Rebel Blog
Footprints. Sometimes they are a lovely impression of human presence – like steps along the sand of a beach. Sometimes they irritate us - like when the kids walk through the house with mucky shoes (agh! How many times have...
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Conversations with our elders about clothing are very important. They can tell us first-hand of the times where garments were not in abundance at the click of a mouse. The times where local manufacture was the norm and clothes were...
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When thinking about our ‘Repeal It’ campaign, we wanted to publicly address our responsibility as a maker to ensure that what we put out into the world gets maximum use and love. We wanted to come up with something that...
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AN OPEN LETTER FROM PRICKLY THISTLE SCOTLANDAn address to our toxic fashion addiction Why is buying sparkly plastic waste considered a status symbol?Why will we pay high prices for designer goods made by exploited people, but not for a locally produced...
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“no man or boy, within that part of Great Britain called Scotland…will wear or put on the clothes commonly called Highland Clothes (that is to say) the plaid, philibeg, or little kilt, trowse, shoulder belts, or any part whatsoever of...
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