Designer Spotlight: Interview with Janina Kallio of Woolenberry

Posted: August 25, 2023

Designer Spotlight: Interview with Janina Kallio of Woolenberry

July 2023 saw the release of a beautiful new pattern from Janina Kallio using one of our yarns. Cloud Gazing (below) calls for Keld Twist in Tarn which is our plied superwash merino/linen yarn. It's a 4ply thickness but only has two plies for a nice soft and structured yarn. This design was the latest in a long history of wonderful collaborations between us and Janina and so we thought it was a great time to have a catch up with her.      Can you tell us a little about your background and how you came to become a designer?My educational...


An interview with Hanna Gough of Germander Cottage Crafts

Posted: May 24, 2023

An interview with Hanna Gough of Germander Cottage Crafts

  It has been far too long since we interviewed one of our designer friends. In the past couple of years Hanna Gough of Germander Cottage Crafts has released two individual patterns and two accessory collections in a range of our yarns. She also has two upcoming pattern releases scheduled for the next couple of months and so we thought this was the perfect time to have a chat with her!    1. Can you tell us a little about your background and how you came to become a designer? I started knitting and crochet in 2014 as a way...


Designer Spotlight: An Interview with handknit designer Liz Corke

Posted: February 23, 2021

Designer Spotlight: An Interview with handknit designer Liz Corke

  Here at ECY Shedquarters we are so lucky to have a wonderful range of designers from all over the world who regularly work with our yarns. We just love seeing the fantastic creations they come up with and it really helps to feed back into the creativity of dyeing. One of our absolute favourites is Liz Corke and as we reflected on the sheer volume of designs and the quality of all of them we knew we had to have a chat with her! This is a fascinating read and really gives you an insight into Liz and her design process....

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