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I've got some lime wood knitting needles in about 2.5mm and they work very well. Have used apple suckers successfully too. Bone is wonderful to work with, it gets better with age. I regularly use several sets of victorian bone knitting needles and crochet hooks, we make our lucets from bone...

I would also advise always running any recipe through a lye calculator (the one here is very good http://www.the-sage.com/calcs/lyecalc2.php) even if you think you know what the NaOH to fat ratio is. Rough rule of thumb, the runnier the oil at room temperature, the softer the soap, which is why...

Have you also looked at whether a particular food or habit is causing the headaches? I get persistant migraines if I eat too much wheat for example, but it took me years to identify that as the culpirt as I can be fine if I get the amount just right. For other people, a particular stitting or...

I'm still around, not posting been on the various forums much, bit up to my ears with the run up to midwinter and making piles of presents for the family:)

I love them, such a pretty berry, My mum has one in the garden just for the autumn seeds. I did some knitting recently inspired by spindleberry colours, worked really well even in wool :)

Thats a really useful tip, I'm often scrabbling round for something to thin leather edges with, that looks ideal :)

Interesting question. I usually have some first aid basics, matches and a small (tiny even)blade in my bag somewhere, but I'd never really considered them as city survival gear, just stuff I cart round with me. In the short term of a disaster, I would imagine you could find most things you might...

That reminds me, The National Living History Fair is back at Warwick now after problems with the Birmingham venue. Wish I could get to the Northern one, looks fun and I always enjoy browsing a new market!:)

Nice work! I'm a huge fan of ring and dot pattern, so easy to do, and always a great result. I'm always surprised we don't use it more on modern pieces.

Brown is good for aging delicately coloured wines, where light might be detrimental

Tablet weaving always looks complicated until you actual start doing it. Then, some patterns remain fiendishly complicated but if you stick at first to ones where you turn the whole pack at once it all becomes a lot clearer. Would second Toddy's suggestion to thread the whole pack at once, its...

you can never have too many demijohns!

We've done Bronze smelting using copper and tin over a charcoal fire, and it does take a bit of patience. Whatever you use as a mould make sure it is ultra dry before you start, the merest suspicion of moisture and it can all go bang in the most horrible way

Terrifying! Bet you sleep safe in your bed at night knowing that one is on duty! :) ;) :)

Yep, us too. Sadly anything not nailed down is likely to go missing in this area

I rather like that, a nice change from the normal solid horns

ooh, havent made ginger beer for years! Must get some going soon I think, would be a nice addition to the midwinter drinkies

Virtually nothing here, but then we have a lot of stuff that doubles up for camping, re-enacting, tools, kitchen, crafts etc. Most of our stuff is multi functional, so I think the only specifically buscrafty thing I've ever had was my big knife, and that was a 21st present from himself rather...