Articles:

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

• Two makers, Jeni Reid and Lynne Hocking, are inspired by linen with results that are both worlds apart and close to home

• History of Linen in Scotland: Second only to agriculture, linen production was the major Scottish industry in the 18th Century

• From exhibitions to walks and dolls, exploring heritage and developing links between art, design and Scotland’s linen industry today

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

• How a collaboration based on friendship and diverse businesses led to new yarn range, Bearford Originals

• Seed.Ed project: Hands on engagement with flax at Edinburgh College of Art

• A reflection on materials and creativity by artist Gaelle Chassery

Patterns:

Knitting:

1. Thonnan Top with 3 sleeve options by Katt Weaver, Heather and Hops, using Nervus Fibre Alpaca Lace and a DK weight yarn

2. Seeded Fern Wrap by Meg Rodger using her own Hebridean and Cheviot wool from The Birlinn Yarn Company

3. Lèana 2-colour brioche shawl by Samira Hill, Eildon Hills Designs, using Cookston Crafts Fingering / 4 ply

4. Carstramon Top by Maddie Harvey Designs using Ginger’s Hand Dyed Sweet Flax 4 ply

5. Sea Pink Top, a knitted yoked top by Solveigh Lass-Evans using her own Iolair Yarn Easdale DK

6. Robach Shawl by Alison Mayne, Knitrospective, using The Woolchemist yarn in 2 textures

Crochet:

1. Machair Tank Top by Merrian Holland, Mezzacraft. using Zakami Yarns Alpaca Fingering

2. Twine Bag by Merrian Holland, Mezzacraft, using Nutscene Twine

3. Dunnet Head Hap by Fay Dashper-Hughes, using The Border Mill North Coast 4 ply

Other:

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