French knitting – also known as I-cord knitting or a French knitting machine – is a fun craft that’s been keeping idle hands occupied for centuries. Made by interlocking loops, it’s worked by wrapping ...

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

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

Happy holidays, knitters! We bring you this nifty story from the BBC, which features a French knitter who re-creates news stories with knitted dolls. Yes, we realize that kinda sounds like a cry for ...

Sittingbourne’s “knitting man” is attempting to spin his way into the Guinness Book of World Records. Ted Hanniford from Cavell Way has spent more than five years creating a woollen mammoth yarn which ...

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