Today’s word is ‘cura’ (and sometimes ‘cur’). This means ‘weft’, the yarn that travels from left to right across the tweed. Thanks to weaver, Rebecca Hutton, of Taobh Tuath Tweeds…
Today’s word is ‘fighe’. ‘Fighe’ means weaving Thank you to Rebecca Hutton of Taobh Tuath Tweeds…
‘Gaol’ means love. As weaver Rebecca Hutton (Taobh Tuath Tweeds) puts it: “What’s not to love about Harris Tweed®?”…
To Russia with love, from herring to Harris Tweed® cloth. The Outer Hebrides has always thrived on connections across the seas. Read the recent journal from Harris Tweed Hebrides, which…
Today it is the last of our Harris Tweed® Word of the Week series (at least for now). Here is a lesser known (but possibly frequently used) phrase: ‘Daft cat’….
Harris Tweed® weavers acquire great skill and knowledge as they learn the workings of their – occasionally tempermental – single-width Hattersley looms. Our thanks to Iain Martin – Seaforth Harris…
…Outer Hebrides and Kutch, where she finds ethically sourced Kala cotton to combine with Harris Tweed® cloth. ‘They are both small, self-sufficient communities with inhospitable climates [although Kutch is desert,…
Our staff are trained for Royal duties! We are thrilled today to learn that our wonderful colleague and friend Kenny ‘Callanish’ Maclennan has been appointed as Deputy Lieutenant. Kenny works…
…does not mean that it can’t also be environmentally responsible. In [‘Leave No Trace’] Richard travels the world unearthing extraordinary eco-friendly tourism destinations.Leave No Trace TV is excited to announce…