Sheila McGregor

Sheila McGregor is a Scottish fibre artist, author, and historian who published The Complete Book of Traditional Scandinavian Knitting and The Complete Book of Traditional Fair Isle Knitting. She has also worked on a series called Culture and Language of which seven volumes have been published from 2017 to 2022.

Career McGregor started working on The Complete Book of Traditional Fair Isle Knitting in the mid-1970s,

She became interested in Scandinavian knitting in 1955 after discovering a jersey in a Copenhagen shop. Despite being a poor student and unable to purchase it, she bought a knitting pattern and recreated the style herself.

In 2014, McGregor donated some of her research to the Shetland Museum. The collection is open to researchers by appointment. and was Chairman of Council at the Clan Gregor Society.

Published works McGregor, Sheila (1981). The Complete Book of Traditional Fair Isle Knitting London: Batsford. McGregor, Sheila (1984). The Complete Book of Traditional Scandinavian Knitting London: Batsford. McGregor, Sheila (2003). Traditional Fair Isle Knitting (revised edition of former publication) 978-1985632332 Dover Publications Inc McGregor, Sheila (2004). Traditional Scandinavian Knitting (revised edition of former publication) Dover Publications Inc McGregor, Sheila (2017) Wordlists, Kindle Amazon books. McGregor, Sheila (2018) Bones and Bonfires: Cremation Rituals at the Annats of Scotland, Kindle Amazon books. McGregor, Sheila (2018) Possibly Paleolithic: Prehistoric Survival in Highland Scotland, Kindle Amazon books. McGregor, Sheila (2018) First Settler Theory: and the Origin of European Languages, Kindle Amazon books. McGregor, Sheila (2019) Archaic Gaelic: Decoding a Lost Language, Kindle Amazon books. McGregor, Sheila (2020) Flying by Night: Scottish Witches and Fairies, Kindle Amazon books. McGregor, Sheila (2021) Fire!: How Language Began, Kindle Amazon books. McGregor, Sheila (2023) Night Roads. Exile at Home, Kindle Amazon books