Thoughts from the Loom

20 February 2023

Alan & Miriam Make "Aliam"

It was summer 2021, which seems like a lifetime ago.... but the story of the Aliam tartan was born that summer and already feels like a century old...

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20 February 2023

Sam Heughan The Sassenach

We have never written a diary entry about the amazing project that we were invited to be part of by Sam, and that was to create his very...

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15 March 2022

#Remember Series: The Importance of Slowing Down

We’ve recently been posting the #Remember series on social media – which is a digital time travel of sorts, to the early times of Prickly. This reflection on...

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03 February 2022

Dressing the body: Replacing 'Fast' with 'Past'

Dressing the body to express ourselves is a primal human instinct that goes back thousands of years. But if our ancestors rose from the dead today, they would...

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31 December 2021

B The Change in 2022 and Beyond!

For far too long now, business has been built off the backs of the many to benefit the few. Some may think this is how it’s always been,...

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31 December 2021

A New Year, When Looking Backwards is Looking Forwards

Well folks, the end of the year is approaching and there’s no better time to reflect on the last 12 months. We have managed to stay strong through...

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20 December 2021

Keep the Heid! Prickly Hats: A historic Scottish story…

Woolly Hats. We all love them. Most of our body heat is lost through our heads so we all need them too! Every year they come out in...

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16 November 2021

Why Heritage Craft IS sustainability

Heritage craft is defined as “a practice which employs manual dexterity and skill, and an understanding of traditional materials, design and techniques, and which has been practised for...

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21 October 2021

Taoes Cultural Creations: The Prickly Thistle Soundtrack

Fabric is a craft that interacts with pretty much 100% of humanity. Music is the same. Two ancient foundations of culture that have stood the test of time....

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05 October 2021

The Wonders of Enchanting Elm: Our Live Edge Elm Woodblock

As you all know, we are ‘waste no want not’ here at Prickly, which certainly was the basis for developing our Live Edge Elm Woodblocks… It started with...

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22 September 2021

Meaningful Maps: Our Rebel Radius of Heritage

Maps What meaningful things they are A 10,000 year journey of humans trying to understand this Earth. Their development is a testament to the art of making mistakes,...

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31 August 2021

Give (Back) Credit to Heritage Communities #2: Is it Enough to Stay Alive?

Last month we took part in a fascinating project where we welcomed students to the mill. It was all about inspiring awareness of respectful tartan making and passing...

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