Stories tagged: Meet the maker

Meet the maker

In Shetland no one swatches

In the English speaking knitting world, travelling to the Shetland islands, 130 miles north of the Scottish mainland, has become something of a Haj-like pilgrimage....
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The insatiably curious knitter

It was quite early in Wendy Peterson's young life as a knitter that she noticed her right leaning decreases were neater than her left leaning...
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A Dream Come True

"You have to learn this stuff from the beginning. It takes a long time" Ramon Cobo is the 4th generation of wool makers at the...
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Seeing the world in neon

Helen Reed has an eyesight condition that, as far as I know, has no name. She sees the world in neon. Even people's skin tones...