Part 376 (1/2)
16,088. Have you got any of these veils in hand just now?-Yes, I have a few that I am knitting.
16,089. Do you knit with your own wool at all?-No, I only work for him.
16,090. How much do you get for knitting one of these veils?- From 16d. to 1s., according to the quality as it is coa.r.s.e or fine.
16,091. Do you get more for knitting one of fine worsted than one of coa.r.s.e?-Yes.
16,092. Will you bring one of the veils that you are knitting just now and let me see it?-Yes,
Lerwick, February 5, 1872, ELIZABETH MALCOMSON, recalled.
16,093. Do you live with your mother in Baker's Close, Lerwick?-Yes.
16,094. What do you do?-I sometimes knit, and sometimes sew; but I mostly knit. My mother knits sometimes, and does the house-work.
16,095. Do you support yourself mostly by knitting?-Yes, almost entirely.
16,096. What kind of knitting do you do?-Fine veils and shawls.
16,097. Are you paid for them in money or in goods?-Always in goods.
16,098. Do you sometimes get a little money?-No, I never asked for it.
16,099. Do you get money for your sewing?-Yes. I sew to private people, and they always pay me in money.
16,100. Where do you buy your provisions?-From any shop I like. I don't go to any one in particular.
16,101. Where do you get the money for that?-From my sewing.
16,102. Do you get all the money that you require for provisions by your sewing?-No. We generally keep a lodger or two when we can get them.
16,103. Would you not prefer to get some money for your knitting?-Yes; but it never was the practice to ask for it, and therefore I never thought of doing so.
16,104. Would you not be better off if you had money for your knitting, which you could spend upon provisions?-I think I would be; but I never thought of asking it, as it is not the usual thing.
16,105. What kind of goods do you get for your knitting?-Tea, sugar, soft goods, groceries, or any kind of goods that are in the shop.
16,106. Do you get most of the dress for yourself in that way?- Yes.
16,107. Do you knit a greater number of articles than are sufficient to supply yourself with dress?-Yes.
16,108. What do you do with them?-I buy anything that is required for the house.
16,109. Do you sometimes get goods for your friends if they want any?-No, I generally require all I get for myself.
16,110. You don't get provisions for your knitting?-No.
16,111. Do you get enough money for your sewing and from your lodgers to supply you with provisions all the year round?-Yes; it has always done so in time past.
16,112. Is there anybody living in family with you except your mother?-No.