Contact: ganseymf@gmail.com

© Moray Firth Gansey Project May 2013

This project is being part-financed by the Heritage Lottery Fund, and by the Scottish Government and The European Community Rural Aberdeenshire, Highland and Moray LEADER 2007 – 2013 Programmes.

The Moray Firth Gansey Project

Our key aims:

• To find, record and conserve gansey patterns from around the Moray Firth coast.
• To pass on the skills to a new generation
• To increase local income generation, training and employment

More information on the project outcomes page

News and events:

Information about all of the ganseys donated to the Project is gradually being added to the web site. “How to” videos have been uploaded

How you can help:

• Put us in touch with people who knitted or wore ganseys
• Let us see your old ganseys or photos of ganseys
• Knit pattern samples
• Send a donation in return for patterns and information downloaded from this web site to help with on-going work

Gansey knitters: send us photos of your work to include in our knitters gallery, especially if it has been inspired by Moray Firth patterns.

Photograph courtesy of Di Gilpin - see Links page

Photograph courtesy of Nairn Museum

Photograph courtsey of Buckie and District Heritage Association

We have noticed some errors in the pattern published in our booklet.  Click for corrected pattern and other sizes.

Fishing for Ganseys. The Project booklet is now available

Our exhibition is available for museums and heritage centres - contact us for more information