Mentoring for Growth
At the start of the year I finished an 8 month business programme called Mentoring for Growth. This is my account of the programme and a bit of information on my peer group members.
11 Jul
Tag Archives: business
18 Feb
Custom Hats
Every week we design, knit and hand finish an array of customised hats.
We’ve just completed this order for Leeds Roller Derby.
They wanted some acrylic yarn and some Shetland wool hats to suit individual preferences.
08 Aug
Ard Rock – Proper Yorkshire Event!
T’only way is (ey up!) then, down. Team Wonky and friends are just back from a great weekend on the bikes down in the beautiful Yorkshire Dales!
04 Jul
Scottish Borders Knitwear
Yes, we’ve moved! Not just along the corridor again but to the other side of Scotland, to the bonnie borders town of Kelso.
08 Mar
Scotland’s First Minister visits Wonky HQ!
On Friday 6th March we were incredibly privileged to have a visit from Scotland’s First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon. The visit was in honour of International Women’s day (today 8th March) where the First Minister is encouraging more women into business to help boost our economic growth here in Scotland.
24 Feb
Spotted! Custom bobbles out and about…
This week we have seen some of our custom design knitted bobble hats out and about on the world stage. Very exciting to see our h...
06 Jan
Scotland’s Spring Trade Fair
We'll be back at Scotland's spring trade fair this year from January 18-20th at the SECC in Glasgow. We're in the same place as previo...
09 Dec
Singletrack Magazine
This past week we have been busy getting a nice big order of custom design bobble hats ready for Singletrack Magazine. The hats i...
22 Nov
St Andrews Makers Market
We're getting out of the workshop! On Saturday 22nd November from 11-4pm you can come and see us in real life at the Makers Marke...
28 Oct
Scot Bloggers
Last week we were asked by the guys over at Scot Bloggers to write up a wee piece all about the world of Wonky. Now that the cold...
31 Jul
Glasgow Caledonian University Alumni Magazine Feature!
At the start of the year, Alison was approached by GCU Alumni team to run a feature on the development of the business. Find out more about it here.
08 Jul
Herald Scotland Feature!
Wonky Woolies – a knitwear house headed up by ‘chief Wonky’ Alison Burn – marries traditional techniques with contemporary output in the form of a range of standard and custom-made bobble hats created with old knitting machines. The result is an unusual combination of expert functionality and bold, modern aesthetic.