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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.
Working with the woolRead MoreMay 24, 2019
A new book for the library, Working with the wool, has arrived.
CollafirthRead MoreMay 18, 2019
The little settlement of Collafirth lies in a secluded valley, closed at one end by hills and open to the sea at the other. And it hides a rather lovely secret.
Nora Fok Read MoreFebruary 23, 2019
A friend-of-the-blog has sent in a link for an article on thisiscolossal.com which has had us enthralled.
The Joan Project and The Shetland Tweed CompanyRead MoreFebruary 23, 2019
Two exciting things have happened this week...
The Britain-Zimbabwe Society - a Research DayRead MoreFebruary 23, 2019
On the 15th June this year, the Britain-Zimbabwe Society will be holding a Research Day focused on Creativity and Innovation in Zimbabwean Arts and Science.
A strange link between Shetland and WalesRead MoreFebruary 23, 2019
In the tweed research project many interesting and unusual links are cropping up.
Symbols of home - the milaya bedsheets of South SudanRead MoreFebruary 23, 2019
The South Sudanese Civil War has been ongoing for more than five years. In that time, more than a million people have fled the fighting to Uganda, many carrying their belongings in their bedsheets which are known as milaya.