The Cape Breton Sweater Project

Barbara Kelly-Landry is a professional knitter, spinner and knitwear designer specializing in historical knitting methods and traditional knitting designs. She has over 40 years’ experience as a spinning and knitting interpreter with Parks Canada at the Fortress of Louisbourg. Annamarie Hatcher is a freelance writer who enthusiastically blends handspinning and science. She is a retired research scientist with a PhD in zoology from the University of Western Australia and has been spinning for well over 45 years in her “free” time. They live in Cape Breton, surrounded by fibre folk. Barbara is the knitwear designer for the Cape Breton sweater project and Annamarie is the spinning expert. This project employs Cape Breton spinners and knitters who are the cornerstone of a developing cottage industry based on local wool and craftspeople.