The Mitten Handbook (Abrams Books, 2017) acts as an instructional manual for knitting custom mittens. Author Mary Scott Huff encourages knitters to create their own unique mittens by combining ...

In today’s post recessionary economy designers and consumers alike are more inclined to supply and demand garments that can procure the timeless moniker – a traditionally crafted item with ...

Which fashion item is as beloved by members of the royal family as it is by JLo? Or as relevant on the runways of 2024 as in the knitting catalogs of 1960? The answer is surprisingly festive. The Fair ...

Fair Isle knits have achieved iconic status, whether being sported by members of the Royal Family, Mick Jagger or Hailey Bieber. They’re nearly evergreen — if not seasonless. A few years back, JLo ...

Fair Isle is famous for its knitting, but is it a dying tradition? Moira Hickey travels there to find out how important it is to island life. Show more Moira Hickey visits Fair Isle, famous around the ...

A DESIGNER who is keeping the ancient Fair Isle knitting tradition alive on the UK’s remotest inhabited island has been awarded more than £40,000 to expand her business. Marie Bruhat was inspired to ...

For those in the Shetland Isles, where Fair Isle knitwear originated and has been made for centuries, it is probably a bit bemusing that the traditional knitting technique has been hailed one of this ...

To knit or not to knit? Malachy Tallack wrestles with his desire to knit, a practice synonymous with his Fair Isle home. By Malachy Tallack A strange and unnatural urge has come over me this week . . ...