Callan

Airport fizz and tired eyes. Thank you and hope you all have a good Christmas break ❤️

🥂🎄🥳

Merino racked-knitted mittens for the colder days ahead ✨

Swipe through to see a few clips of them being hand-loomed on the machine.

These are actually one of my favourite pieces this season - they are so fine and soft.

I’ve a few ready to post currently.

A small, thoughtful little stocking filler if you’re still hunting for something special.

Just added to the site — A new colourway in the Diamonds scarf. Nero (almost black) Navy and a deep blue.

This is a tiny run - only 5 ✋available for the Christmas rush. 🔹▪️🔹▪️🔹▪️

Made in Kildare 🇮🇪

www.callanknitwear.com


lilie

I never thought I’d be doing one of these whingey ripped off posts but…

Anyone see any similarities between these and my designs for ????

The combination of bands of Celtic knots with repeated motifs of pints/fish/lighthouses etc was something I’d never seen before. I spent many months experimenting and prototyping in my studio to bring these ideas to life.

Lots of original designs are pillaged for fast fashion and I’m not about to get on a soap box to denounce that. I don’t believe in gate keeping ideas. It also makes designs available to people who can’t afford something hand made in Ireland. So I’m not morally against a bit of copying. Creative ideas need to flow 🌀

However I think companies like Islander Edit (who are they? Can’t find them?) should approach independent designers whose work they like and pay them to rework their designs for that market.

I did all the ground work here in terms of concept and I don’t get one brass penny out the profit Islander Edit is getting. That’s a sickener.

Also I would made their designs wayyyyy nicer so it would have benefited us both 💅🏻

Anyway isn’t this all a bit juicy isn’t it?! It’s even a little bit flattering. But flattery doesn’t pay the bills 🤑