Since many of you lace makers are also spinners and knitters, you may be interested in this video describing the history and current status of Faeroe Island yarns and designs: thewoolislands.com.

One of the things that I found fascinating was the historic practice of three people knitting the same sweater at the same time--one on the sleeves and two on the body. They didn't have circular needles but instead used 8 or more double pointed needles, so that more that one person could be knitting at the same time.

Who knew?