Helen Robertson

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If you’ve read my introduction to The Book of Haps then you’ll already have come across Helen Robertson – a Shetland artist and craftswoman whose work I deeply admire. Working with silver wire and other precious materials, Helen has developed a uniquely thoughtful aesthetic which celebrates, commemorates and reflects upon Shetland’s history and heritage –…

In the steps of Jane Gaugain

By: KDD March 11, 2016June 9, 2021

Edinburgh, History, Shetland, women, writingCarol Christiansen, Edinburgh, excellent women, Helen Robertson, History, Jane Gaugain, knitting, Roslyn Chapman, Shetland, Shetland Museum and Archives, textile history32 Comments

In the Steps of Jane Gaugain From the quiet restraint of the Regency buildings that line Edinburgh’s George Street, you would never guess that this, a century and a half ago, was the scene of a knitting revolution. Here the ladies of the city gathered to exchange “receipts,” compare their success with the latest stitch…