set for September

By: KDD
collaboration, color, colour, Crafting Futures, creativity, design, fairisle, inspiration, Kate Davies Designs, knitting, mexico, Milarrochy Tweed, seasonal, YOKES!, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 8 Comments on set for September

Collar de Pilar – with long sleeves

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Natalie Warner

By: KDD
amazing knitters, bluestockings, clothing, creativity, design, fabric, feminism, History, interview, knitters, knitting, making, textiles, the life of things, women, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 14 Comments on Natalie Warner

Introducing a talented designer and her fascinating professional journey

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sock of the week no.4

By: KDD
bluestockings, design, History, knitting, Scotland, Scottish textiles, sock of the week, socks, textile history, textiles, , , , , , , , , , , , , , 14 Comments on sock of the week no.4

Gairloch stockings: A Highland design success story

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two new projects

By: KDD
books, design, feminism, History, Kate Davies Designs, publishing, textiles, women, writing, yarn, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 49 Comments on two new projects

News about Inkling, and The Bluestocking Club

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changing direction

By: KDD
design, knitting, making, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 89 Comments on changing direction

there’s no “best” way to knit socks, but which way do you prefer?

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an airy sweater

By: KDD
color, colour, design, gardening, Kate Davies Designs, knitting, manufacturing, Milarrochy Tweed, seasonal, vegetables, , , , , , , , , , 21 Comments on an airy sweater

Mel thinks she’s knitted herself a sweater but Kate has other ideas

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strorchle

By: KDD
birds, collaboration, color, colour, design, landscape, seasonal, stripes, , , , , , , , , , , , 10 Comments on strorchle

All about a nostalgic stripey sweater

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zwiebelmuster

By: KDD
art, craft, creativity, design, food, History, making, My Place, painting, patterns, process, , , , , , , , , , , , , 21 Comments on zwiebelmuster

Nicole Wagler tells us about eighteenth-century porcelain and her sense of place in Meissen

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the thaw

By: KDD
colour, craft, creativity, design, knitting, landscape, My Place, seasonal, textiles, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 14 Comments on the thaw

Rebecca Osborn shares a beautiful design, inspired by her place in the Canadian Arctic

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Lilias Day (in colour)

By: KDD
color, colour, design, fairisle, Kate Davies Designs, knitting, textiles, yarn, YOKES!, , , , , , , , , , , , , 19 Comments on Lilias Day (in colour)

A colourful sweater, in the snow

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Na Séasúir

By: KDD
amazing knitters, design, knitters, knitting, landscape, Milarrochy Tweed, My Place, poetry, seasonal, textiles, , , , , , , , , , , , 20 Comments on Na Séasúir

Mary O’Shea introduces a glorious circular scarf whose colours turn with her, through the seasons

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make / mend: Collingwood-Norris

By: KDD
business, color, colour, design, interview, landscape, making, Scotland, Scottish textiles, textiles, women, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 34 Comments on make / mend: Collingwood-Norris

Kate talks to Flora Collingwood-Norris about mending, Scottish islands, and how colour makes you feel

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Cas

By: KDD
amazing knitters, design, Images of knitting, Ireland, knitters, knitting, Milarrochy Tweed, My Place, textiles, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 23 Comments on Cas

Eimear Earley introduces a gorgeous shawl inspired by the golden age of Irish art

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