my kind of day July 28, 2009 By Kate in History, research, textiles, walking Tags: research, walking, work 4 Comments Familiar paths. An archive within walking distance. Happy hours spent researching old things. Food for thought. Share this:TwitterLike this:Like Loading...
Beautiful! May I ask the significance of the feather bundle? The shafts look amazing in the light you photographed them in. Reply
It is a knitting sheath — to hold long dpns and enable knitting on the move — fashioned from hens feathers, and bound with twine. I love it. Reply
I was going to ask what the last thing was, and now I know! I will be interested to hear your opinion, and whether you’ll be experimenting with the Shetland style of knitting :-) Reply
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Beautiful! May I ask the significance of the feather bundle? The shafts look amazing in the light you photographed them in.
It is a knitting sheath — to hold long dpns and enable knitting on the move — fashioned from hens feathers, and bound with twine. I love it.
I was going to ask what the last thing was, and now I know! I will be interested to hear your opinion, and whether you’ll be experimenting with the Shetland style of knitting :-)