We spent part of the Easter weekend in Ullapool and, even if there hadn’t been a persistent drizzle of that fine rain that soaks you to the skin, we’d certainly have visited, as we always do, the village’s two excellent—and complementary–bookshops, the Ullapool Bookshop and the Ceilidh Place Bookshop. I firmly believe that the great […]

This September 2010 we talk to recently graduated Shetland designers whose work is taking Shetland textiles forward into the 21st century.

This July 2010, we talk to Suzanne Shearer who runs (with her partner Mark Sinclair) North Rock Gallery in Lerwick on the Shetland Isles. Suzanne talks about her experiences of opening the gallery and shop last year, her online presence and how she selects work for the business. Tell us a little about your background: […]

This part of the tour has taken me the farthest North I have been in Scotland and to a place I have always longed to visit; Shetland. To make the most out of the trip I decided to take 5 days to explore the island and deliver two workshops, one in Lerwick and one in Unst.

I am off (finger’s crossed) to Shetland first thing tomorrow morning. Despite the panic casued by the Volcano it would appear all flights in and out of Inverness are still running as normal!

Highlands and Islands visit to Stroud International Textile Festival

ROXANE PERMAR and NAYAN KULKARNI tell Kenny Mathieson about the ongoing Mirrie Dancers project

THE SUMMER may be wearing on, but there is still plenty going around the area. The Blas Festival takes pride of place this month, with Blair Douglas’s much anticipated Gaelic Mass heading a busy programme.

Scalloway, Shetland, October 2004