textile maker
hello - yes I'm still here! a month ago or so my Auntie Louise was doing some sorting and organising and she found some things she knew I would like! She gave me a couple of Haps: A hap is a shawl, used in Shetland traditionally for babies and as outerwear back in the day,…
Hello everyone, at this point in my life I think I must admit to myself that I have become a semi-professional knitwear collector.. when I started collecting knitwear it was really just for things to wear - which I still do, from September to May every year I am pretty much-wearing something knitted every day.…
We have had a great spell of weather in Shetland the past couple of weeks, I knew it was all too good to be true so on Thursday I took the chance to go with some of my pals who were home up to Fethaland for a walk! Fethaland is an old fishing station located…
Hello! I'm sorry its been quiet here for a few weeks, I've been very busy with secret knitting and I passed my driving test! which was very exciting but meant I was practising that instead of knitting - anyway I passed so that's good. I also went away for a peerie trip to Glasgow to…
I recently bought these two photos from the saleroom, the photos themselves are nice and they cost me the mighty sum of two pounds but what the photos represent was really why I wanted them. Since I bought them they have sparked an interest in me about my family and the role they played in a…
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