Floral springtime: Bluebell woods, Guernsey 2011
This dreamy film captures the essence of the magical bluebell wood, close to St Peter Port, in springtime.
This dreamy film captures the essence of the magical bluebell wood, close to St Peter Port, in springtime.
Cameras at the ready? Whether you’re a skilled photographer, enthusiastic amateur or simply like taking family snaps on holiday, June is the month to be a photography fan on Guernsey. The Guernsey Photography Festival makes a very welcome return to the Channel Islands this June after a hugely successful debut last year. The photo-filled festival [...]
Visit Guernsey has joined together with knitting shop and community group I Knit London to launch the 2011 #iKnit_Guernsey competition. The winner will receive an idyllic break for two to Guernsey courtesy of FlyGuernsey, with £50 iKnit London vouchers available for four runners up. The winning design will also be published in a leading UK [...]
Not just a garment, an emblem of a community of knitters orally passing down unique family patterns from generation to generation with maritime symbolism lovingly stitched into the seams of each sweater. The traditional guernsey is a nautical design classic, whose influence extends to coastal regions of the British Isles and to far reaching corners of the globe.
A chance meeting with a dashing Hollywood film star inspired a lifelong love of all things 1940s for Annie Howland, known online as Miss Matilda.
She was eight–years–old when she met the iconic British actor James Mason, in a market square in Rome. The encounter marked the start of a love affair with the decade that led to her designing and making her own range of stunning dresses.