The Arctic requires some creative thinking if people are going to live there. Yet the Far North has been home to people for an estimated 40,000 years. Probably thanks to beautiful footwear like this.

A friend recently posted a picture, on Facebook, of a handkerchief with an interesting print.

One of the joys of using Alvin-the-loom is that the weaver can listen to music while Alvin weaves away. Today serendipity was in the air.

The British Museum has developed an amazing new technique which images ancient textiles without destroying them.

You may have read that Shetland is no longer allowed to be placed in a box on the side of maps.

As the world grows more aware of sea-level rise and global warming so artists are getting involved in the debate in very interesting ways. Meet Daan Roosegaarde.

In the latest email from the UK Crafts Council is a fascinating story about bacteria being used to dye cloth.

This week a small piece of history has been donated to the studio collection.

A collaboration between Shetland and Newfoundland is focusing on the act of making.

We have been making new cloths in the studio for The Shetland Tweed Company. This is the warp for the autumn collection.