#ShetlandLace knitting. Take the finest yarn you've ever knitted with and make it at least twice as thin.

Then go to Specsavers.

@mem_somerville not on the topic of #bobbinlace, but rather on #shetlandlace #spinningfiber #rawwool 🐑🐏#fiberarts and #bbcfilms - I don’t recall if this is the whole film, if I find a better link I’ll update this. Apologies if you’ve already seen this one, just grateful to find other #fiberartistsonmastodon

https://youtu.be/ADU6GzmtZ1s

@mem_somerville have you seen the “Hands” BBC film posts on YT for scouring #rawwool, #cardingfiber, #spinningfiber, and #knitting #shetlandlace ?
Shetland lace: The favoured fabric of Queen Victoria, and a craft which could go extinct

This is the story of Shetland lace, a fabric held in such high regards that Queen Victoria took a liking to it, and the sad potential of the unique craft being lost to time

Press and Journal

#Fiberuary - #IntentionalHoles day 6

#Lace #knitting - pattern is "Shetland Tea Shawl" - a traditional #shetland shawl, circular, extremely lacy.

I've given it away a long time ago, because while I very much enjoyed knitting it (it went surprisingly quickly) I'm absolutely not the person to wear such shawls.

The most fascinating thing is always the transformation that happens through blocking.

#LaceKnitting #KnittedShawl @knitting @fiberarts #fiberarts #fiberart #ShetlandLace