“A collection for all generations. Deep in its past, resilient in its present and strong in its future”.
The Aran Islands are located just off Galway and Doolin. A true Irish experience awaits me. Local women that show me the history, passion and love there is behind a simple knot and the simple act of knitting. Locals speak Irish as well as English in a setting of Celtic churches of historical significance including World Heritage site Dun Aonghasa which is set on dramatic 300 ft cliff edge.
It is this magical place in the midst of the wild Atlantic that inspired my final collection. An ocean that sank many Irish men and families, sometimes only identified by two simple things: a family knot and the wool. A collection that also shows how values such as love, passion, resilience, strength and family come together to define a simple but yet unique collection.
But let’s go back to the beginning, shall we?
PART II
DESIGNED & HANDKNITTED BY
Stephanie Frahm Fetherston
PHOTOGRAPHY:
Stephanie Frahm Fetherston
LOCATION
Aran Islands
Special Thank you to all of my family who made this possible
To you, for you, always
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