Thank you for allowing us to join you in this magical place. The way you blended into the incredible scenery with your naturally dyed clothing was beautiful.
Thank you Jane, for once again showing Scottish history and autumnal beauty to a wider audience. It looked glorious. Life must have been tough for our ancestors but they managed to take time to create beauty as well.
Thoroughly enjoyable...thank you Jane. I particularly love the thoughtfulness you have in bringing the experience back into your making...it rounds it so beautifully. Xx
What an interesting film. I loved your bodice and I will be interested to see the colour once you have dyed it. The scenery was wonderful and I enjoyed listening about the history of the standing stones.
Oooh I adored this. Thank you so much. Absolutely beautiful landscape. The bodice is delightful and the vessel is fascinating. The full moon ceremony is such a gorgeous idea. Happy weekend.❤
How lovely to see your trip to Kilmartin Glen . It's a while since I've been , but I've felt a real pull towards that corner of Scotland for years. Those stone carvings - I wish we knew more about what they were thinking of ! Also, enjoyed the videos that you linked to , about all the cairns etc.
Thanks Jane ! I feel like I have had a trip away watching that video .I love how your earthy colours you were wearing all blended into your surroundings ! but in contrast I loved your red scarf / neckerchief that brightened up a November day back home !
You will like this one Gill. I was standing in the pharmacy in Lochgilphead waiting on Euan and an elderly gentleman came up and remarked on the autumnal tones of my outfit and how he had also dressed for the season. I said that we could go together. He looked flustered, alarmed and blurted out that he was married and zoomed with his walker over to the other side of the shop. Slang changes obviously and there I was accidentally propositioning octogenarians. 😂😂😂
Loved walking some of Scotlands ancient sites and stones with you, they hold such incredible past and knowledge. Thank you for sharing . I bet they have seen a few ceremonies in their time . Sacred. I too do full moon ceremony and love to hear of your experiences. Love your waistcoat and all your colours blend so well. The vessel is beautiful inspired by the rock art . ❤ 👣🌝🌍💚
Thanks for the lovely video Jane. How beautiful and moody the landscape looked - and how wonderful to see the rock art, something I've never seen or heard of before. I'm looking forward to seeing how your vessel turns out, it's a gorgeous colour and texture.
Thanks Sue. I think it is almost a secret how much wonderful rock art, free to see, is in this area of Scotland. You don’t need to seek it out, there are car parks and signs, but hardly anyone seems to know the extent of the amazing carvings!
I really enjoyed this video. Thank you Jane. I am not a Scot (and live far away in England ), and i was unaware of these standing stones and cairns, so thank you for all the information and great film. I would definitely now like to go there. I like your green cardigan too! Thank you again for a beautiful video to enjoy with my coffee. Carolann.
❤Goodmorning Jane. Lovely upload thankyou! The landscape is stunning🎉I appreciate it so much you are showing this ancient site as, due to accessibility, I would never have seen it. Have a great weekend xx
Loved each element of this video, thanks so much for posting it, Jane. I hope you don't mind, I took a screen shot of the view across the autumnal valley, to translate the colours for weaving and to inform my colour choices for a blanket I'll knit, one day. This blanket pattern was also inspired by Scottish landscapes, it's the Blair Atholl blanket from Ravelry. The images from the maker's blog of the country lanes and lochs, the trees, which inspired her blanket, similarly made me ache for these places and the leisure to walk around and absorb it all deeply. I feel the neolithic life wasn't as hard perhaps as we might think. Of course if we were dropped into it from here we'd be knackered in no time, but if you grew up with it and had the whole community contributing, and well-established ways of doing things, I think being in the rhythm of it wouldn't be that taxing.
A really thought provoking video today. Thank you. I will return to the links you have thoughtfully provided later on. On a completely different subject - I was delighted to see that your Yorkie is not groomed within an inch of his life! My mini Yorkshire terrier is exactly the same! Big love from the east of Scotland ❤
Jane, such an interesting & wonderful video. I'd love to know how you got on with the quartz & love what you've done with the bag. It's so enticing to see different parts of Scotland & I would love going to the places you went to with only a few people around - a very liminal experience (& how it should be when visiting places of the past). Thank you for such a special video.
Thanks Lisa. The quartz definitely glows - like a weakish glow stick, and gives off sparks and the chips are light so they fly up. There is a distinctive smell as well. In darkness, along with the noise of the hammering, it could have been a performance as well as art making.
Hi Jane, I really enjoyed seing the stones and learning about them, must have been wonderfull to have it all to yourself, the energy must have been great! Can't wait to find out if you also glow when you strike the quartz over your fire ceremony, under the moon...surely it will all be very magical! 😊❤
Fascinating for you to go to a place to connect with your ancestors from 5000 years ago. Some of us are eager for these experiences - others don’t care. But modern technology is allowing us to share this experience with you- me in my kitchen preparing a dish with red beans. So thank you very much.
