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Fair Isle with Marie

Fair Isle, which lies between Orkney and Shetland, is renowned the world over for its colourful, hardy knitwear, which has a long history on the island. Marie Bruhat is a French national living and working on Fair Isle as a textile and knitwear designer, producing beautiful, authentic Fair Isle knits that are sold globally. For those keen to learn the unique craft at its source, Marie runs knitting holidays where visitors can

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