Harris tweed bag

When we were in Scotland on our last holiday there before COVID I bought a piece of Harris tweed.  I had no idea what I was going to make from it but my elder daughter made a beautiful bag from the piece of tweed I had given her so I thought I would do the…

Stornaway and the importance of Harris Tweed…Tuesday Travels

Our first trip into Stornaway was from Leurbost and we found this magical Aladdin’s cave that housed an incredible collection of Harris Tweed in all forms. The place was back off the main street and the man who ran the shop was a real character.  We spent some time with him solving all the problems…

A bit of the island of Harris in a Christmas wreath

When we were in the outer Hebrides in Scotland one of the craft shops we visited had these wreaths which made use of the off cuts of Harris Tweed.  The wreaths are very simply made by knotting the scraps onto a wire ring. In Stornaway I purchased some Harris Tweed off cuts to make such…

Harris Tweed

Harris Tweed is a well known Scottish woven wool fabric. Many years ago when my mum and dad visited Scotland, on a trip back after they had emigrated to Australia, they brought me back a length of beautiful pink Harris Tweed.  I made it into a fitted skirt.  This article tells the story of Harris Tweed…