Honestly, after a couple of weeks of vacation and laziness, it’s hard to get back into crafting, photo-editing and blogging mode.
So as not to overwork myself I’ll start by sharing some of my souvenirs from Iceland and the Faroe Islands with you! Apart from two books these were all sewing or knitting related (of course!)
First of all, the wool! You won’t find many craft shops on the Faroe Islands, but when you find one it’s a knitter’s dream! Most people live on sheep farming and as you can imagine, Faroe wool is pretty awesome. I bought a 100g ball of 100% sheep’s wool in a natural colour in a little shop call Igloo, in Torshavn, the capitol of the Faroe Islands.
In this shop I also got these super cute knitting needles, Russian doll scissors and crayon buttons. Don’t ask me what I’ll make with these, I just couldn’t leave without them. But I’m pretty sure they’ll be put to good use.
I got the blue 100% wool in a supermarket in Iceland. If you’re planning a trip to Iceland, I can really recommend supermarkets for wool-shopping. Generally, I found Iceland super expensive, but the wool in the supermarkets was the same as in the craft shops and even cheeper than what I’d pay here.
I was really looking forward to my trip to Virka, Reykjavik. It’s one of the larger fabric stores in Europe (or so they say on their website). Once we arrived in Iceland and were shocked by prices, I knew I wouldn’t leave with a massive pile of fabrics. But when we actually got there I was even more disappointed. The shop was absolutely wonderful and a seamstress’ dream, but pretty much everything was entirely unaffordable. They had really nice fabric, but most of their range I could’ve bought online or in London for at least a tenth of their price. I guess it’s due to Iceland being an expensive country and having to import everything overseas.
I couldn’t leave without getting a little something and after rummaging through the remnant piles, I found a nice piece of stretchy lace; enough to make underwear. The Burda patterns were actually quite cheap. I got this super cool jumpsuit pattern, which really is two patterns for separate trousers and a top.
They also these super cute hooks and eyes in different colours. I haven’t seen anything like these before. They’ll be nice on a keyhole closure or dress.
Since coming back I made a couple of things, including handsewn leather baby mocassins!
xx
Charlie
Happy sewing!
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I can’t believe it, visiting the Faeroes. It’s my dream having been to The Shetlands a few years ago. Where did you stay, what did you do, did you go to more than one island,do they have a knitting heritage as in The Shetland? More, more, more!! Or have you blogged about this elsewhere?
Hi April! I haven’t blogged about the trip. We basically took a ferry over to the Faroe Islands and stayed there for three days, waiting for the ferry to come back and take us to Iceland! We took our own car and did a round trip around the whole of Iceland starting at Seydisfjördur (leaving from there again after ten days). We had a mix of camping and staying in pre-booked accomodations. It was absolutely amazing! There is wool and wool products everywhere! I got a bit of wool here and there, but for a proper knitting fan this would’ve been heaven! 🙂