Knitters and crafters had been anticipating Channel 4’s new craft show Game of Wool for some time. Knitting, so long the poor relation of the textile crafts, was finally to take centre stage on ...

I arrived on Fair Isle, in Scotland’s Shetland Islands, intent upon buying a sweater. Fair Isle knitting has been replicated worldwide but the genuine article can only be found on 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 ...

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 ...

TRADITIONAL knitting is alive and well on Fair Isle, the most remote inhabited spot in the UK. Thanks to Mati Ventrillion, the intricate patterns made famous by the Prince of Wales in the 1920s are ...