Knitting with a Pro on Erin's Isle

There’s no doubt knitting and high quality wool are hallmarks of life in Ireland. There are a lot of woolen shops but the real thing in Galway comes from O’Maille’s Original House of Fashion. It’s on High Street in Galway and Anne O’Maille is the creative master there.

She’s turned a cultural art of knitting into an international business. And it’s all built on the basics of quality wool and creative stitches. She can tell you where any sweater is from by the stitches to use. And she is always on the look out for talented knitters willing to work for her.

These days her oldest is mid-80’s and she’s one of about a hundred around the area the help stock O’Maille’s with traditional woolens from sweaters to scarves to mittens and tea cozies.

And yes, she teaches classes, passing on her creative energy and talents through workshops that often involve an international clientele. If you’re in Galway, just stop in and say hi.