Well, one just has to admit. I´ve given in. Completely! It started with that one skirt. I found the fabric about 2 min after I had stated that "animal-prints are not really my cup of tea". How wrong was I? And then the Kob (antelope) covered fabric fell into my hand. And I fell in love! It is basically the only cup I drink from these days. 
Next step is to persuade the man to join the ride, starting with a lizard bowtie.

This is a tricky question. When asked this question in Africa, it actually does mean that someone wants to cut off your hair and have it to braid in their own hair. Not to be confused with ”I´d like to have hair like yours”. 
Tip! Never reply with a yeah, unless you wanna go bald. 

It might not be recommended, but sometimes it's just necessary to step on a bodaboda/motorcycle taxi. Although not the safest, this is by far the quickest way to get around town. As traffic jams are constant, motorcycle is the answer to avoid them. And what people bring on their vehicles is a sight for sore eyes (read: insane)!

The plan was to make myself a coat that I would wear when hitting the peak at Mount Kenya. These are the kind of stories I make up, to have a good reason to start yet another sewing project, when my hands are already overloaded with random handwork.

Hello heaven! 

Banana fiber, is the "bark" from the stem of the banana plant. The stem is layered, and the outer layers, that have dried are peeled off and collected. Banana-fiber is collected during drier seasons, if used when not properly dry, it easily molds. 

Totally amazed by today's discovery! I was to meet up with the KDI-women's group at the school where they work, and participate in some tie- or batik-dyeing. This was all the information I had beforehand. I had no idea, of what technique we were going to use. Tying, folding or waxing are somewhat well known to me and this was what I expected to see. Imagine my surprise, when I arrived and the women were using porridge, yes you are reading correctly, porridge made out of cornflour, to dye the fabrics!!

Olivia, Remmy, Ruth, Night and Winnie are the five members of this women's group I'm going to work with next couple of months. They work and live at the KSPH, Kampala school for physically handicapped. They too, have physical disabilities, but the wheelchairs haven't stopped them from becoming really good tailors!

Photoshoots are always very exciting. You have a vision, but you never know how it's going to work out. Location scouting took me to a rooftop parking lot on top of a downtown shopping centre. It seemed perfect from the first moment. That settled, models had to be chosen. We prefer using regular people around us for modelling rather than hiring professional models. People who we know well or who we'd like to get to know. There's a great deal more personality and sparks happening this way. This time they are good friends of ours - Murka and Marion. 

When we started this knitwear brand back in 2009, we named it NAiiV. Why NAiiV? Because we believe that certain amount of naivety can help create great achievements. Taking things too seriously can sometimes the kill magic of creativity and opportunities. We have learned many valuable lessons since then, but we still carry this sense of naivety and spirit of fun with us.
For further growth and development it was time for change in 2014. We felt it is only natural to continue working under the name of the creator and designer LIINA VIIRA.  

On a fine sunny Saturday we had a photoshoot in one of our favourite neighbourhoods in Tallinn, Põhja-Tallinn. Right where the cute Kalamaja ends and next hot spot to be Kopli begins. Random gas station and surrounding brick walls covered with graffity were perfect for our shoot location. Here's a little making-of overview of the shoot. 

We live in a world of sharing and caring, right. So, we started this blog to spread the love for wool and share our daily ventures. Many of our thoughts are visual and positive. Sometimes we might get serious about the important things in life - future, culture, sustainability, design, business, fashion, arts, humanity .. all with the hope to create meaningful discussions. Feel free to join in if you want to. Your comments are very welcome!