picturing Inveraray

By: KDD
architecture, Argyll, art, History, landscape, Scotland, travel, West Highlands, writing, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 13 Comments on picturing Inveraray

looking at a made place

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twenty titles

By: KDD
bluestockings, books, History, making, manufacturing, publishing, Scotland, Scottish textiles, textile history, writing, , , , , , , , , , , , , 26 Comments on twenty titles

It’s the launch day of our twentieth book!

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A Summer in socks

By: KDD
amazing knitters, bluestockings, sock of the week, socks, women, writing, , , , , , , , , , , , 8 Comments on A Summer in socks

Rebecca Osborn’s bluestocking summer

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Sanna

By: KDD
Islay, landscape, north Uist, Scotland, travel, walking, wildflowers, writing, , , , , , , , , , , , , 18 Comments on Sanna

A glorious west coast beach

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3 nbo

By: KDD
knitting, writing, , , , , , , , , , 24 Comments on 3 nbo

In praise of the brilliantly simple 3 needle bind off

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a chat with Nicole Pohl

By: KDD
bluestockings, feminism, History, research, socks, textile history, textiles, women, writing, , , , , , , , , , , 15 Comments on a chat with Nicole Pohl

Nicole tells us more about her work on the women of the Bluestocking circle

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two new projects

By: KDD
books, design, feminism, History, Kate Davies Designs, publishing, textiles, women, writing, yarn, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 49 Comments on two new projects

News about Inkling, and The Bluestocking Club

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black teacher

By: KDD
books, clothing, publishing, textiles, women, writing, , , , , , , , , , 23 Comments on black teacher

Celebrating the work of a trailblazing black British woman writer

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other people’s stories

By: KDD
books, criticism, Family, memory, photography, review, writing, , , , , , , , , , , 13 Comments on other people’s stories

On time, memory, and what it means to tell someone else’s story.

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on not being sure

By: KDD
birds, landscape, photography, process, Scotland, writing, , , , , , , , , , 27 Comments on on not being sure

A squeaky toy? A rusty gate? How do we begin to learn about birdsong?

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mend

By: KDD
art, books, darning, making, needlework, publishing, stitch, stitching, work, writing, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 13 Comments on mend

We celebrate the new edition of Wheesht with this essay exploring the creative work of mending and Celia Pym’s inspiring practice

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the fabric of memory

By: KDD
books, criticism, History, memory, review, review, textile history, textiles, writing, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 63 Comments on the fabric of memory

Do you dream in textiles?

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making time

By: KDD
10 Years in the making, design, fashion, Kate Davies Designs, knitting, making, publishing, textiles, writing, , , , , , , , , 27 Comments on making time

We were able to put quite a few things in the KDD shop last week, including our brand new 10 Years in the Making book. The book is now available for wholesale too, so if you are a bookshop or yarn store (or know a bookshop or yarn store) who would like to stock this…

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serendipity

By: KDD
business, landscape, writing, , , , , , , , , 56 Comments on serendipity

A few of you asked about the changes KDD has made to the way we use big tech and social media – and about where to begin when considering making similar changes. As a starting point, I would suggest reading Shoshana Zuboff’s The Rise of Surveillance Capitalism, which I read back in the middle of…

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