Hawes part three - pretty windows, knitted scenes and yet more spinning wheels.

 I promise that this is the last blog post from our trip to Hawes but I can't leave without mention of St Margaret's Church Window.

This window wonderfully represents the Dales life and history, From the market, the knitters, the ropemakers and even the Settle and Carlisle Railway ( more of this later )

 

This is the interior of the church built in 1850 replacing the former chapel built in the 1600's.

If you look at the pews carefully you will see engravings of cats and cravings of mice. The mice carvings are also see in Bridlington Priory.

I have one of the carved mice at home ready to stick onto my Ashford e-spinner.

Remember I said there would be more about the railway? here it is, the knitted railway to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Settle t o Carlise line.

As with any small town in the Dales, it is popular with the tourists and as a result a number of antique shops are dotted around. If you fancy a spinning wheel or yarn winder then Cellar Antiques is your place.

spindle missing

Fortunately? I don't have room for any more spinning wheels although I quite liked the yarn counter. A bowl full of knitting stick provided a more portable possibility but seeing as I rarely use my knitting belt, would I want one? If I did succumb to temptation, would I buy a fancy ornate one or one that had been used, scratched and even mended sue to having been used so much.

Even though we have visited Hawes many times I still enjoy spending time there.