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The Journal of Scottish Yarns: Volume 8
£24.00
Welcome to the eighth issue of The Journal of Scottish Yarns, Autumn/Winter 2025!
This new bi-annual publication was created to build community, and to promote and support Scottish textiles and related creativity by:
- telling stories (past and present) about people, places and businesses
- sharing specially commissioned craft designs (knitting, crochet and weaving in issue 5)
A digital download code (pdf) is included (inside the back cover).
Contents include:
Issue 8 is all about cosy colour with stories of some strong Victorian women too! Plus Castlemilk Moorit and Scottish Blackface sheep, indigo dyeing at Glasgow's Botanic Gardens and contemporary artist Alice-Marie Archer on her knitted pieces as part of the V&A Dundee's Garden Future exhibition:
Knit Designs:
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STRAIKEN VEST, EMMA MCLELLAN Corrugated rib creates a comfortable corset silhouette with endless colour possibilities.
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OXO JUMPER, LIZA LEWIS An all-over colourwork jumper knitted in thicker wool makes a quick and contemporary layer.
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TOWER HOOSE WALL BEANIE AND MITTS, LOUISE MOSSOM A multi-coloured beanie and matching fingerless mitts, inspired by artist Richie Collins.
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CANNA CARDIGAN, SAMIRA HILL A raglan knitted cardigan combines stripes and a slip stitch pattern.
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WHITEBEAM MITTS, SUE HOLT The textured leaves and berries of whitebeam trees are recreated on these elegant knitted mitts.
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DASHIKI PONCHO, SYLVIA WATTS-CHERRY Bold colourwork is inspired by a West African tunic with an embroidered neckline.
Crochet Designs:
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KIN CARDIGAN, FAY DASHPER-HUGHES An open-fronted crocheted cardigan designed to layer over winter dresses.
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MELROSE VEST, SAMIRA HILL This three colour V-neck vest is an ideal introduction to Tunisian Crochet.
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KIN CARDIGAN, FAY DASHPER-HUGHES An open-fronted crocheted cardigan designed to layer over winter dresses.
Features:
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ORIGINS OF THE CASTLEMILK MOORIT SHEEP The mysterious history of a sheep bred to decorate a country estate in Dumfries and Galloway.
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FROM KENYA TO CASTLEMILK Reviving rare Scottish sheep: Rebecca McLellan’s journey to rural life, championing Castlemilk Moorit sheep.
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BRINGING LOCAL WOOL BACK TO LIFE How Merrick Scottish Blackface Knitwear is using fashion as a force for good.
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THE VALUE OF ‘SPARE TIME’ The Highland Home Industries movement grew out of turbulent times.
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REFRAMING ‘MEDDLESOME MILLIE’ Millicent, Duchess of Sutherland, was an advocate for the rights of craft workers and the preservation of textile skills and heritage.
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THE ORDINARY,' EXTRAORDINARY JANE GAUGAIN The life of a 19th century innovator who revolutionised Victorian crafts, blending business acumen, creativity and domestic respectability in Edinburgh.
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FROM SILKS OF GAUZE TO PAISLEY SHAWLS The famed textiles of Paisley, Scotland, through the 18th and 19th centuries.
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THE INDIGO PLOT: GROWING BLUE IN URBAN GLASGOW Sharing the magic of indigo dyeing, inspired by travels and experimentation.
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KNITTING NATURE Alice-Marie Archer’s living art blends creativity and science, crafting textiles that nurture plants without using soil.
208 pages, 20 x 25.5 cm