Very envy about the visiting Neolithic site and without crowds and such beautiful autumnal landscape. Agree the vest needs darker colour. I also think it could be a tiny bit longer. Perhaps just an inch longer down the waist. xxx
One of my viewers kindly recommended you to me, particularly because my podcast this week (and also a couple of weeks ago) was also about Kilmartin Glen! Like you, it was somewhere that I knew nothing about - despite the fact that I did a degree in Prehistory and Archaeology! Thank you so much for sharing your perspective and thoughts - I thoroughly enjoyed watching! (And it was lovely to see you knitting, too!) ❤
I have opposite body dysmorphia where I make everything too small 😂 the bodice is really lovely, the shape is great, I would like a green one too. I absolutely love Lichen, and the standing stones are lovely.
Thank you for allowing us to join you in this magical place. The way you blended into the incredible scenery with your naturally dyed clothing was beautiful.
Thanks Dee. X
Thank you for taking us with...very interesting and beautiful place too... loved it...❤
Thank you Claudine x
Thanks Jane. Fascinating to watch from my studio in a little valley in NSW Australia.
Thank you. I’m glad that you enjoyed watching x
Very informative and entertaining too. Thank you for sharing this magical land.
Thank you Jane, for once again showing Scottish history and autumnal beauty to a wider audience. It looked glorious. Life must have been tough for our ancestors but they managed to take time to create beauty as well.
I’m really glad that you enjoyed it - it’s such a beautiful place and because it was quiet it made it easier to think back in time somehow. X
Thanks Jane....Have been going to Argyll and Bute for years...A magical place....😊
It really is x
Thoroughly enjoyable...thank you Jane. I particularly love the thoughtfulness you have in bringing the experience back into your making...it rounds it so beautifully. Xx
Thank you 😘😘
What an interesting film. I loved your bodice and I will be interested to see the colour once you have dyed it. The scenery was wonderful and I enjoyed listening about the history of the standing stones.
Thank you Elizabeth x
Breathtaking & magical! I visited Scotland with my parents 50 years ago and can’t wait to return after following your clips.
That’s so good to hear Melinda x
Thank you Jane. I love your Friday videos. When you travel it is extra special.
Thank you x
Oooh I adored this. Thank you so much. Absolutely beautiful landscape.
The bodice is delightful and the vessel is fascinating. The full moon ceremony is such a gorgeous idea. Happy weekend.❤
Thanks Treeza. Have a fantastic weekend. X
How lovely to see your trip to Kilmartin Glen . It's a while since I've been , but I've felt a real pull towards that corner of Scotland for years. Those stone carvings - I wish we knew more about what they were thinking of ! Also, enjoyed the videos that you linked to , about all the cairns etc.
Thanks Rhiannon. It’s such a special place. X
Thanks Jane ! I feel like I have had a trip away watching that video .I love how your earthy colours you were wearing all blended into your surroundings ! but in contrast I loved your red scarf / neckerchief that brightened up a November day back home !
You will like this one Gill. I was standing in the pharmacy in Lochgilphead waiting on Euan and an elderly gentleman came up and remarked on the autumnal tones of my outfit and how he had also dressed for the season. I said that we could go together. He looked flustered, alarmed and blurted out that he was married and zoomed with his walker over to the other side of the shop. Slang changes obviously and there I was accidentally propositioning octogenarians. 😂😂😂
I love that Jane ! Just the sort of thing I would have said 😂 !!!
Loved walking some of Scotlands ancient sites and stones with you, they hold such incredible past and knowledge. Thank you for sharing . I bet they have seen a few ceremonies in their time . Sacred. I too do full moon ceremony and love to hear of your experiences. Love your waistcoat and all your colours blend so well. The vessel is beautiful inspired by the rock art . ❤ 👣🌝🌍💚
Thanks Tania. It is really moving sitting there and thinking back to other cultures who will have been under the same skies.
Yes very special, especially when it is quiet and you can fully absorb those feelings of connection to our ancestors. Xx@@snapdragonlife
Thanks Jane for another interesting vlog, a small glimpse of the West Coast of Scotland.Also loved your cardigan.🧡💛
Thanks so much Jennifer x
That was so interesting Jane. I really love your stitched vessel and how it reflects the rock art. ♡
Thanks so much Kate x
Thank you for this lovely video about a corner of Scotland I don't know and now want to explore. Your vessel is beautiful.
Thanks Grace - it’s a beautiful part of Scotland (the Crinan Canal backs into it too and that is a lovely walk).
