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Karie Westermann

Welcome
This Thing of Paper
This Thing of Paper
Vellum
Scriptorium
Psalter
Incunabula
Majuscule & Minuscule
Letterpress
Rubrication
Marginalia
Woodcut
Bibliotheca
- - Bibliography
Exclusive Backer Pattern: Purslowe
This Thing of Paper Stockists
Patterns
Doggerland Collection
The Hygge Collection
Garments
Shawls
Accessories
Workshops
Events
Workshop FAQ
Online Events FAQ
Tutorials
Shop
Blog
Contact
Karie
16 August 2008
Scotland

Overheard in Glasgow

Karie
16 August 2008
Scotland

Kid looking at the zoological collection at Glasgow Kelvingrove Museum: "Mum, were these animals once alive?"Mum: "No, only the elephant".

*facepalms*

Tagged: amusing, ecology wtf, geek, Glasgow, nature is big and scary, overheard, real life

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Karie Westermann

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I do things with wool and words. Knitwear designer, teacher and author.

And other stuff too. 

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I love my notebooks. They help me with my work and also jog my memory about where and when I came up with ideas. Last September I was in Ísafjörđur in the Westfjord region of Iceland - it is the very north-west part of the country - when
All the stories in Glasgow they never tell you about ❤ I've lived here since 2006 and since the pandemic started I've not been further than 3 miles from home. And yet I keep discovering places, seeing intriguing doorways, walking down old cobbled str
The camera does not like this fabric 😂 but here are my #yantaoveralls made from glorious mid-century print baby cord from @trurofabrics. I made a size 18 with mods: longer legs, nipped in the waist, inserted side zipper, and widened the bib (the jur
Went out to photograph my Yanta Overalls (those pics tomorrow), when I realised I'm yet to release this hat. What say you pals? It's a one-skein pattern (I knitted mine in Canary on Countess Ablaze English Gentleman DK) and I wear this hat all the ti
Wear a mask. You hear a lot about dying from Covid-19 but I'm here to talk about post-viral illnesses. I've lived with one of those for nearly 25 years, so here is what you can expect: overwhelming fatigue after doing small everyday things, brain f
It's feeling very autumnal now. I mean, the sun was out today but I relished being able to wear my new corduroy trousers. Relished, I tell you. They are #mnflint curve sz 20 and made in deadstock heavyweight cord from @roberta.cummings (thank you @k
Autumn mood much? Currently on my making table (bottom to top): gorgeous vintage tan/chestnut corduroy from @roberta.cummings (she still has quantities in navy, corn & this colour), beautiful & exquisite mustard-coloured Welsh wool from @cart
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