Wool News : SWW 2017 round up | Shetland Wool Week
On my bucket list. Maybe next year. :) We can’t believe it’s a month since Shetland Wool Week 2017 ended. What an amazing, inspiring, creative and wonderful nine days it was! We’re still buzzing....
Tagged: crafting a fibre life
History in the Making : Fair Isle Fisherman’s Kep
by Lori Law I recently completed my first ever ‘fisherman’s kep’, knit in Harrisville Shetland, in the style of Fair Isle as can be found in the Shetland Museum. (Still in need of a...
New Tech : New yarn created from biodegradable bacteria.
Students from the Fashion Institute of Technology won the Biodesign Challenge, “a competition in which teams of students from nine leading U.S. colleges and universities created projects that envision future applications of biotechnology”. The...
History in the Making : The Secret History of Knitting
An insightful look at knitting through the ages. Or, watch here : The Secret History Of Knitting – YouTube, by Makeful TV. #makefulknits continues with the world premiere of ⭐️The Secret History of Knitting⭐️ Trust us,...
Life : For the Birds
Many of us who work with fibre, have all kinds of bits and bobs of wool and other fibres around – here’s an article outlining a few ways to share them in the wild: Yarn...
History in the Making : Bohus Inspiration
Amy Christoffers offers a brief but enlightening look at the style of Bohus knitting, the inspiration for her new design, the Helen Pullover : Amy’s Thread: Bohus Inspiration | berroco design studio.