Thanks for the lovely video Jane. How beautiful and moody the landscape looked - and how wonderful to see the rock art, something I've never seen or heard of before. I'm looking forward to seeing how your vessel turns out, it's a gorgeous colour and texture.
Thanks Sue. I think it is almost a secret how much wonderful rock art, free to see, is in this area of Scotland. You don’t need to seek it out, there are car parks and signs, but hardly anyone seems to know the extent of the amazing carvings!
I really enjoyed this video. Thank you Jane. I am not a Scot (and live far away in England ), and i was unaware of these standing stones and cairns, so thank you for all the information and great film. I would definitely now like to go there.
I like your green cardigan too!
Thank you again for a beautiful video to enjoy with my coffee. Carolann.
Thank you so much Carolann. I think that lots of people are unaware of these treasures - have a lovely weekend. J x
❤Goodmorning Jane. Lovely upload thankyou! The landscape is stunning🎉I appreciate it so much you are showing this ancient site as, due to accessibility, I would never have seen it. Have a great weekend xx
Thank you Elodie - I’m glad I could share it. X
@snapdragonlife ❤️
Fascinating and a place I have longed to go to too. You’ve reignited the urge again 🙏🏻
Thanks Jen. It’s an amazing spot. X
Loved each element of this video, thanks so much for posting it, Jane. I hope you don't mind, I took a screen shot of the view across the autumnal valley, to translate the colours for weaving and to inform my colour choices for a blanket I'll knit, one day. This blanket pattern was also inspired by Scottish landscapes, it's the Blair Atholl blanket from Ravelry. The images from the maker's blog of the country lanes and lochs, the trees, which inspired her blanket, similarly made me ache for these places and the leisure to walk around and absorb it all deeply.
I feel the neolithic life wasn't as hard perhaps as we might think. Of course if we were dropped into it from here we'd be knackered in no time, but if you grew up with it and had the whole community contributing, and well-established ways of doing things, I think being in the rhythm of it wouldn't be that taxing.
I hope that you will let me see the blanket & weaving when you have finished - they sound beautiful. Autumn colours are really wonderful x
J x
A really thought provoking video today. Thank you. I will return to the links you have thoughtfully provided later on. On a completely different subject - I was delighted to see that your Yorkie is not groomed within an inch of his life! My mini Yorkshire terrier is exactly the same! Big love from the east of Scotland ❤
Thanks Margaret - and yes, Teasel is very rough and tumble! They are such characters. J x
Jane, such an interesting & wonderful video. I'd love to know how you got on with the quartz & love what you've done with the bag. It's so enticing to see different parts of Scotland & I would love going to the places you went to with only a few people around - a very liminal experience (& how it should be when visiting places of the past). Thank you for such a special video.
Thanks Lisa. The quartz definitely glows - like a weakish glow stick, and gives off sparks and the chips are light so they fly up. There is a distinctive smell as well. In darkness, along with the noise of the hammering, it could have been a performance as well as art making.
Hi Jane, I really enjoyed seing the stones and learning about them, must have been wonderfull to have it all to yourself, the energy must have been great! Can't wait to find out if you also glow when you strike the quartz over your fire ceremony, under the moon...surely it will all be very magical! 😊❤
It definitely glows - and send off sparks with the chips - and there is a particular smell ….
Fascinating for you to go to a place to connect with your ancestors from 5000 years ago. Some of us are eager for these experiences - others don’t care. But modern technology is allowing us to share this experience with you- me in my kitchen preparing a dish with red beans. So thank you very much.
Thanks Sunita. I hope that you enjoyed your red beans x
Very envy about the visiting Neolithic site and without crowds and such beautiful autumnal landscape. Agree the vest needs darker colour. I also think it could be a tiny bit longer. Perhaps just an inch longer down the waist. xxx
I think it will be headed for an onion skin dye pot next week.
I love stones!!!! I also love your waistcoat 😻 you would really suit a Love Note Sweater ❤
Thanks Nina. And thanks for the sweater recommendation - I shall check it out. X
One of my viewers kindly recommended you to me, particularly because my podcast this week (and also a couple of weeks ago) was also about Kilmartin Glen! Like you, it was somewhere that I knew nothing about - despite the fact that I did a degree in Prehistory and Archaeology! Thank you so much for sharing your perspective and thoughts - I thoroughly enjoyed watching! (And it was lovely to see you knitting, too!) ❤
Ah thank you. Isn’t it odd that such an amazing place is still so unknown. I’ll check out your podcast. Xx
I have opposite body dysmorphia where I make everything too small 😂 the bodice is really lovely, the shape is great, I would like a green one too. I absolutely love Lichen, and the standing stones are lovely.
Oh that would be very distressing! I’m a loose knitter I think which may be part of it, but also an inability to use a tape measure accurately. X