Name: Yarn 3 - The Journal of Scottish Yarns
Brand: Journal of Scottish Yarns
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Yarn 3 - The Journal of Scottish Yarns
Yarn 3 - The Journal of Scottish Yarns
Yarn 3 - The Journal of Scottish Yarns
Yarn 3 - The Journal of Scottish Yarns
Yarn 3 - The Journal of Scottish Yarns
Yarn 3 - The Journal of Scottish Yarns
Yarn 3 - The Journal of Scottish Yarns
Yarn 3 - The Journal of Scottish Yarns
Yarn 3 - The Journal of Scottish Yarns

Yarn 3 - The Journal of Scottish Yarns
£24.00

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Yarn - The Journal of Scottish Yarns is a new bi-annual journal focussing on community, history, culture and creativity of textiles in Scotland.

Our objectives are to:

• Promote Scottish textiles culture and community by telling the stories - past and present - of the fibres, skills, artisans and industries that make up its fabric

• Support your creativity through a range of creative projects you can make yourself; from beginner to advanced level

Issue 3: photographs by Ryan Buchanan Photography

Welcome to issue 3 of The Journal of Scottish Yarns, Spring / Summer 2023

Contents:

• Adopting the Viking Mantle: Shepherdess and artist Meg Rodger of The Birlinn Yarn Company is inspired by past and present in the Outer Hebrides

• Source Material – Strands of Memory: Two makers, Jeni Reid and Lynne Hocking, are inspired by linen with results that are both worlds apart and close to home

• A Woven Heritage: Second only to agriculture, linen production was the major Scottish industry in the 18th Century

• Historical Fibres, Future Networks: From exhibitions to walks and dolls, exploring heritage and developing links between art, design and Scotland’s linen industry

• Weaver of Weather: Designer Ange Sewell, of Weft Blown, weaving her own path in West Kilbride

• The Fruits of Friendship: How a collaboration based on friendship and diverse businesses led to new yarn range, Bearford Originals

• Sewing the Seeds of Change: Hands on engagement with flax at Edinburgh College of Ar

• Improvised Designs and Mindful Making: 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

Magnolia Cowl from woven pin loom square by Ange Sewell, Weft Blown, using West Yorkshire Spinners The Croft DK