Best interview ever!!!! Wow! Hazel Tindell is in Bermujan terms is “a hammer!”. That is the highest compliment and honestly from one (isolated) islander to another, she is truly fabulous! Such familiarity and franknes, honesty and ease. Amazing! Loved every minute. Thank you! ❤❤❤
G’day, I Thoroughly enjoyed their interview with Hazel. She’s so easy to listen to, her knitting, stories of Shetland, her bursts of laughter just joy. The interview was well prepared, just great. 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺
This was just a wonderful interview. All the questions we at home wanted to ask. Well done. I teared up a few times. I would love to see the Shetland Isles and also other parts. The explanation of the poverty was enlightening. Mine and my husband’s ancestors escaped that poverty to Australia. We have grown Merino wool for generations and all I want to do is knit Fair Isle and Ganseys. Just a note on knitting with Alpaca and the drape. I’ve knitted the same child’s jacket in garter stitch 5 times. Herdwick was fabulous. I used Alpaca in the latest with a silk kid mohair filament as well. It has held its shape. Drape is such an unknown quantity. Absolutely loved the interview and I’m so jealous that I can’t meet Hazel. National Treasure. Love from Australia 🇦🇺
Wow! When i first started knitting, I found straight needles heavy so I would rest the end of my right needle on my hip - a natural for a knitting belt which I just found out about today, 3 years later. No where near as fast and I have to watch every stitch being made. Hazel is a gem!
This interview was uploaded from Instagram, we did it live (before I started the UA-cam channel), which made it even harder. I'm forever grateful to Hazel that she agreed to do it.
It wasn't until about the 3rd piece of lace I'd knit that I read it was supposed to be hard. I'm self taught, my grandmother, Großmutter, had arthritis bad enough that she couldn't actually show me but she gave me her needles and a book. It was the old book that had knitting, crochet, tatting and embroidery. I learned them all but the greatest gift from that book was that if you only worry about the stitch you are doing, one stitch at a time, you can do anything. I've put needle's in my grandchildren's hands, gotten them started so it feels familiar then told them to continue from a book or pattern. I'm available for assistance or advice but you have to learn to read directions, read a graph. That's the reason lace wasn't difficult because you can only knit one stitch at a time. That and with lace you have to accept the magic. Until it's blocked it looks like you've knit it with your toes. The pins and wires come out and TADA! It does wonders for the ego. The talk of cardigans in this video made me think of steeks and how much I want to take the leap. What stops me is dragging out the sewing machine or having to crochet them. Would it be a grave mistake to just make a couple runs on each side with needle and thread, nibble some crackers to fight the urge to throw up, then cut?
@@Fiberchats: By and large the Scots don't like people bragging and being proud - and I suspect Scandinavians are not too dissimilar on that point. So, when my mother cooked dinner for my grandfather for a week or so when my grandmother was away, his comment at the end of the meal was, "So that's dinner, we've had it." His comment actually meant, "That was a really nice dinner." So I suspect that if a Shetlander says something like, "You've finished that sweater," it probably means, "You've done a really nice job of knitting that sweater."
Thank you so much girls, i really enjoyed this video. I'm a Norwegian 🇸🇯 so funny to learn something new and you make me feel so understod, that we have the same "illness" beeing knitting. Thank you again 😊
I knitted my 1st cardigan when I was 7yrs old . It was bright purple synthetic yarn. It was awful but I was proud of it. Now I love knitting aran and Fair isle.
I'm reasonably fast (but definitely slower than Hazel). Part of the reason I'm binging Shetland knitting is to discover the secret to faster knitting. I knit "in the flat" rather than "in the round" so I use single ended needles. Hazel uses her makkin belt to hold the right needle still, which frees up her hands. I hold the right needle under my arm, which again, frees up my hands. Where Hazel beats me is that her movements are much more economical than mine. She barely lifts her right hand off the needle when she forms a stitch, where as (by comparison) mine waves around like someone conducting an orchestra. She brings the wool around the needle pretty much just by moving her index finger. I also push the right needle far further into the loop (or rather push the loop onto the right needle) than she does. She looks like she goes about 1/3 inch max, whereas I go about an inch. [Yes, I'm afraid of dropping stitches by working too near the tips!] The finger-wrap can't be done if there's an inch or so of needle poking out.
