Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Traditional Creepie

In many a Shetland croft house in days gone by you would have found a "creepie" or small wooden stool. Light and easily portable it would have been moved around to provide a seat when doing a variety of tasks, anything from milking the cow to making a kishie (straw basket). They would have been made from whatever wood was available at the time, often driftwood.

We have designed a creepie as shown in the picture which is now available for sale. It's design is in keeping with the traditional creepies both in shape and simplicity. This particular creepie was made from Yellow Pine and stained to give an antique effect.

Creepies are available in either Oak or Pine.