byre wrap

byre wrapThe ultimate shawl to wrap yourself up in. Knitted in luxurious, drapey merinothe reversable nature of the double sided jacquard fabric is shown to full effect in this large 'hap' (a Shetland word for shawl). Wearable art. Design This collection came about from an ideas exchange with Scottish artist Karlyn Sutherland. Inspiration came from her installation in a byre at Latheronwheel in northern Scotlandwhere she mapped the fall of light. The Nielanell

The ultimate shawl to wrap yourself up in. Knitted in luxurious, drapey merino—the reversable nature of the double-sided jacquard fabric is shown to full effect in this large 'hap' (a Shetland word for shawl). Wearable art.

Design

This collection came about from an ideas exchange with Scottish artist Karlyn Sutherland. Inspiration came from her installation in a byre at Latheronwheel in northern Scotland—where she mapped the fall of light.  The Nielanell Byre collection is an interpretation of Karlyn's work in knit.

Size & fit

This is a very large wrap. Some even wear it as a blanket scarf.

• A (width): 54cm 
  
• B (length): 248cm

All knitwear is individually made, so measurements given are approximate.

Materials

• 100% extra-fine merino wool (Oeko-Tex Standard 100)

Manufacture

We are committed to sustaining and being part of UK knitwear manufacturing – and Shetland’s place in this.

• We design Nielanell knitwear in our Hoswick studio, with initial concepts carefully translated into the flat panels needed to make up each piece.
• Currently, for this garment, we are working with specialist knitters in Mainland UK to make these panels.
• The garment itself is made in Shetland. Our in-house team in Hoswick transforms the flat panels into a wearable piece of knitwear using linking (a skilled knitting process) and hand-finishing.
• Our knitwear is made in very small batches, slowly. Each piece of Nielanell knitwear can take approximately 12-16 weeks (often longer) from weighing out the yarn needed in our studio to the garment being ready to wear.

Installation by Karlyn Sutherland, at Latheronwheel, Caithness

Design inspiration

The Byre collection of knitwear takes the glass pieces and drawings made by Karlyn Sutherland, and reinterprets these in knit—both the 'pattern' and the shapes of the garments are related to the installation.

Karlyn Sutherland mapped the fall of light within a historic byre (cattle barn) at Latheronwheel, near Lybster in Caithness.

Karlyn's drawings made on specific days at specific times then became panels of glass, which she hung in the space. Each of these shapes of light are only seen once a year (on a clear day)—the glass becomes a recording and echo of the light.

Drawings of the fall and movement of light, then made in glass.