Uploaded July 2023 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago

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Our Website: jarbon.com
Sylvia's Website: withcherriesontop.com

This talk was filmed at our in-person Mill Open Weekend, June 2023. Thanks so much to Sylvia for joining us!

TIME SIGNATURES
00:00 - intro
01:47 - Sylvia's background
04:30 - Growing up in the 70s in Aberdeen
06:21 - Learning to knit
08:55 - Rediscovering ones cultural heritage
11:32 - African prints
13:38 - First design
15:50 - Nubian Queen pattern
18:33 - Indigenous art
21:20 - Akwa Miri
22:22 - Morowa
23:48 - Amaka
25:18 - Mino
28:13 - Totoiseshell
30:33 - Amina
34:23 - African textiles
36:49 - Intarsia
37:36 - Paragon
40:38 - Village Life
47:51 - Bamileke Elephant Mask
50:10 - Highland Coo
51:30 - Similarities in form between Fair Isle and African prints
54:19 - Audience questions

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Hope you enjoyed this talk! We would love to know what you’ve been up to recently – and what is on your hooks and needles and bobbins, of course!

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