The Journal of Scottish Yarns: Volume 10

Pre-Order Now for end of November 2026 Release! (Please note that all items ordered with this journal will be shipped together around the end of November.)

Welcome to the ninth issue of The Journal of Scottish Yarns, Spring/Summer 2026!

This new bi-annual publication was created to build community, and to promote and support Scottish textiles and related creativity by:

1. telling stories (past and present) about people, places and businesses
2. sharing specially commissioned craft designs (knitting, crochet and weaving in issue 5)

A digital download code (pdf) is included (inside the back cover).

Issue 10 includes 

1. TOAST GILET - Liza Lewis
2. MARGARET KLEIN JUMPER – Samira Hill, Eildon Hills Designs
3. CHEVIOT COWL – Samira Hill, Eildon Hills Designs 
4. LINTON JUMPER - Carol Richardson 
5. TWEED JUMPER - Isabelle Ryan Smith, All Tangled Up Knits 
6. SEILEBOST JUMPER - Maddie Harvey, Maddie Harvey Designs 
7. LUSKENTYRE SOCKS - Fay Dashper Hughes, Fay DH Designs 
8. BEELINE HAT & MITTS - Sue Holt, Woollen Wave 
9. CLOSE JUMPER - Cassie Ward, the Missing Yarn 
10. HAAF KEP - Helen Robertson, Helen Robertson Jewellery and Knitting

1. Foula Wool: Shetland Sheep at the Edge of the World
   The remote island of Foula is home to unique Shetland sheep which produce the finest yarn, now from it’s own island mill.
2. Fair Helen: Where Shetland Tradition Sparks New Ideas
   Helen Robertson, Patron of Shetland Wool Week 2026, transforms Shetland knitting into art form, celebrating heritage, innovation, resilience and shared creativity.
3. The Making of Orry Yarn
   A couple’s shared artistic heritage, Danish craft traditions and Eaglesham’s textile history inspire the Orry Mill, a community-rooted modern knitting business.
4. Too Woolly? Rethinking the Value of British Wool
   The Wool Library gives British wool its bounce back—matching breeds with bold ideas, clever makers and ultimately fairer value, sharing what they learn along the way.
5. Where Nature and History are Intertwined
   At Heatherlea Croft, Highland heritage, thriving peatlands and lucky black sheep unite in traceable wool and sustainable farming.
6. Coastal Knitwear: Necessity and Creativity
   Deeply connected to the sea and Scotland’s coastline, designer Rebecca Clow reflects on her first book of knitting patterns.  
7. Our Rare Breed Sheep Saga
   Anne and John Lane were attracted to the friendly and seriously rare North Ronaldsay sheep in the early 1990s and have been looking after a flock ever since.

208 pages, 20 x 25.5 cm