The Journal of Scottish Yarns is a new biannual journal focusing on community, history, culture and creativity of textiles in Scotland.

Inside Issue 1, you'll find eight patterns with full instructions, all inspired by Scotland and using Scottish materials:

• Knitting: a cowl in two sizes, versatile tabard, slipover designed to layer over dresses, a shawl evoking Hebridean beaches
• Crochet: a summer top, waterfall front cardigan, fingerless mitts
• Crewelwork design inspired by The Great Tapestry of Scotland

The features start with an overview of Scottish textile history illustrated by panels from The Great Tapestry and a beautifully illustrated piece on the 10 native sheep breeds of Scotland.

The stories of several textile related people and businesses, from Lona Wool to The Border Mill and Newburgh Handloom Weavers, supplement this along with articles about the making of a tapestry in Edinburgh’s Dovecot Studios and the symbolism of sunflowers, used to not-so-innocently show support to the Jacobite cause, via embroidery.