Fromย Stories of Scotland Podcast:
Photo: Two women carrying kishies of peat in Foula, Sheltand, 1902. Black & white photo by HB Curwen with colour added.ย
โThe women can be seen wearing makkin-belts. This is from the Shetland dialect of Scots and translates to knitting belt. It was a leather pad stuffed with straw or horse-hair, fastened at the waist, and used for holding one needle firm while knitting.โ













