The Gloss, November 2020

20+ Irish Women Reveal Their Lockdown Lifelines

The Gloss by PENNY MCCORMICK

SHORT, DARK DAYS AND COLD NIGHTS – NOVEMBER CAN BE BLEAK IN NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES, LET ALONE A PANDEMIC. BUT IT IS POSSIBLE TO FIND JOY IN GLOOMY TIMES, AS THESE IRISH WOMEN REVEAL. HOPEFULLY THEIR TIPS TO RELIEVE SEASONAL SADNESS WILL HELP YOU COPE WITH LOCKDOWN 2.0 …

Laura Chambers, cashmere designer

I have embraced hand embroidery. I hadn’t done any embroidery since my college days but over the past month I have started again and now I will gladly sit down after a day’s work and sketch out a design, while listening to music, and then start embroidering. I love the process. As a result of this new-found love of embroidery, we now personalise our cashmere scarves or baby blankets on request. It’s made me realise how much I love using my hands and how I would love to introduce this skill into future collections.