ExperienceLife and styleA customer asked me to make a replica out of her cat’s fur when it died. She took the knitted cat to bed and slept well for the first time since her loss
I was born in the former Soviet Union, where my mother taught me to knit when I was very young. It was a skill every Russian woman had when I was growing up, because clothes were in short supply. Read More...
TattoosWhether it is to commemorate a lost loved one, bask in their independence or mark a new stage of life, many people now get inked when they are older. Six tell their stories
For many older people, tattoos came with baggage. Now, social mores have changed and for those in their 60s, 70s and 80s: “The stigma associated with prisoners’ tattoos, or sailors or misfits getting them, has disappeared,” says Louise Krystahl, a tattoo artist. Read More...
Silvio Berlusconi This article is more than 14 years oldPatrizia D'Addario: Silvio Berlusconi knew I was an escortThis article is more than 14 years oldLive television interview with escort at centre of sex scandal adds to pressure on Italian prime ministerThe woman at the centre of the sex scandal involving Silvio Berlusconi has claimed the Italian prime minister knew she was an escort when she spent the night with him last November. Read More...