by Margaret Woodliff Wright | Oct 31, 2023 | Events, Margaret Woodliff Wright
It’s almost time to start thinking about the upcoming season of the Christmas gift fairs when there is no better time to show your support of artisan ‘small’ makers by buying ‘local’. This year, I will be participating in a couple of...
by Margaret Woodliff Wright | Oct 26, 2023 | Margaret Woodliff Wright, The Northumberland Milliner
Earlier in the year, in collaboration with the charity Smart Works Newcastle, I created a collection of six headpieces, utilising some of their donated scarves. Only two pieces from the Smart Works up-cycled collection remain, one of which is pictured below. Both...
by Margaret Woodliff Wright | Oct 12, 2023 | Margaret Woodliff Wright, Millinery Commissions, The Northumberland Milliner
Earlier in the summer, my client Sophie got in touch to commission me to make a headpiece for her to wear to her MBE ceremony, which was scheduled to take place in late September. Of course, there were a few big questions – where would she receive the honour, who...
by Margaret Woodliff Wright | Sep 7, 2023 | Northumberland
If, like me, you were taught to knit by your grandmother, most would know that when you learn to knit, your first tentative stitch is the basic plain knit stitch. What’s fascinating, however, is that taking the example of the basic plain stitch and using it to...
by Margaret Woodliff Wright | Aug 16, 2023 | Events
It was Ready, Steady, Go in North Northumberland with a Classic Car Show and Craft Market held at the idyllic Etal Showground on a sunny and breezy day in mid-August. Etal Showground is located deep in rural North Northumberland. It is within the Ford & Etal...
