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UFO - the telly seriesRead MoreOctober 23, 2021
The television series UFO features very stylish clothes.
Maori and Shetland - a pattern connectionRead MoreSeptember 25, 2021
An unexpected link between Shetland and New Zealand was revealed by visitors to the studio.
A new clothRead MoreAugust 21, 2021
The cloth on our loom in Yell is looking stupendous!
Discovering Textiles - Barron and LarcherRead MoreAugust 21, 2021
In the 1920s and '30s two designer-makers were at the forefront of a revival in hand-block printing in Britain.
Article of the week - number sixty-eight - a tweed jacketRead MoreJuly 10, 2021
Each week something is selected from the studio collection. This week it is a tweed jacket.
A visit to Making Nuno at Japan HouseRead MoreJune 19, 2021
This week we visited Making Nuno at Japan House.
Shetland Tweed research - the 20th Century continuesRead MoreApril 3, 2021
This week the story of Shetland Tweed in the 20th Century continues.
Shetland Tweed research - The 20th CenturyRead MoreMarch 27, 2021
This week the story of Shetland Tweed continues into the 20th Century.
Discovering Textiles - Canadian Inuit tapestryRead MoreMarch 27, 2021
The Inuit People of Baffin Island, Canada started to produce tapestries in 1970, a serendipitous melding of hand skills and the traditional art of storytelling.
The prehistory of Shetland TweedRead MoreMarch 6, 2021
Before tweed there was wadmal, and before wadmal there was...