The story of a Handmade Red(ish) Beret In the past, I used to buy in berets to sell on my market stall and I noticed that the red ones always sold out first. These berets were not especially good quality, being items that were mass produced in China, but were popular because they were competitivelyContinue reading “How handmade does something have to be to be called “Handmade”?”
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Beginning to Fair Isle Knit using handspun yarn.
I was introduced to and fell in love with spinning at a craft afternoon at my local library. I then took a class on spinning my own yarn and later on, joined my local Guild of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers. I felt the need to start a big project and having just started to learnContinue reading “Beginning to Fair Isle Knit using handspun yarn.”
Knitting for Film.
Here’s a little tale about the early days in my spinning experience and how I managed (by great luck) to make a handspun and hand knitted hat for a film. The film, Fanny Lye Deliver’d was released on June 26th 2020 and stars Maxine Peake and Charles Dance as Fanny and John Lye. It’s setContinue reading “Knitting for Film.”
Sarah McAlister 