Sweet like candy Meet Fiona Ross of Candy Coated Accessories, who is best known for her geometric knits & vibrant colours… I’m a country girl at heart. As children, my sisters and I spent most of our time at the Aberdeenshire farm where my dad worked or at the beach looking for crabs in the…

Branching out Meet Robert Lawrence of Ingrained Culture. Although I come from a long line of cabinet makers and wood workers, the advent of flat pack furniture and chipboard meant cabinet making didn’t look like a viable career option. Instead, my wife and I worked in managing, restoring, constructing and maintaining buildings. Eventually, we built…

Out of Africa and into your wardrobe Yekemi Otaru, co-owner of Aberdeen-based Yo Couture is one of those people, bubbling with energy and  enthusiasm, who seems to excel at everything she turns her mind to. After graduating as a Chemical and Petroleum Engineer, she completed an MBA, became a bestselling author in social media and…

Knitting & Crochet: A dyed in the wool revival Right now, knitting and crochet are having a bit of a moment. People are picking up their needles and getting hooked on making some amazing creations. We asked Janice Anderson who owns Baa! in Stonehaven for advice on getting started. Knitting and crochet have never been…

Meet the maker: Mhairi Allan of Paper Houses Design Mhairi’s digital textile designs bring a fresh, practical, mid-century appeal to homewares and accessories… I think my love of pattern started when I was six or seven, reading about Elmer the Elephant and loving the differently patterned elephants having a party at the end. I come…