loading . . . more pictures Hello everyone, thank you all for the kind comments and messages I received on my last post. I’m back with some more pictures, the first is something I forgot to mention in the last post, I didn’t realise – or forgot that for my christening I wore the same robe as dad!
me in my christening photo, on my hap
The robe was made by my Great Grandmother, Flora Shearer for her children – my Granny Noelle and her siblings, it was then worn by most if not all of the descendants that came after them, which is sweet.
l: Granny Shearer, with Great Grandad and Great Uncle Magnus, r: Auntie Louise, Brydon, Granny Shearer, and Granny Noelle
Now, todays post starts with another photo of my Dad:
You can see Dad is wearing a lovely Fair Isle Jumper in the passport picture, a few years ago Auntie Louise also gave me a jumper of hers that matched – which I wore for Fair Isle Friday during Wool Week at J&S in 2023
Auntie Lou’s one is very similar to Dads and they both received them as teenagers, they were knit by Mrs Lobban (Jeannie maiden name Johnston, a lady who knit quite a few things for members of my family, she was obviously a go-to!) The things she knit were very traditional but I love the way she used colour, in that she uses a bright Royal Blue or sometimes a pink instead of red..
Dad at in Glasgow wearing his jumper
Something else which was given to me, that was also knitted by Mrs Lobben was this scarf which belonged to my Grandad Gordon:
This scarf is very similar to the jumper: traditional motifs and arrangements but a bright sky blue with black and pinky red with very pale lemon and white instead of the standard blue, red, shetland black, white and yellow that was historically accurate, Its really special to have something of Grandads.
She also made some bairns jumpers for various members of the family, a couple which were worn by my cousins – the Cheyneys:
Brydon and John, Aidan and Irena
And have now been worn by all of their children!
Flora & Merida, Reuben, Eloise and Henry, Cooper and Camryn
I arrived into the world at the tail end of a slump in the Shetland knitting history, Oliver has told me lots of times how tough the 80’s and early 90’s were at J&S, trends come and go and although the skills were still in Shetland so many less people knitted because they didn’t have to anymore, and the culture changed. So when I came to textiles, there never felt like there were many connections I can make but I’m constantly surprised how I connect to my culture, and it is such a part of me and my family’s story.
Speak soon!
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