Craft Scotland Blog

News, blog posts, press releases and updates from the Craft Scotland team.

Films for Friday - West Dean College Tapestry Studio

03/02/2012

This week, we feature a short film from weavers in West Dean College who are working on ‘The Hunt of the Unicorn’ tapestry for Stirling Castle.
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Update from Emma - January 2012

30/01/2012

As the first month of 2012 draws to a close, there are already many achievements to reflect on and countless opportunities to explore for the rest of the year.
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Film for Friday - the Glasgow Picknitters

27/01/2012

This Friday our featured film is another from the BBC website, and features men and women who chat, eat cake, and knit in Glasgow's public spaces.
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Films for Friday - Power of Making

20/01/2012

For the second in our blog series on craft films, we look at a piece made for the recent ‘Power of Making’ exhibition.
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Standing stones unveiled at LifeScan Scotland

18/01/2012

A unique work of art by Ullapool maker Allison Weightman was unveiled at LifeScan Scotland’s Beechwood premises on 17 January 2012, following a year of planning, designing and making.
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Films for Friday - Folk Art meets Fair Isle

13/01/2012

In the first of a new series of blog posts looking at craft in film, we bring you a film on Andrea Williamson’s Shetland studio from which she runs her textile business.
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Season's Greetings from Craft Scotland

22/12/2011

Craft Scotland will close for the festive period on the afternoon of Wednesday 22 December 2011, and will re-open for the New Year on Tuesday 03 January 2012.
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A Christmas Message from our CEO - Emma's blog

20/12/2011

Emma looks back on 2011 and reaffirms an old promise for the new year.
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Home and away - Rebecca's blog

06/12/2011

Rebecca writes about Craft Scotland being part of the 50+ Show in Glasgow
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The Streets of Philadelphia - Rebecca's blog

25/11/2011

Rebecca's experiences of the PMA Craft Show
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The bits on the side - Emma's blog

25/11/2011

Now that I’ve been back from Philadelphia for over a week, parts of the trip are coming back to me which are probably best described as off-curriculum.
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It's A Small World - Emma's Blog

22/11/2011

Throughout 2011 we have been highlighting the power of connections in the craft sector.
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Good Morning Scotland. Good Night America! - Emma's blog

17/11/2011

In the first of a handful of blogs, I will reflect on the opportunities, achievements and lessons we have learned during our American launch.
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Exploring Aberdeenshire - Rebecca's Roadshow Blog

06/11/2011

Rebecca writes about her final Roadshow to Aberdeen
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Heading Far North - Rebecca's Roadshow Blog

04/11/2011

Rebecca writes about her second Roadshow in Thurso
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Heading South - Rebecca's Roadshow blog

02/11/2011

Rebecca writes about her Roadshow at Gracefield Arts Centre
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The Craft Scotland Rebrand

26/10/2011

We are delighted to reveal our rebrand to you with the launch of our newly developed website.
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Welcome to the new craftscotland.org

24/10/2011

We’ve been hard at work for the last few months to get the new Craft Scotland website created, populated, and working the way we want it to.
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A craft expedition - Rebecca's blog

20/10/2011

Rebecca writes about her recent travels around the UK
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Discovering Leith - Rebecca's blog

20/10/2011

Rebecca's experience on a recent live audio craft trail
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