Mhairi's Wedding.... Part 1

A Barn Wedding on a Budget

One of my favourite pastimes is dressmaking,  and I'm delighted to be making a rather special dress for my neice Mhairi, who is getting  married very soon. 

Mhairi and her fiance Fergus got engaged last year on a trip to the Isle of Skye.  Keen hill walkers, the…

Think of Scotland, and what images spring to mind?

Majestic mountains? Lochs and heather clad glens? Whisky?

All of these, but first of all Tartan.

Happy New Year! I hope you all had a lovely time over the holiday period,  and wish you all a happy and prosperous 2018

Here at Tweed with a Twist HQ in Bonnie Scotland we always have a traditional Scottish Hogmanay with all the family, complete with shortbread, black bun and of course a good single malt to bring in the new year.   Although now our…

February - Snow on the ground, love in the air, and spring just around the corner!

So we're now into February... Christmas has passed, Hogmanay celebrations are a distant memory now,  and snow is still falling here at Tweed with a Twist H.Q.

For most of us round here,  February can be a cold, dreary month.  Winter is still with us,  and summer seems so far away.

But today,  look what I spotted bravely rising up from under the still lingering snow…