Finishing the hat… well, sweater
In Sunday in the Park with George – an excellent musical inspired by pointillist painter Georges Seurat – Sondheim posits that the creative process is one of an isolating and all-consuming…
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A ‘Zen’ experience beside a Tuscan river: The Watermill’s bamboo glade
Silently and unseen, the leaves have fallen for more than half a century in our bamboo glade between the millstream and the river, creating a cushioned pathway through the towering…
Jim’s fashionable knitting designs are timeless
The Fair Isle cardigan above was designed and knitted by our world-renowned Watermill tutor Jim Cox 45 years ago – and he‘s still wearing it! Like all of Jim’s renowned…
Cognoscenti… connoisseurs… aficionados… Whatever the word, be ‘in the know’ about convivial creativity at the Watermill
There used to be an expression “the Greeks had a word for it,” a coded comment, the ‘it’ being something that could not be openly expressed at the time of…
Irresistib-eel!
Yes, when Flavio Terenzoni, our gardener, brought in the pumpkin and the sinuous squash, and when painting tutor Crystal Beshara arranged them in an artistic still-life, Bill couldn’t resist…
The laundry door. A remarkable blend of historic information and contemporary function
You may recollect that a few weeks back we told you about Watermill guest Doug Freerksen’s fascination with ancient artefacts at the Watermill, particularly some of the doors. Doug, from Oak…
Knitting tourism essentials: what to pack for a week of wool and wonder in Italy
We’ve welcomed knitters from all over the world to the Watermill, and over the years, we’ve noticed something charming: many of them arrive with suitcases that are, shall we say,…
Why going solo on a knitting retreat might be the best gift you give yourself
A knitting retreat in Italy may not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think of travelling solo, but it has quietly become one of the most…
A Scottish Skating Minister and Winter Inspiration for Painting Holidays in Tuscany
We’ve chosen this delightful image of an 18th Century Scottish Presbyterian minister ice skating gracefully on Duddingston Loch to send our Season’s Greetings to all our Watermill friends and…