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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.
Some good newsRead MoreJune 13, 2020
This week there is some encouraging news.
The Shetland Tweed CompanyRead MoreMay 16, 2020
Although the studio is closed in Yell weaving continues on a neighbouring island!
The Techniques of Rug WeavingRead MoreMarch 21, 2020
There is a new book for viewing in the library when the studio reopens: Peter Collingwood's "The Techniques of Rug Weaving"
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...
The temperature of textilesRead MoreFebruary 15, 2020
Textile creatives are mapping climate change in innovative ways.
Preserving traditional Zapotec weavingRead MoreNovember 23, 2019
Porfirio Gutierrez is a traditional Zapotec weaver who aims to protect, preserve and encourage the craft of weaving from his area.
A workshop in NovemberRead MoreNovember 9, 2019
Four hardy souls have braved the ice and snow to spend the weekend in the studio on a Beginners Weaving course.
Teaching weaveRead MoreSeptember 28, 2019
The first workshop of ours for Wool Week has finished. It is such a joy to watch people create beautiful things.
Weaving in Gunjur, The GambiaRead MoreSeptember 21, 2019
We get many interesting visitors over the summer. One had just come back from The Gambia...