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The virtual museumRead MoreFebruary 2, 2019
Anyone who has been into the studio in Yell will know that we love collecting things. Seems we are not alone...
Big Community WeaveRead MoreFebruary 2, 2019
If you happen to be in or near Sleaford on Sunday 3rd February pop into the National Centre for Craft and Design to take part in the Big Community Weave.
Tweed researchRead MoreFebruary 2, 2019
The research into Shetland tweed has gathered pace.
Shetland in the winterRead MoreFebruary 2, 2019
Being so far North is an Adventure for sure, and one that is filled with beauty.
The woolly world of colour "blindness"Read MoreJanuary 26, 2019
Did you know that wool has been much used in the testing for and of colour blindness?
Up Helly AaRead MoreJanuary 26, 2019
This week it is Up Helly Aa in Shetland. Up the Guizer Jarl!
Autism and art - the prehistoric elementRead MoreJanuary 26, 2019
An ongoing collaborative study between an archaeologist and a medical researcher, both from the University of York, has posed an interesting view on prehistoric art.
Capturing the momentRead MoreJanuary 26, 2019
There is a painting in Dundee's McManus Museum and Art Gallery which is intriguing on many levels.
A familiar cloth in an odd placeRead MoreJanuary 19, 2019
When looking for Shetland tweed or items from the Festival of Britain, it is not necessarily towards the Museum of English Rural Life that one would gravitate.
Visiting HalifaxRead MoreJanuary 19, 2019
This January a roadtrip northwards to Forres in Scotland has been an eye-opener.