Elsie’s New Creel

Look at that massive smile… :😀👵🐟

Elsie the Fishwife is delighted because she knows she’ll now be travelling to our storytelling sessions in style!

I have been looking for an authentic fishwife’s creel for years, and finally I got one yesterday from Fancy That? in Edzell! (We enjoyed our nosey around at all the other amazing things and will have a nosey at their shop Ivy’s Emporium next time we’re in Banff)

The creel came from Whitehills near Banff and has been well looked after, so it’s perfect for another few decades use. If you would like a fully costumed storytelling fishwife for your event, please don’t hesitate to get in touch

A photo of an elderly female puppet dressed as a traditional fishwife from the north east of Scotland.  She is wearing a white mutch cap on her grey hair, a cloak made of checked woollen material a white blouse and a red and white striped apron.  She is sitting inside an antique woven creel which is just the perfect size to hold her.