Thank You

Curator Producer John Ennis heartily thanks all those who continue to support Our Linen Stories programme.

Particular thanks here to key Exhibition and Events colleagues.

Linen Paper: Our Linen Stories are printed on specially commissioned paper from Alison Newman of PULP in Glasgow.

As the programme continues to develop, we are grateful for the generosity of expert colleagues. including researchers, authors and editors, past and present.

Linen Library

Books from the Linen Shelf of our Journeys in Design Library

Online search engines are fine but nothing beats a good book! Our research, development and practice has been enhanced by a dip into many papers, journals and books. The Linen Shelf of our Journeys in Design Library is groaning with collections of wonderful essays and images about the contemporary design and heritage of linen and flax fibre. We include our favourites here grateful for the expertise of others and delighted to pass this on to those with a shared passion. 

100 Sustainable Scottish Buildings

100 Sustainable Scottish Buildings

“The aim of the book is to showcase the widest possible range of projects where a sustainable design approach has been adopted in response to social, economic and environmental issues. With this book we aim to illuminate the subject of sustainability as applied to the built environment.”  Robin Harper

Date: 2017
Author: Richard Atkins; Emily Stephen
Publisher: Scottish Ecological Design Association
ISBN: 978-0993054457

https://www.seda.uk.net/products/100-sustainable-scottish-buildings

A Practical Treatise of the Construction of the Power-loom and the Art of Weaving

A Practical Treatise of the Construction of the Power-loom and the Art of Weaving

Date: 1887
Author: Alexander Brown
Publisher: James P. Mathew & Co., Dundee

You can view a pdf of the fourth edition of this book here: https://www2.cs.arizona.edu/patterns/weaving/books/ba_loom.pdf

Artisan Edinburgh

Artisan Edinburgh

Date: 2019
Author: Catherine Aitken
Publisher: The History Press, Cheltenham
ISBN: 978-0750989350