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Bruce and I took a few hours off today, and spent the morning drinking tea and eating scones with our friend Sarah. Sarah has recently moved to Edinburgh from Shetland, and it was the first time I’ve had a chance to see her new studio. I love to see different kinds of spaces dedicated to… Read More

Posted onNovember 8, 2012November 8, 2012Categoriesdesign, friends, textilesTagsdesign, designer maker, making, Reform Lane, Sarah Laurenson, textiles9 Comments

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Happy midsummer / solstice, everyone! Newsletter subscribers check your inboxes for a wee gift from me to you x. . . . . . #lochfyne #inveraray #stcatherines #midsummer #solstice #polkagriskerchief #milarrochytweed #createmakeshare #myhandsmaking #modernmaker #doitfortheprocess #showyourwork #wearethemakers #celebratinghandmade #knitting #knitstagram #design #handknit #handmade #katedaviesdesigns #katedavies #makersgonnamake #garterstitch
Something exciting in the pipeline later this year. . . . #createmakeshare #myhandsmaking #modernmaker #doitfortheprocess #showyourwork #wearethemakers #celebratinghandmade #knitting #knitstagram #design #handknit #handmade #katedaviesdesigns #katedavies #makersgonnamake #yokes #kddyokes #kdd
Did you know that we now stock KDD walking socks? Over the years I have found that mohair socks are smooth and comfortable for my rather needy feet, and since discovering a brilliant English manufacturer who specialises in outdoor socks and footwear decided to source some of my favourite socks myself. KDD walking socks come in 7 great colours, fit women’s feet size 3-7 (US 5-9; EU 35-40) and are gentle-machine washable.
I love Scottish midsummer. Wispy midnight twilight. The skies are barely ever dark. . . . #insta_scotland #scotland #visitscotland #scotlandisnow #igersscotland #landscape #beautifuldestinations #bbcscotlandpics #benlomond #lomondtrossachs #sunset #simmerdim
“I think Handywoman is a far richer and more interesting project because of my decision to just go ahead and make it myself.” Read about some of the decisions I had to make about producing Handywoman over on the KDD blog today. . . . #making #publishing #writing #research #books #createmakeshare #myhandsmaking #modernmaker #doitfortheprocess #showyourwork #wearethemakers #celebratinghandmade #knitting #knitstagram #design #handknit #handmade #katedaviesdesigns #katedavies #makersgonnamake
Here I am in 1975, wearing a fantastic Aran hoody, knitted by my maternal grandma. I’ve spent much of this week compiling and building a series of online image galleries to enrich the (visual) context of the different subjects discussed in my new book, Handywoman. If you’d like to explore the galleries, follow the link in my bio and click through to the “Gallery” page. . . . #handywoman #katedavies #katedaviesdesigns #writing #publishing #making #design #knitting
Does it sound weird to say I am really enjoying wearing big pants at the moment? Wide leg, balloon leg, dropped crotch, giant flares, culottes, oversized overalls...hurrah for voluminous pants! Also wearing: Tortoise and Hare gauntlets (pattern free for a limited time with Handywoman preorders) . . . #bigpants #volume #shape #silhouette #createmakeshare #myhandsmaking #modernmaker #doitfortheprocess #showyourwork #wearethemakers #celebratinghandmade #knitting #knitstagram #design #handknit #handmade #katedaviesdesigns #katedavies #makersgonnamake
Handywoman pre-orders include shipping to any address worldwide, and a free download of my Tortoise and Hare gauntlets pattern - a design that has meant an awful lot to me, post-stroke. . . . #handywoman #katedavies #katedaviesdesigns #knitting #tortoiseandhare #createmakeshare #myhandsmaking #modernmaker #doitfortheprocess #showyourwork #wearethemakers #celebratinghandmade #knitting #knitstagram #design #handknit #handmade #katedaviesdesigns #katedavies #makersgonnamake
Handywoman —my new book in which I discuss many interrelated topics from disability and design to feminism, craft and knitting — is now available to preorder (follow link in bio!) If you’d like to know more about the book, why not watch my 15 minute TEDX talk? (search for Kate Davies TEDX on YouTube). . . . . #katedavies #handywoman #stroke #design #disability #creativity #knitting #handknitting #makersgonnamake #writing #newbook #braininjury #braininjuryawareness #strokesurvivor

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