An Interview With A Sheep
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Lucy MacDonald
Dec 1, 202314 min read
Exploring Textile Artistry in Iceland: My Second Month at the Os Textile Residency Centre, June 2023
Blönduós, a small town in the north of Iceland, is home to the Icelandic Textile Centre, a renowned institution that celebrates and...
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Lucy MacDonald
Jun 4, 20239 min read
Exploring Textile Artistry in Iceland: My First Month at the Os Textile Residency Centre, May 2023
Blönduós, a small town in the north of Iceland, is home to the Icelandic Textile Centre, a renowned institution that celebrates and...
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Lucy MacDonald
Apr 23, 20232 min read
Inches Carr Craft Bursary: Established Maker Award
A wonderful surprise over the winter, winning the Inches Carr Craft Bursary: Established Maker, means an exciting change in location for...
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Lucy MacDonald
Mar 2, 20231 min read
Arra Textiles Is On The Move!
For the past six years I've been weaving in my beautiful studio in Kincardine O'Neil by the River Dee, but as the business has grown, so...
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Lucy MacDonald
May 6, 20222 min read
An Honest Representation of the Modern Maker. Episode One.
I’ve mostly shied away from sharing much of myself or anything from my personal life when it came to my work, always hiding behind a...
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Lucy MacDonald
Feb 12, 20222 min read
Collect Open: Plant Dyed Yarn
The full collection of yarn I created for my Seasons Of The Sea tapestry project for Collect Art Fair later this month! This was a...
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Lucy MacDonald
Feb 12, 20222 min read
Collect Open: Dye Pots
Making the dye pots up were a lot of fun. It was fascinating to see the colour start to emerge from the plant materials, some very...
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Lucy MacDonald
Feb 12, 20223 min read
Collect Open: Collecting Dye Plants
I really enjoyed exploring natural dyes for the first time with this project. Using materials sourced close to home to dye my hand spun...
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Lucy MacDonald
Feb 6, 20223 min read
Collect Open: Processing The Fleece
C A R D I N G Once the fleece had been washed and dried the next step was to card it. I used a hand powered drum carder which has fine...
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Lucy MacDonald
Jan 28, 20222 min read
Collect Open: Raw Materials
During the next few weeks I’m going to be sharing the making of my new collection “Seasons of the Sea” with you all. They have been made...
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Lucy MacDonald
Nov 1, 20212 min read
The Highlands In Autumn
I recently took a trip up to Dornoch to take a few photos of my new Artisan Collection. It's absolutely beautiful at this time of year...
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