Kate Lynch
- Jan 25
- 2 min
The Sieve and Riddlemaker
It was a happy afternoon with sieve and riddlemaker Steve Overthrow watching him steam and bend ash to form hoops for his riddles and...
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Kate Lynch
- Sep 15, 2021
- 2 min
Horsehair weaving
It was a great privilege to spend time at John Boyd Textiles in Castle Cary, the historic company still weaving horsehair on their...
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Kate Lynch
- Aug 18, 2021
- 3 min
Two Rivers Handmade Paper
What a wonderful journey I've had during the past two years, visiting traditional craftspeople in Somerset. The journey to the Two...
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Kate Lynch
- Aug 1, 2021
- 2 min
Mary, the basketmaker
Basketmakers who made baskets years ago were having to work fast to make a living and they had to make baskets a set size for a secific...
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Kate Lynch
- Jul 7, 2021
- 2 min
The Whittler of Wood
I spent a wonderful day recently with Michael Fairfax. His studio is in a wooded valley on the edge of the Brendon Hills and it is full...
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Kate Lynch
- Jun 3, 2021
- 1 min
The Stonemason
A wonderful morning with Andrew Ziminski in his workshop in Frome as he worked on a relief carving in Bath Stone. Sun streamed into the...
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Kate Lynch
- Mar 24, 2021
- 2 min
The Brushmaker
I told a friend I had spent a morning with a brushmaker locally and she looked surprised. Yes, it's quite something that alongside our...
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Kate Lynch
- Jan 30, 2021
- 1 min
The Hedgelayer
Last week I was out with Michael near Queen Camel. It was a misty morning . Michael was laying a hedge.The ancient hillfort, Cadbury...
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Kate Lynch
- Nov 1, 2020
- 1 min
Diana, beekeeper and bee skep maker
This month I finished a charcoal drawing of Diana Robertson, a beekeeper, coiling a straw bee skep.
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Kate Lynch
- Oct 1, 2020
- 2 min
The Old Crafts
I’ve started another journey. I’m going out with people who work with their hands using skills passed down through generations.
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