Both Lily and the knits looking beautiful.....
Getting snap happy!
Katie (our wonderful photographer) captures the magic of raw fleeces
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Sat 31/10/2009
Our Star Knitter Alice says TEAM TNC GATHER IN NORTH YORKSHIRE FOR PHOTOSHOOT
Sat 31/10/2009
The North Circular Alice says LONDON FASHION WEEK SEPT 09....
The North Circular previewed at 'Esthetica' which is part of London Fashion Week earlier this September, it is where the ECO and sustainable designers showcase their collections. Our 'live knitting' went down a storm, our grannies are definitely the most glamerous and fabulous of all, just totally rocking LFW!
Alice hard at work setting up...
Kath and one of our star knitters Eileen ready to take on the fashion crowd!
Slaving away..........
Team TNC stop for a photo call
Sat 31/10/2009
The North Circular Katherine says CHECK OUT A SELECTION OF BEHIND THE SCENES SHOTS FROM OUR LONDON PHOTOSHOOT
BEHIND THE SCENES..... at one of our photoshoots in London.
Photographer James Moriarty captures model Davinia throwing some sexy moves for the glove shot.
Off set, baby love blossoms, it was a afternoon spent kiss chasing.
Ninja 'knitted' man striking a pose!
Fri 30/10/2009
Our Shepherd Ernest says Today
Went to check on the Wensleydale sheep this morning, they were grazing and some were lying down. They looked content, they know me because I always have a baseball hat on so I just walk in among them. Some might give me a look then carry on grazing but then I saw one at the far end of the field on it's own. As I got closer I saw it was asleep. It must have heard me, got up, saw that it was on it's own and started to walk towards the rest of the flock, then it stopped, looked at me as much as to say 'sorry if you thought I was dead'.
Fri 30/10/2009
The North Circular Katherine says Expanded the army, Recruited thousands, Knitted their socks
Lord Kitchener was the familiar moustachioed face of the First World War recruitment posters, which read ‘Your country needs you.' As Secretary of State for War, he enlisted and trained many thousands of soldiers - but he also had their comfort at heart. He is credited with devising the ‘Kitchener stitch', a knitting technique for seamless socks, designed to be gentle on those marching feet.
Tue 27/10/2009
The North Circular Katherine says if you think we are mad,check out this article from the bbc...
Knitting 'can delay' memory loss
Engaging in a hobby like reading a book, making a patchwork quilt or even playing computer games can delay the onset of dementia, a US study suggests.
Watching TV however does not count - and indeed spending significant periods of time in front of the box may speed up memory loss, researchers found.
Nearly 200 people aged 70 to 89 with mild memory problems were compared with a group who had no impairment.
The findings are to be presented to an American Academy of Neurology meeting.
The researchers from the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota asked the volunteers about their daily activities within the past year and how mentally active they had been between the age of 50 to 65.
“ One million people will develop dementia in the next 10 years so there is a desperate need to find ways to prevent dementia ”
Alzheimer's Society
Those who had during middle age been busy reading, playing games or engaging in craft hobbies like patchworking or knitting were found to have a 40% reduced risk of memory impairment.
In later life, those same activities reduced the risk by between 30 and 50%.
Those who watched TV for less than 7 hours a day were also 50% less likely to develop memory loss than those who spent longer than that staring at the screen.
"This study is exciting because it demonstrates that ageing does not need to be a passive process," said study author and neuroscientist Dr Yonas Geda.
"By simply engaging in cognitive exercise, you can protect against future memory loss. Of course, the challenge with this type of research is that we are relying on past memories of the participants, therefore we need to confirm these findings with additional research."
Sarah Day, head of public health at the Alzheimer's Society said: "One million people will develop dementia in the next 10 years so there is a desperate need to find ways to prevent dementia.
"Exercising and challenging your brain - by learning new skills, doing puzzles such as crosswords, and even learning a new language - can be fun.
"However, more research, where people are followed up over time, is needed to understand whether these sorts of activities can reduce the risk of dementia."
Story from BBC NEWS:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/health/7896441.stm
Published: 2009/02/18 10:39:51 GMT
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