This week's article from the studio collection is a batik painting from Zimbabwe.

For the past few months the recently completed Research degree into Shetland Tweed has been condensed.

The refugee crisis was the spark for a series of blankets based on Welsh "tapestry" blankets.

A new book has been added to the studio library: Crafts from Arctic Canada.

The history of Shetland's tweed industry has been explored on the blog, and some of the characteristics that make Shetland Tweed special have been drawn out of the research. In this post more about how the research was undertaken is explained.

The craft of indigo dyeing has almost disappeared from Kano, Nigeria but it is an ancient art.

Each week something this selected from the collection to be highlighted on the blog. This week it is a length of fabric from Edinburgh Weavers.

Each week an item or two is selected for inclusion on the blog. This week it is the turn of three Shetland scarves inspired by St Magnus.

An exhibition of Fair Isle chairs is on at the moment in Lerwick's Shetland Museum.

The studio in Yell has been spruced-up and is almost ready to receive artists once again.