A Greener Shade
A Little About Me
- India Scott-Hollow
My enjoyment of turning particularly long bits of string into something artistic started at 11. A friend (who now operates as an essential advisory to me) began showing me how to cross stitch and for several years I did little else, especially through the various lockdowns in 2020 and 2021. It was during those years that I began to find cross stitch too slow in its progress, so I started making macrame bracelets to pass the long hours stuck inside. A few began to sell, and it gave me something to devote my time to but I quickly wanted to expand to techniques beyond knots.
I happened to see a pattern for some crocheted shell stitch gloves and on an impulse bought a hook and some yarn I liked (it was multi-textured and a ridiculous choice for a first project but I had no idea of this at the time!). The gloves are different sizes and I'm sure have a good many mistakes, but I still have them.
I haven't stopped crocheting since that first project.
About 3 months later I wrote my first pattern, a colour changing fern (photographed below) that was the basis for my logo and is still sold on my website, though the pattern has been refined over the years.
As my skill improved I set about involving my other areas of experience to create a unique portfolio that extends to combine my long list of passions. For example, I did ballet as well as other dance styles for just over 10 years as a child and am still utterly mesmerised by ballet performances, (I continue trying to train myself very gently for flexibility and pointe work!) and its presence in my life can be traced in my more fabric based projects. The culmination of many of these skirts is within reach now!
A Little More About The Work
Amidst my own learning of the real time it takes to make anything handmade, I've been involved with the fantastic work at
The Rhythms Of Grace for the past 3 years. Established in 2001 by my mother, Felicity, we work with the awareness of rhythm and its subtle presence in every area of our lives, which we explore through drumming. I have a fondness for our Troyls (possibly known to you by the name Cèilidh), where we share poems, songs and stories either round the fire on our camps or round a candlelit table at our solstice evenings. It was during our Drumbreaks Troyl of October 2025 where I first realised I could crochet in the dark! Completely by accident (though I'm certain from her eyes it is absolutely to be expected) both me and my mother have centred our work and lives around stepping away from convenience and closer to an appreciation for what having the privilege of time can really do.
It's something I find easy to overlook.
In much the same vein, I have recently been invited to co-directorship for the Holy Brook Meadow CIC, the trust that looks after the land in which I grew up on while participating in the Rise Up Singing Voice Camp. Much of my capacity to contemplate being self employed came from these camps, and the nature and relationships that grow on site consistently fuel my creativity.
My designs are often inspired by moorland, both Dartmoor and Bodmin Moor, where I've been blessed to spend my entire life. The Alpaca Ensemble in particular uses a texture inspired by moss, and the Archers' Hoods never look better than when they're worn around a camp fire.
Any and all dancing skirts have been influenced by the movement of waterfalls and rapids, plus the beautiful appeal of Swan Lake's costume design (Matthew Bourne's in particular). A love of dance has without a doubt impacted the way in which I design things like skirts, that benefit from the practical element of being able to move fluidly while still looking stunning.
