Aerial Archaeology Inspired Design Fluidity in Textiles and Jewellery.
Nov 12, 2019
Written by Helen Robertson
Filed under ding, glasgow school art, mousa
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Aerial Archaeology Inspired Design Fluidity in Textiles and Jewellery.

How a modern view of an ancient site plus design fluidity between textile and jewellery inspired my Aerial Mousa Collection.

A Canadian, A Communist and A Crang
Nov 12, 2019
Written by Helen Robertson
Filed under Canada, designer, knitting, poetry, talk
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A Canadian, A Communist and A Crang

Find out what links an elderly Canadian poet to my Crang Seabird Skeleton!

FISS Knitting - What's in a Name
Nov 12, 2019
Written by Helen Robertson
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FISS Knitting - What's in a Name

Where did all the good names go? An explanation of the origins of FISS Knitting and the struggle to find a decent name for it.

Shetland Wool Week 2018
Apr 02, 2019
Written by Helen Robertson
Filed under button, designer, enamel, knitting, talk, techniques, wool week
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Shetland Wool Week 2018

A round up of my Shetland Wool Week 2018 including my exciting new knitting class.

The Judges Decision is Final.
Aug 28, 2017
Written by Helen Robertson
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The Judges Decision is Final.

Every year there are Agricultural Shows held around Shetland. There are locally area based shows in Voe, Walls, Unst, Yell. The only show that anyone resident anywhere in Shetland can enter is the Cunningsburgh Show. Every show has displays and competitions for animals, poultry, baking, crafts and hosiery (knitting). This year I was honoured to be asked to judge the knitwear section in the Cunningsburgh Show.

Starting at the beginning
Jul 20, 2017
Written by Helen Robertson
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Starting at the beginning

I really haven’t known where to start with writing this blog then it occurred to me that it’s always best to start at the beginning! And that starts long before I was born, in the island of Unst, the northernmost island in Shetland and home for generations of my mother’s family.

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