Take a look at what’s happening this December with Feather & Hay textiles. Decorating with Evergreens this Christmas I’ll be getting my Christmas on this year with plenty of evergreen decorations. I love finding evergreen branches to decorate the house. Celebrating Yule in Scotland involved decorating the home with Holly, Pine and other evergreens as…

On the first day of the month I decided to create some November Prompts…. Instagram can become overwhelming. The pressure to adhere to the ‘algorithm’ smothers any sense of fun that used to happen when sharing on the app. I LOVE autumn and the gorgeous colours of burnt umber, rust, deep browns and reds were…

Gretchen has a beautiful account on Instagram. Her imagery conjures a nostalgic mood of motherhood and her home in France. She takes time to enjoy small moments filled with exquisite details that whisk us away to the world she enjoys. To begin the process I asked Gretchen to tell me about a place, time, mood…

The word plaid brings to mind a woven textile with a criss-crossed pattern, often in the form of tartans and kilts. It has a few meanings and they also overlap! A little over view of what a ‘Plaid’ is (and is not). it is an old Scottish word for a blanket or wrap it can…

I’ll be honest I love scarves. Full stop. But I REALLY love giant scarves. I have hand woven different shapes, sizes, fibres, thicknesses – with tassels, with fringes and more! I really enjoy having different styles to choose from but a giant scarf is a must as the days get chillier. A scarf isn’t just…

In The Studio – Inlays Feather & Hay textiles are a mix of traditional weaving patterns with hand blended inlays (additional yarns and fibres added as I weave the cloth). The colours and textures reflect the wild details of Scottish landscapes. or read on to find out more Hand Blending the Inlays The inlays are…

Two new Scottish Landscape inspired Lambswool Shawls Moving into May sees the addition of two new Scottish inspired shawls. A very heathery purple pink – similar to the Haeddre Shawl created previously – a new version called ‘Fead an Aonaich’. This translates from Gaelic as ‘the hiss of wind on the heather’. The second is…