Tag: Burra
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generosity
What an amazing week I had in Shetland! It was a complete privilege to see and talk to so many amazing knitters, who generously shared their work and thoughts with me. Mary Kay, at the Shetland Guild of Spinners, Weavers and Dyers, shows us an incredibly fine lace shawl, knitted in Unst around 1930. Joan…
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Anne Eunson’s artistry
What’s this? A fence? A fence and a flowerbed? Take a closer look . . . for this is no ordinary fence. . . . . .this is a knitted fence . . . . . . a Shetland lace fence, no less. This beautiful and imaginative creation is the work of Anne Eunson of…
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a taste of Shetland
drama a teaser sheep mobile . . . . . . and sedentary bear bere Burra Shetland Textile Working Museum happy on the beach friends Mareel St Ninian’s sunset