This design is based on one of the pieces found in the back of the Uyeasound shop in Unst, Shetland. The original piece has a separate, sewn-on lace edging dyed with indigo after the lace was knitted. The original piece is wider and shorter, probably designed to be used as a tray cloth. The yarn in the original is a two-ply handspun yarn, and the patterns are typical of Shetland lace in the 1890s.