textile maker
I wouldnt blame you if you thought all I did was knit things for myself (which is mostly true) but I do actually make things to sell as well. Since I finished college I have developed and tidied up a design I had a part of my final project: the crofthoose cushion! Using…
I couldn't resist. As soon as I finished my Natural Puffin Cardigan I kept thinking about making another.. but as a jumper.. and in colours closer to the original.. A real Puffin Jumper! SO.. I decided I would, for my cardigan I hand-tooled the ribbing which was the definition of tedious so for this I…
I am very lucky that I get to do things that I know other people would love to do, I am a trustee of the Shetland Textile Museum and this year along with another trustee Cushla, who also works at the 'big' Museum I visited the archives of the Shetland Museum. The purpose of the visit…
Thank you for the lovely comments on my last blog, I'm forever taking pictures and doing nothing with them so.. I thought I'd share more of my photos of Shetland. Some of these might have feautured in other blogs but I hope that's ok.
Shetland was blessed with lots of sunshine this week, in fact apparently Shetland was the sunniest place in the UK on Wednesday!! I wasn't working Thursday and Friday but I woke up to grey sky's both those days. The photos above were taken on my phone when I got the chance through the week. After…
I'm sorry its been a bit quiet around here, I have had a busy couple of weeks with nothing much exciting to report EXCEPT what I'm about to show you. I have another finished jumper to show, this is my version of the Puffin Sweater by Kate Davies, but I chose to make it in…
This Jumper belongs to my Mam, she bought it in the 1980s in Lerwick. She found it again a few years ago at my Granny and Grandads house in Ollaberry, with my recent obsession I'm sure your not shocked that I took it out the cupboard... It is made from Icelandic Wool very similar to Alafoss…
Do other knitters ever find themselves questioning what they are knitting? maybe I should get a life but when I keep getting inspired by a certain style I start to wonder why.. I am obsessed with Icelandic jumpers I find myself googleing them, ebaying them, pinning them on pinterest, buying the wool, casting them on...…
I am a slow knitter.. faster than I was, but still pretty slow. I am also an easily distracted which is why I am showing you something I started back in October.. I love yoke jumpers.. of any description .. anything with plain sleeves and plain body and a fancy yoke. Yum. I love Icelandic…
warning: lots of pictures of lace! As I'm sure you can believe, I always have my eye out for any kind of traditional knitwear. I love Fair Isle and any kind of stranded knitting but I also love Shetland Lace, especially wearable Lace. A lot of the time you see Lace scarves,stoles and shawls which…
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