18 January 2006, by Webmaster
A CRAFTY budgie who can stitch has weaved her way to the title of Young Cross Stitcher of 2005.
Three-year-old Spike took up stitching after spending countless hours on the shoulder of her Stevenage owner, Sandra Battye.
Mrs Battye, 31 and a forensic scientist, decided to write to Cross Stitcher magazine after seeing a story about a budgie who had eaten its owners stitching.
She sent in the story about Spike, who was named after a Buffy the Vampire Slayer character, and her apprentice was (...)