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Hello,
I am Margaret and I live on the beautiful Moray Coast in the North East of
Scotland, just a stones throw from the Highlands.
I
enjoy various types of needlecraft and am always creating something. I was
fortunate to have a mum that taught me to knit when I was 7 and continued
to teach me sewing, patchwork, appliqué, quilting, cross-stitch,
embroidery as I grew up. She did a City and Guilds course in the 70s and I
benefited greatly from her experience. She still advises me when I need
it. My grandmother also played a part. She knitted and crocheted and
whenever I visited she would sit me on the settee and give me the current
crochet blanket to add a few rounds to.
I
started my own business in 2006 and it has taken a few different turns
since the beginning but this is the nature of crafting. Always new ideas
and improvements to be made.
I am always open to discussion
about the possibility of custom work if you see an idea in my shop but
would like it made in a different colour, size, whatever. I enjoy the fact
that what I make is individual and not mass produced.
Knockie
bears are one of the turns that I mentioned above. I didn’t start out to
make bears but my love of them somehow got mixed up in the creating thing.
It took a while to develop bear shapes that I like and was happy with but
I think I am pretty much there. I make one bear at a time and somehow they
all seem to develop a different personality once the limbs start going on
and the features are put in place. Some of them give me a much harder time
than the others. I don’t name my bears as I leave that privilege to
their new 'Mum's' or 'Dad's'. All I ask is that they are given a loving
home!
All my toys conform to safety standards and where possible I source my
materials from local producers e.g. tartan.
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mention this web site when you contact me - Thank you.
Margaret
Hamilton
Slack
Villa
23 King Edward Terrace
Portknockie
Moray
AB56 4NX
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Telephone:
+44 (0)1542 840551
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