Articles:
- Shepherdess and artist Meg Rodger of The Birlinn Yarn Company is inspired by past and present in the Outer Hebrides
- Two makers, Jeni Reid and Lynne Hocking, are inspired by linen with results that are both worlds apart and close to home
- History of Linen in Scotland: Second only to agriculture, linen production was the major Scottish industry in the 18th Century
- From exhibitions to walks and dolls, exploring heritage and developing links between art, design and Scotland’s linen industry today
- Designer Ange Sewell, of Weft Blown, weaving her own path in West Kilbride
- How a collaboration based on friendship and diverse businesses led to new yarn range, Bearford Originals
- Seed.Ed project: Hands on engagement with flax at Edinburgh College of Art
- A reflection on materials and creativity by artist Gaelle Chassery
Patterns:
Knitting:
- Thonnan Top with 3 sleeve options by Katt Weaver, Heather and Hops, using Nervus Fibre Alpaca Lace and a DK weight yarn
- Seeded Fern Wrap by Meg Rodger using her own Hebridean and Cheviot wool from The Birlinn Yarn Company
- Lèana 2-colour brioche shawl by Samira Hill, Eildon Hills Designs, using Cookston Crafts Fingering / 4 ply
- Carstramon Top by Maddie Harvey Designs using Ginger’s Hand Dyed Sweet Flax 4 ply
- Sea Pink Top, a knitted yoked top by Solveigh Lass-Evans using her own Iolair Yarn Easdale DK
- Robach Shawl by Alison Mayne, Knitrospective, using The Woolchemist yarn in 2 textures
Crochet:
- Machair Tank Top by Merrian Holland, Mezzacraft. using Zakami Yarns Alpaca Fingering
- Twine Bag by Merrian Holland, Mezzacraft, using Nutscene Twine
- Dunnet Head Hap by Fay Dashper-Hughes, using The Border Mill North Coast 4 ply
Other:
- Magnolia Cowl from woven pin loom square by Ange Sewell, Weft Blown, using West Yorkshire Spinners The Croft DK