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Scottish lace manufacturers: MYB Textiles

Video of the last remaining Scottish lace producer shows the skill required… >>

Sites we love: Yarn Exchange

Yarn Exchange is the online portal that makes it possible for textile… >>

Sites we love: The Harris Tweed Authority blog

Sharing the websites that we love to read about products made in… >>

Some great photos from inside the Bute Fabrics mill

Thanks to Niki Fulton of Unified Space for sharing these fantastic images… >>

The decline of the Lancashire cotton mills

A little history lesson on the Lancashire cotton mills and a great… >>

Scottish textiles on the map

Planning your next holiday? Take a trip to Scotland and experience some… >>

Adamley Silk Printing for J.W.Anderson

Just stumbled across this great video of silk being printed in Macclesfield… >>

Harris Tweed celebrates its 100th Anniversary

In the first of a three part series on Harris Tweed, Make it British presents Lara Platman’s book that marks the 100th Anniversary of this special fabric. It was a century ago that the Scottish textiles industry registered it’s trademark >>

British Wool: it’s not just all about carpets and tweed

Last week I had the chance to chat at length to Irfan Khan from the British Wool Marketing Board about all of the wonderful things he is doing to shake off the traditional image of this amazing home grown fibre. >>