Best interview ever!!!! Wow! Hazel Tindell is in Bermujan terms is “a hammer!”. That is the highest compliment and honestly from one (isolated) islander to another, she is truly fabulous! Such familiarity and franknes, honesty and ease. Amazing! Loved every minute. Thank you! ❤❤❤
Glad you enjoyed it, Beth!
G’day, I Thoroughly enjoyed their interview with Hazel. She’s so easy to listen to, her knitting, stories of Shetland, her bursts of laughter just joy. The interview was well prepared, just great. 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺
Thank you so much for watching!
What a lovely interview! I love your quiet interview style and Hazel is a marvel. Thanks both.
She is truly awe inspiring and so very humble at the same time!
Very nice to see these older interviews. Hazel knitting speed is amazing. TFS! ❤
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks for a great interview and both of you for giving us a peek at the history behind your drive to knit!
I love Hazel's optimism and her humility.
love how kind and easygoing she is. and she keeps her garden "tidy-ish". amen sister!
This was just a wonderful interview. All the questions we at home wanted to ask. Well done. I teared up a few times.
I would love to see the Shetland Isles and also other parts. The explanation of the poverty was enlightening. Mine and my husband’s ancestors escaped that poverty to Australia. We have grown Merino wool for generations and all I want to do is knit Fair Isle and Ganseys.
Just a note on knitting with Alpaca and the drape. I’ve knitted the same child’s jacket in garter stitch 5 times. Herdwick was fabulous. I used Alpaca in the latest with a silk kid mohair filament as well. It has held its shape.
Drape is such an unknown quantity.
Absolutely loved the interview and I’m so jealous that I can’t meet Hazel. National Treasure. Love from Australia 🇦🇺
Thank you for this wonderful feedback! It’s my dream to visit Shetland one day as well.
Thanks for this lovely interview. I love Ms. Tindal's pragmatic approach to knitting.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks Hazek Tindal is such a lovely person, it was nice to discover more sides of her.
It's my dream to travel to Shetland and meet her in real life
@@Fiberchats We share a dream then.
Watching Hazel’s fast fingers as she knits is mesmerizing
She is truly unbelievable
Just amazing not even looking
Loved this interview! Hazel is amazing
Thanks Lucy! She really is
I just love Hazel! What a beautiful inspiration! Thank you!l xx
Wow! When i first started knitting, I found straight needles heavy so I would rest the end of my right needle on my hip - a natural for a knitting belt which I just found out about today, 3 years later. No where near as fast and I have to watch every stitch being made. Hazel is a gem!
She truly is
Oh my word can she knit fast. Thank you so much for sharing this. Really enjoyed
Hazel is a treasure
Thank you for the great questions for this guest. And she was so generous with her answers.
This interview was uploaded from Instagram, we did it live (before I started the UA-cam channel), which made it even harder. I'm forever grateful to Hazel that she agreed to do it.
This was a fabulous interview with Hazel. She is such an interesting and talented lady.
I hope to meet her in real life one day
I have the same wish. I was to meet her 10yrs ago but a family health issue decided otherwise. Some day...
It wasn't until about the 3rd piece of lace I'd knit that I read it was supposed to be hard. I'm self taught, my grandmother, Großmutter, had arthritis bad enough that she couldn't actually show me but she gave me her needles and a book. It was the old book that had knitting, crochet, tatting and embroidery. I learned them all but the greatest gift from that book was that if you only worry about the stitch you are doing, one stitch at a time, you can do anything. I've put needle's in my grandchildren's hands, gotten them started so it feels familiar then told them to continue from a book or pattern. I'm available for assistance or advice but you have to learn to read directions, read a graph. That's the reason lace wasn't difficult because you can only knit one stitch at a time. That and with lace you have to accept the magic. Until it's blocked it looks like you've knit it with your toes. The pins and wires come out and TADA! It does wonders for the ego. The talk of cardigans in this video made me think of steeks and how much I want to take the leap. What stops me is dragging out the sewing machine or having to crochet them. Would it be a grave mistake to just make a couple runs on each side with needle and thread, nibble some crackers to fight the urge to throw up, then cut?
haha, I'm sure you can do it!
