Made In Habersham

Made In Habersham - A Knitting studio 

The Knitting Studio -  Knitting is my primary business and passion. Here at the knitting studio handmade knit garments and accessories are made.  Using traditional hand knitting skills combined with vintage flatbed knitting machines, I design both bespoke and ready to wear knit clothing & accessories.  My passion and primary focus is on the tradition of Fair Isle Knitting.  I select only traditional and quality wool from the UK and Shetland Islands.  I can't remember a time that I didn't have some form of knitting in my life and I have been knitting since I was a child.  I am "never not knitting".  Knitting in a specific tradition appeals to my need to understand the history of things and gives me an opportunity to carry on the life of traditional arts.

A little about the owner, Deb Zilm

I am a designer, knitter, a maker, painter, gardener, chicken wrangler, fermenter, beekeeper,  purveyor of kefir culture, food preserver, an advocate of probiotic diet, and an explorer of all thing that come my way.  I am also a wife, a mother, a grandmother, and a Registered Nurse.   

I live by my mantra, “life is short, try everything”.  No, you won't find me bungee jumping or mountain climbing.  I am a short, middle aged woman with a fear of heights and motion sickness.  I seek my thrills in learning, trying, accomplishing, and sometimes failing.    

I have always been a person that pours themselves into whatever is at hand.  I have an appreciation for traditional and time proven methods.  I have traveled internationally and met people who have shared their knowledge and skills.  My kitchen often looks like a biology lab and my studio is a whirlwind of fibers, fabrics, and tools.    

On the outside, I may look like a hurricane of activity but on the inside, I am a person who takes solace in the knowledge that, if needed, I can feed myself and family from the food I grow and preserve.  I can clothe myself with the things I make.  I can forage for what I need on my property and I can know that the animals I raise and those that I purchase are raised and processed ethically and with compassion.