An Interview with Lucy Donnell – Wool Blanket On-line

Lucy Donnell is a Scottish textile designer. We love working with Lucy, she is the sensible thoughts behind a few of our favorite snoods & headbands. As we endeavour to at all times maintain you within the learn about the place your merchandise are made, here’s a few questions with Lucy to deliver her model to life! 

How way back did you begin your model?
I arrange the enterprise on the finish of 2013 and started buying and selling in January 2014.
Have you ever at all times had a background in textiles/designing?
After faculty, I accomplished a portfolio preparation course which led me to check Textile Design at The Glasgow Faculty of Artwork. Throughout this course, I went on to specialize in Knitted Textile Design. After finishing my diploma I purchased a knitting machine to maintain up my private apply whereas I gained expertise working in impartial retail, heritage, as a tutor and likewise inside a small knitwear firm.
The place did you get began together with your model?
I researched and deliberate for a lot of 2013, and obtained recommendation from actually useful organisations similar to Prince’s Scottish Youth Enterprise Belief, Enterprise Gateway and Cultural Enterprise. In direction of the top of the 12 months I used to be capable of finance my begin up and had finalised my product vary. I arrange my web site after which attended my first commerce present in January 2014.
What evokes you to create your merchandise?
Scotland has a terrific historical past of manufacturing textiles and a global fame for top of the range knitwear. It’s incredible to help and capitalise on the abilities and assets we’ve got right here, and I really feel passionately concerning the moral and sustainable manufacturing of textiles.
What’s your thought course of when selecting colors/types and many others?
My design assortment relies largely round color, and attracts inspiration straight from the attractive harbours and seascapes of the West Coast of Scotland. The thought is that every merchandise, to put on or have in your house, is gentle, comforting, daring and vibrant, with a way of the Scottish coast.
The place are your merchandise made? What supplies do you employ?
I work with skilled knitters within the Scottish Borders, who produce every merchandise on a hand framed knitting machine. Each product is knitted from 100% most interesting lambswool, which is spun and dyed right here within the UK. I’ve additionally fastidiously sourced UK-made cushion pads with moral European duck feather, and German-made recyclable sizzling water bottles to finish my assortment.
What’s your private favorite within the assortment and why?
It’s a bit arduous to decide on, however I believe I’d must say in the meanwhile my favorite is the Scorching Water Bottle. I’ve one in every of my very own within the Campbeltown colour-way and it has introduced such consolation to me over the previous few years, the place I most likely use it for round 8 months out of 12! It’s very gentle and simply appears to be like so vivid and cheery round the home.
What do you hope folks will get pleasure from essentially the most about your merchandise?
Every product is made to a top quality and is made to final. I hope that individuals actually get pleasure from utilizing their equipment time and again through the years, and really feel consolation within the gentle, heat fibres and vibrant colors.