Kitty
Founder Director of the Scottish Textiles Showcase and designer of our Harris Tweed scarf collection, Kitty has been a long term champion of Made in Scotland. She enjoys sharing her love of textiles with our customers, encouraging us to shop sustainably and consider our carbon footprint. Kitty also enjoys practising her Italian, French and Spanish with our overseas visitors.
Ellen
Ellen studied printed & dyed textiles at Glasgow School of Art. She now produces a range of printed silk scarves which are available to buy in store. Her designs are influenced by the places she has lived and visited; from the Isle of Mull in the Inner Hebrides, to Kyoto, Japan where she spent a term studying.
Kayleigh
Kayleigh specialised in printed textile design at Heriot Watt University and makes our own label tweed bags and purses which are sewn in house using tweed remnants. She travels to work by train from the Scottish Borders with her adorable pup Squid (son of Willow). He has adapted well to the shop dog role and is invariably popular with our customers!
Flora
Flora specialised in knit design at Glasgow School of Art. With a focus on British wool, she designs and knits using her domestic Brother knitting machine. Flora's range of knitted accessories and garments include her popular tie vests and scarves, available in store.
Susan
Editor of The Journal of Scottish Yarns, Susan shares our passion for promoting Scottish textiles and telling the stories of mills and makers. After 30 years in financial services, always curious and always knitting, Susan enjoys hanging out with wool and answering questions such as ‘Why is Scotland famous for cashmere?’
Aimee
Aimee specialised in print while studying Textile Design at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design. Having grown up in the Scottish Highlands, she is deeply inspired by the shifting light and landscape found there and uses this for her own creative practice. She is driven by a passion for exploring colour and championing natural fibres.
Mary
Our scrupulous bookkeeper Mary has a keen eye for detail and will leave no stone unturned in the quest to resolve the numerical challenges that inevitably come her way each day! An Economics and Accounting graduate from Edinburgh University, Mary has worked with us since we first opened at the Tron Kirk in May 2019.
Willow, Squid & Toto
Kitty’s dog Willow had nine pups in December 2022. Kayleigh is the proud owner of Squid, while Kitty couldn't resist keeping Toto! If you feel like a cuddle with this friendly gang, you will usually find at least one of them in the shop, so do pop in to say hello!