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Stevenson sweater and gauntlets

Ahoy there! I have two complementary designs to show you today — the Stevenson Sweater and Gauntlets. These designs were inspired by Shetland’s iconic lighthouses . . . . . . such as the Bressay light, which provides the dramatic backdrop to these photographs. Seven of Shetland’s lighthouses, including the one at Bressay, were designed…

a walk around the lighthouse

By: Kate Davies Designs June 13, 2011June 13, 2011

birds, landscape, Shetland, textiles, walking, wildflowersbirds, bonxies, Bressay, Bressay lighthouse, Scotland, Shetland, walking, Wild Flowers33 Comments

Outside the lighthouse, the ground rises steadily and steeply. Bressay Sound reveals its spectacular arch. We are climbing up toward the cliffs. Every ledge has its own maalie (fulmar). We are prepared for spitting, but they don’t seem to mind us. Sitting there at the edge, everything is quiet except for the soft whoooosh of…