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Gifts - £60 and under. Gifts - £100 and under. Burra bears for nielanell. Niela is an experienced tutor in textile practices such as felting, dyeing, spinning and textile design. Along with Elizabeth Johnston of Shetland Handspun. She organises and teaches textile workshops at Hoswick Visitor Centre during Shetland Wool Week. If you would like either private tuition or a workshop for a group. Shetland Wool Week 2016. Find out about the classes that we are running here in Hoswick.
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Nordic Homecraft: February 2013
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Tuesday, February 26, 2013. In search of bed rugs and boat rya. My sister and I are planning a trip to Finland this spring in search of our 'roots'. Although I truly am an American mutt, 1/4 of my ancestry is Swedish-Finn.and for reasons I can't explain, I have always had a very strong interest in early Scandinavian textiles. Reproduction of a 'proddy' rug that is on display at Stundars Museum. In Korsholm, Finland. In Korsholm, Finland. Even better, their artifact of the month was a 'proddy' rug. Taatit...
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Monday, March 11, 2013. Shearing Day at Whoamule Shetlands. Chris and Jerry Lubinski of Clinton, WA on Whidbey Island let me photograph their shearing day recently. If you'd like to see the whole story, follow this link to my other blog. http:/ thesheepbarn.blogspot.com. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Whidbey Island, Washington. View my complete profile. Ostrobothnian sweaters and accessories: new book Lankapaitoja ja muita asusteita. Folklore Fashion - blogg. The new book on sale in book stores.
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Nordic Homecraft: July 2013
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Friday, July 26, 2013. Finnish Travels - Pt.3. As someone that has spent her life making textiles, I would have to say that I am in love with my tools. Tools are such an important part of the process of knitting, weaving and spinning. They can even make a difference in the quality of the finished product. Not to mention that a beautiful, well made tool is a joy to use! This post will mostly be a photo essay of some of the amazing textile tools I came across in the Ostrobothnian region of Finland. I loved...
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Nordic Homecraft: October 2012
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Saturday, October 20, 2012. Vacations.and Manx sheep. Knockaloe Beg Farm, Patrick, Isle of Man. Maughold Parrish church, IOM - Several preserved Viking heads stones can be found in the church yard. Holly', the pet Loghtan ewe at Knockaloe Beg Farm. Loghtan ewe and lamb at Cregneash. Loghtan ram at Cregneash. A folk museum on the south end of IOM. Loghtan ewe at Cregneash. Loghtan throw and wool. Lately I have been purchasing breed specific wool yarns, in part to educate myself on the extraordinary variat...
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Wednesday, April 10, 2013. A Legacy of Shetland Lace". Published by The Shetland Times Ltd. Elizabeth Johnston of Shetland sent me this lovely book this past winter. Most books that are available about Shetland lace are written by writers that are not from Shetland. This book is actually the work of the Shetland Guild of Spinners, Knitters, Weavers and Dyers that was founded in 1988. It's purpose is to preserve and further Shetland's traditional textile heritage. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). I wor...
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Nordic Homecraft: March 2013
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Monday, March 11, 2013. Shearing Day at Whoamule Shetlands. Chris and Jerry Lubinski of Clinton, WA on Whidbey Island let me photograph their shearing day recently. If you'd like to see the whole story, follow this link to my other blog. http:/ thesheepbarn.blogspot.com. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Whidbey Island, Washington. View my complete profile. Ostrobothnian sweaters and accessories: new book Lankapaitoja ja muita asusteita. Folklore Fashion - blogg. The new book on sale in book stores.
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Nordic Homecraft: December 2012
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Thursday, December 20, 2012. All of the colors in my sweater have a corresponding face that goes with them. Most of the browns in the sweater come from different shearings from different years from Buttercup, a now 8 year old Shetland ewe. An advantage to raising Shetland sheep is the wide range in the fleece colors 'on the hoof'. That diversity made the planning of the colorway for my sweater a lot of fun. As for the design, I headed for one of my favorite knitting books, Poetry in Stitches. Many years ...