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The ArcticRead MoreDecember 5, 2020
A new exhibition has reopened at the British Museum in London: Arctic: Culture and Climate .
KolamRead MoreSeptember 5, 2020
Kolam is the Asian art and craft of making patterns out of ground rice to greet the start of each day.
Article of the Week - number fourteenRead MoreMay 9, 2020
Each week the blog features something from the collection in the studio. This week, a blanket.
Cute!Read MoreApril 4, 2020
A few happy pictures of a new arrival, Laurie, warm and snug in Shetland Tweed.
Article of the week - Number FourRead MoreFebruary 29, 2020
Each week the blog presents a different article from the collection in the studio. This week, a woven whirlpool...
Late summer in ShetlandRead MoreAugust 3, 2019
It is a little while since we shared some pics of the islands. This year the summer colours are absolutely brilliant, in all senses of the word.
Conserving the Emperor's CarpetRead MoreJune 22, 2019
The Metropolitan Museum in New York conserved and displayed a unique carpet. The job took years...
Flowers at the studioRead MoreJune 15, 2019
Over the time we have been in the buildings in Sellafirth, fourteen years now, we have been looking after the wild flowers that come up each year in what looks like barren ground.
The Shetland Tweed CompanyRead MoreJune 1, 2019
As many of you will know, I have my own company, The Shetland Tweed Company. This is what we have been doing recently.
The Coast Salish wool dogRead MoreApril 20, 2019
While it may be somewhat odd for some of us to think of using dog hair as a weaving material - after all, dogs are our friends not a farmed species - for some it is highly prized.