As Susan pointed out in the comments to the last post: Alice Starmore’s Book of Fair Isle Knitting. In paperback. August 2009. From Dover. Dover doesn’t only publish public domain works or collections of clip-art; they publish new works, too … Continue reading
Her old Mac IIci. Obviously, knitters who will enter into desperate bidding wars to procure Starmore’s out-of-print books would jump at the chance to own this piece of Knitting History™. After all, if you can’t own the book, you can … Continue reading
Since the UK magazine Knitting only ran a glowing article about Rowan Scottish Tweed and the Carloway mill in February, perhaps it is still timely to follow up on the end of the Harris Tweed legal showdown. As mentioned at … Continue reading
The Harris Tweed Cardigan, from KnitPicks. Made from non-tweedy yarn produced on a continent that most definitely does not include any of the Hebridean isles. Inquiring minds would like to know whether the Harris Tweed Authority or those who would … Continue reading
I didn’t care for their superwash wool, but I was sorry to hear that production issues caused Mission Falls to make the decision to cease operations (the yarn distribution — doesn’t mean you won’t see Mags Kandis’s designs in future). … Continue reading
What with the constant checking for real news updates recently, I didn’t think to check, so I’m not certain how recently the next part of the Harris yarn was posted. The new material: photographs used to advertise the forthcoming (but … Continue reading
Here’s the 5-cent tour of Herself’s latest installment, and then the stuff that’s independently verifiable, in convenient tabular format…
Starmore starts with a prologue. Starmore complains about an announcement (PDF) published by a third-party retailer, Upcountry, referencing the “Harris Tweed Company,” which doesn’t actually exist. She also mentions shade cards for “Harris Arran” yarn that had been distributed, perhaps … Continue reading
Alice Starmore dishes. This statement follows on the story that was printed in The Herald on May 14. This was the article that reported that Starmore claimed that HTTL had stolen part of her website content, and that HTTL was … Continue reading
The word through the e-grapevine is that at least one retailer has been advised that the matter between HTA and Rowan is settled, but none of the known parties involved has posted any update or press release, and it hasn’t … Continue reading