br />Kate-Emhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15664293299445754159noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848701498694248195.post-30102027332349550552017-04-21T14:11:00.001-07:002017-04-21T14:11:16.423-07:00Tweed, tartan and tapestry<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A few Saturdays ago I went on a little outing to a neighbouring town with a friend who gets as much joy from all the crafty things as I do. We get a bit squeaky with excitement. We were most excited to be going along to the <a href="https://shopbeyondmeasure.co.uk/">Beyond Measure</a> Open Day. If you haven't come across Beyond Measure yet and you like beautiful things to help you in your making and doing then you really are in for a treat. Grace, the owner, was opening her studio for the day and the opportunity to handle some of the lovely goodies, plus the chance to spend our leftover spending money from <a href="http://whatkate-emdidnext.blogspot.co.uk/2017/03/five-go-to-edinburgh-yarn-festival.html">Edinburgh Yarn Festival</a>, could not be missed!<br />
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Beyond Measure is housed in a fabulous old mill type building with lots of industrial architectural details and interiors to look at.<br />
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We had a really good look at everything in the studio, a really good look and a little fondle and a stroke here and there. There was a lovely atmosphere and it was good to chat with fellow craft fans and make new friends. There was a cafe set up in one corner and we took full advantage of that (who said we had two of the oh so delicious cakes?!), whilst pondering what our purchases were to be.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://shopbeyondmeasure.co.uk/shop/storage/">Fantastic storage jars</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://shopbeyondmeasure.co.uk/shop/haberdashery/">Pretty tins of haberdashery</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://shopbeyondmeasure.co.uk/shop/eleonor-bostrom/">Love these little chaps by Eleanor Bostrom. My friend may have taken one home!</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All the colours in the embroidery threads.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gorgeous tweed just waiting to be made into lovely things.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More tweedy goodness.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of these fab knitting bags came home with me.</td></tr>
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You can probably see that it was time for tough decisions. I got a very cute thimble necklace and a wooden sewing needle holder to keep my yarn needles safe in my knitting bag. I just realised I don't have a photo of them as yet.<br />
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If you are wondering where the tapestry and tartan of the title are - they formed the main part of my outfit.<br />
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One of my Welsh tapestry handbags. This one has lots of mustard and teal in it which meant I really couldn't resist it.<br />
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My tartan skirt is from good old M&S and is a) orange, b) wool, c) lined and d)warm. It has had a lot of wear since I bought it in the sale in January. My local charity shops have had a dearth of old lady tartan skirts so this filled a gap in my wardrobe.<br />
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My fabulous sewing machine brooch was a gift from my in laws and it and others like it are stocked by Beyond Measure. I should say here that this is not a sponsored post, I just love lovely stuff.<br />
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Thanks for taking my outfit pictures Karen.<br />
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started just after visiting Yarndale last September. Five of us got together
and hatched a plan to go to <a href="http://www.edinyarnfest.com/">Edinburgh Yarn Festival</a> the following March. We had
heard great things about it and felt that we should find out for ourselves.
Savings tins were started, a group chat was set up on social media,
accommodation was found and agreed upon and as soon as they became available
train tickets and show tickets were booked. Excitement levels were building,
growing as the list of exhibitors was released. It was time for five to go to
Edinburgh Yarn Festival.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">So,
a couple of weekends ago, very early on a cold Friday morning, we met at the train station and set off on our much anticipated jaunt. The train
journey passed by quickly as we were occupied by our knitting and crochet
projects and by a discussion of our tactics for the next day. Some had a plan
of attack and a hit list not to be deviated from, some wanted just to wander
and ponder.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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big day dawned and we were up bright and early, wearing our carefully chosen
woolly garments and our comfiest shoes. Our bags were packed with food, drink,
project lists and knitting and we set off. Handily the stop for the bus out to
the Corn Exchange was opposite our apartment. Twenty minutes later we were off
the bus and following all the other excited faces and fabulous knitwear to the
festival.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The
marketplace was a joy to behold, a feast of colour, texture and pattern just
waiting to be explored. The exhibitors are all hand picked and it shows, every
stall was full of the highest quality items. The stall holders were a mixture
of designers, dyers, yarn suppliers, small shops and makers. As you might
expect there were many Scottish brands exhibiting, such as <a href="http://www.ionawool.com/">Iona Wool</a>, <a href="https://ardalanish.com/">Ardalanish</a> and <a href="https://www.uistwool.com/">Uist Wool</a>, all with fascinating products and stories. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1950's Bohus hat and gloves</td></tr>
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Bohus style knitwear, including a stunning cardigan and jumper which I though were amazing pieces of work. Bohus style originated in Sweden in the 1930's in the Bohuslan area. The area was badly affected by the Depression and women there <o:p></o:p></span><span style="font-family: Arial;">requested help setting up a home industry which they could make a living from. Knitting was the answer and the Bohus style was at the height of it's production in the 1950's, which is when the Guild's garments are from. The patterns and colour work are just beautiful, it was lovely to see them close up.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">There
was much to take in and savour as well as much yarn stroking and squishing to
do. Our eyes were drawn not only to the stalls but also to everyone else’s
beautiful knitwear. <a href="http://westknits.com/">Stephen West</a> patterns were definitely having a bit of a
moment. Everyone was very friendly, united in their excitement over all the
woolly goodness, chatting about their projects and their purchases. We met
people from all over the country and from much further afield with plenty of
knitters from Europe and Scandinavia.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The
Festival runs from Friday to Sunday with taught classes on all three days and
with the marketplace open on the Friday and Saturday. Buying advanced tickets
for the day you wish to visit the marketplace lessens the time spent queueing
in the Edinburgh drizzle. The taught classes sounded fascinating but sold out
almost immediately so booking the minute the class tickets go on sale is key.
Half an hour later was literally too late for some classes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the KCG display boards showing Ingrid Bergman wearing a Bohus jumper</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Some
highlights of the festival for me were meeting and chatting to <a href="http://www.icelandicknitter.com/">The Icelandic Knitter</a>, the walls of colour at <a href="https://www.jarbon.com/">John Arbon Textiles</a> and <a href="http://www.jamiesonsofshetland.co.uk/">Jamieson's of Shetland</a>,
the sample garments from the Inspired by Islay book on <a href="https://katedaviesdesigns.com/">Kate Davies</a> stand, the
<a href="http://tincanknits.com/">Tin Can Knits</a>, the beetle and penguin buttons and beautiful leather goods at <a href="https://shopbeyondmeasure.co.uk/">Beyond Measure</a> and all
the sweater spotting. I really wish I had taken more photographs. Very bad blogger! I actually bought very little, despite my long accumulated savings, but only because I was determined not to add to my stash unless I had a definite project in mind.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">It was also
exciting to see the <a href="http://www.shetlandwoolweek.com/">Shetland Wool Week</a> stall as the Patron for 2017, <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/designers/gudrun-johnston">Gurdrun Johnston</a> had just been announced and her free pattern for wool week, the <a href="http://www.shetlandwoolweek.com/free-knitting-pattern/">Bousta Beanie</a> was available to pick up. Visiting Shetland is on our wish list so watch
this space for the sequel to these adventures, Five Go to Shetland Wool Week.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just one of our group's hauls</td></tr>
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