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This Substack is to document my attempts to recreate traditional hand-knitted Gansey jumpers from historic photographs from the Isle of Wight.
At the moment I am aiming to send emails every two weeks, charting my progress and which image I am working from.
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If you’re not one of my friends or family members who have subscribed to this newsletter because I asked you to, then hello! Here’s a bit about me:
My name is Tracy, I live on the beautiful Isle of Wight with my wife and partner of 23 years and our 5 rescue cats. No clichés here… Due to health issues I do not currently have a job, but in the past have had many jobs - chef at the Savoy Hotel, cook at a couple of Outward Bound centres, Eton college, followed by many and varied jobs in the UK and abroad. I even designed a few knitting patterns, for more information look on my website. I am currently about to start my fourth year of an English Literature/Creative Writing degree with the Open University, three years down, three to go.
When I am not writing or studying I enjoy painting, both watercolour and acrylic, knitting, patchwork, spinning (yarn that is, not the bike things), and gardening.
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