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Meet the maker

Every Fibre

'I hand spin a sample, as close as possible to what I want and that's what they work on. The softness has to do with the...
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Custodians of the land

"The thing about a croft is that it's a life-long tenancy. You don't own the land. You're just custodians of it for your lifetime... There's...
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Bright and dark at the same time

It was clear as soon as we began unpacking the Harvest Hues skeins from the latest John Arbon delivery that we were in the company...
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Everything Fits

Anna Husemann sits in the centre of a striped Louis XVI sofa, her face framed by long golden curls and a perfectly straight-cut fringe. Behind...
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Vulture Culture

"It was when I'd finished knitting the viruses. I started working on a death mask and I looked at it and thought, No. It's got...
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Ovis What?

Julius is a cavernous minimalist restaurant that has the look of a place which other people eat at. But when I go in and take...
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Activistas de la lana.

"Now I have to find more wool. There are many flocks, but they don't all have the right wool. Some are more like goats with...
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Soul Wool

"They are the most beautiful sheep you've ever seen. Both the ewes and the rams have amazing horns - a sort of swept-back affair." Jenn...
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Knitting in high places

'When he saw I knew what I was talking about as a knitter, it helped me to create a bond.' Irene Waggener is an anthropologist,...