Wool shop owner urges people to share their yarns

By Andrew Lambert | June 17, 2024

Caring crafter Fiona Williams is urging Middlesbrough folk to share their yarns. The 52-year-old crochet queen achieved her lifelong dream earlier this year by opening her own shop. Now she’s urging fellow knitters, crocheters, hobbyists – as well as novices – to join her every Monday morning to show their skills, tell their stories and…

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Grandmother brings extra glamour to Middlesbrough market

By Andrew Lambert | October 19, 2023

A Middlesbrough grandmother says she’s determined to live life to the full – whether that’s starting her own business or appearing in one of TV’s most successful shows.  Forty-five-year-old Amita Karda said when she was a young girl in India her passions were beauty and acting but they had to take a back seat when…

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