Enjoyed this interview very much. Always love anything with Hazel. You are doing a wonderful job with these interviews. Barbara
Thank you! She is just such a treasure!
What a lovely lady, so humble, great interview. Thank you. ❤🎉😊
I’m dreaming of meeting her in person one day
@@Fiberchats organise a trip to Shetland.........
@@suzannejones5992 I actually looking into doing it next year
@@Fiberchats time it well and you could go to Amsterdam as well to get yarn for west mkal 2024.
Thank you both for this interesting, insightful & inspirational interview. I too hope to visit Shetland, one day when we can travel again.
Oh, that's my dream as well!
LOVE this interview ! What a down to earth person some people are once you have an opportunity to meet them.
I find Shetlanders so humble about their amazing talents
@@Fiberchats: By and large the Scots don't like people bragging and being proud - and I suspect Scandinavians are not too dissimilar on that point. So, when my mother cooked dinner for my grandfather for a week or so when my grandmother was away, his comment at the end of the meal was, "So that's dinner, we've had it." His comment actually meant, "That was a really nice dinner." So I suspect that if a Shetlander says something like, "You've finished that sweater," it probably means, "You've done a really nice job of knitting that sweater."
@@resourcedragon thank you for this insight!
Thank you for a great interview!
Glad you enjoyed it!
What a great find for me. I've just got back into knitting, what a great interview 💙 I love your shawl, do you have a link to the pattern?
it's Heart Stole designed by Elizabeth Lovick. I recently interviewed her on my channel Check out Episode 116 to hear more about this shawl
@@Fiberchats I found it and have just finished watching, thanks so much 😊
Thank you so much girls, i really enjoyed this video. I'm a Norwegian 🇸🇯 so funny to learn something new and you make me feel so understod, that we have the same "illness" beeing knitting. Thank you again 😊
It’s the best illness to have :)
@@Fiberchats Yes that's right. This make a lot of happiness for what they get from us making it, to wear or sit on play with 🥰🇸🇯🥰🥰🥰😇
I knitted my 1st cardigan when I was 7yrs old . It was bright purple synthetic yarn. It was awful but I was proud of it. Now I love knitting aran and Fair isle.
That’s amazing!
I am going to try that bookmark. Ms. Tindall as given me the courage to try fair Isle ☺. I prefer to see the right side too!!
best of luck!
First time I hear about Hazel Tindell. I absolutely love her accent ❤️
Oh, she’s one of the knitting legends.
I will start following her 😊 Would love to go to Shetland islands !
@@kraftelinita me too! It's been a long time dream of mine
@@Fiberchats make it happen 😊❤️
@@kraftelinita fingers crossed
Wonderful informative interview.
I love Hazel Tindall.
I really have to learn from Ms. Tindall 😍
she is so humble and inspiring
Life is all too short the think about silliness, I agree.
What a LOVELY woman!!!
She truly is
About 18 minutes Hazel says something similar to what my Grandmother always told me "You'll never see it on a galloping horse".
Yes, so clever
Wow what a knitter😬that was a great interview.
Thank you! I felt so giddy when Ms Tindall agreed to be interviewed
Is Hazel knitting while you are interviewing her?
Yep, Ms Tindall is a pro at multitasking:)
When I grow up I wanna knit as fast as her
Haha, me too! If I ever grow up that is.
I'm reasonably fast (but definitely slower than Hazel). Part of the reason I'm binging Shetland knitting is to discover the secret to faster knitting. I knit "in the flat" rather than "in the round" so I use single ended needles. Hazel uses her makkin belt to hold the right needle still, which frees up her hands. I hold the right needle under my arm, which again, frees up my hands.
Where Hazel beats me is that her movements are much more economical than mine. She barely lifts her right hand off the needle when she forms a stitch, where as (by comparison) mine waves around like someone conducting an orchestra. She brings the wool around the needle pretty much just by moving her index finger. I also push the right needle far further into the loop (or rather push the loop onto the right needle) than she does. She looks like she goes about 1/3 inch max, whereas I go about an inch. [Yes, I'm afraid of dropping stitches by working too near the tips!] The finger-wrap can't be done if there's an inch or so of needle poking out.
As she is doing the interview it looks like she is knitting.
💜