Once upon a time, a bookworm decided to spend her life reading, learning, and sharing everything she learned about early modern fiction and theatre, especially the forgotten women writers who created fantastic fairy tales and gripping plays.

Then the bookworm found knitting, and stitching, and designing, and slowly, between being permitted to wear red and purple in public, and finding a form of happy ever after, she moved to the Malverns and started to design.

My designs are available through Ravelry (LoveKnitting for non-UK EU customers), and my adventures in the West Midlands, in sewing, in knitting, in crafting and in building a life which allows creativity and administration to cohabit are shared at my blog: www.ruthcrafts.blogspot.co.uk .

Note re: VAT and January 2015 for non-UK EU customers: I have set up my Ravelry store to redirect you to LoveKnitting for any payments necessary, so that the correct VAT is charged for your purchase. This may cause a little delay / confusion while I establish how best to make this work. Please bear with me, but if you see anything that concerns you, please contact me at ruthcrafts@ruthv.co.uk !