I mentioned in last week’s column about weaving in yarn ends at the completion of a knit or crochet project. Some crafters will tell me they tie knots when joining yarns on a project.

The Princess of Wales looked delighted today as she arrived at the National Portrait Gallery in central London hand-in-hand with a five-year-old girl after riding next to her on the bus.

“I didn’t expect the pure meditative state spinning allows, which is in stark contrast to the complex pre-planning that is involved for my weaving practice, especially passementerie ... experimenting ...