15/07/2026
The ‘Cassie’ shawl/wrap
Named in honour of my grandmother Catherine, known lovingly as ‘Cassie’ - this piece pays tribute to a remarkable woman and a generation shaped by the linen mills of Northern Ireland.
Cassie began working in Sinton’s Mill, Tandragee around 1915, just a young girl splitting her days between school and the mill floor. It was hard work for little pay, but it’s where she met my grandfather, a reeling master - and where their story began.
The hum of the looms once echoed across this land, weaving more than linen - they wove lives, families, and enduring legacies.
The ‘Cassie’ carries that history in every thread.
