Bulgarian wool hat pattern seen on Netflix
Some eight years ago, Daniela Mladenova and Nevena Mileva combined their passion for knitting into a small business selling handmade scarves, gloves, neck snoods, socks, leg warmers and hats.
One day in November, their Etsy page, where they sell the handmade products, was flooded with dozens of enquiries and thousands of visits by people looking for a wool hat pattern that had long been sold to a Canadian customer and was no longer available.
For the full story, see the January 2025 edition of Textiles Eastern Europe.
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