2019 is going to be An Exciting Year! There are the usual goings-on at the studio, but also music, and fashion, and the next stage of the tweed research project.

I know it is early but Merry Christmas everyone!

Have you ever seen embroidery and quilting used as a teaching aid for astronomy?

Joanne B Kaar, who you may remember makes artists cabinets of curiosity amongst other art, sent in this link to some craft residencies. What a fantastic opportunity to do some exploring.

Shetland in November sounds cold. Maybe, but it is also almost impossibly beautiful...

A friend recently sent a link to a film from the National Library of Scotland, all about Harris Tweed.

We have some new-to-the-library books.

We all know the debate; the pros and cons of returning antiquities and artefacts that have been collected from around the world in the colonial eras. Here are some pieces that African countries would like back.

Many of you will know Ercol, the furniture maker which produces iconic chairs and tables. Last week we acquired a classic rocking chair...

If the purpose of art is to thrill, engage and titilate then I think our purchase last week for the collection may have fulfilled its aims.