Rebel Blog

Oct 21, 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. That’s why we were excited to work with Ainsley Hamill and Anna Macdonald, a...

Sep 28, 2021

Tart-A-n POLITICAL

Tartan and politics today. What’s our stance? Let’s talk about it. Politics in Scotland is nuanced and complicated, sadly it has been for centuries and still is today. It has been put on a World stage which has emboldened many...

Sep 06, 2021

Playing The Game: The Power of Sensational Language

“Petition to rename ‘outfit repeating’… wearing clothes” This wee tweet from Maxine Bedat, Director of The New Standard Institute immediately made us think of our recent Instagram Reel posts – the ones about our ‘Pro Outfit-Repeating Challenge’ – where staff...

Sep 01, 2021

#RepealIt Ethical Receipts: Why the Delay? Justice to the craft, not just a number

When we launched our #RepealIt campaign at the beginning of July, one of its aspects was ‘Ethical Receipts’. Originally these were to be included on every Prickly item listing on the shop and their intention was to provide a clear...

Aug 26, 2021

Our Label Law #2: Wear Your Values, Not a Brand

Ever wondered why we don’t have our logo splashed across our garments? It’s because tartan never needed a label or ‘brand identity’. These are modern inventions. It’s always spoken for itself, defined by people and location, and we are the...