Aug 1, 2018
Susan Crawford joins me this week and we take a journey through
the past three years since Ep55.
The Vintage Shetland Project was officially published in February
2018. The culmination of 8 years of painstaking work, the book is
an absolute triumph, both as an academic work, but also as Susan
was diagnosed with aggressive breast cancer just prior to the
original planned publication date.
In this episode we talk about the realisation of The Vintage
Shetland Project into its paper form, and discuss a few of the
amazing stories that have come out as a result of this research.
This includes a hitherto forgotten knitting historian from 1930,
whose work was destined to be lost forever until this project and a
daring WW2 pilot who believed the Fair Isle sweaters knitted by his
doting Aunt kept him safe from the Luftwaffe.
Next, Susan talked about another project, connected to her
diagnosis: The Knocker Jotter. Susan was very open about the
details of her journey through cancer. This was a creative project
that came about with members of her cancer support group, and was
very empowering for the women involved.
Finally we return to the present, with exciting plans for Monkley
Ghyll Farm. There are naughty Shetland sheep, retreats, workshops
and jam and gin on the horizon.
You can find Susan at www.susancrawfordvintage.com
Full shownotes and links at www.shinybees.com/116