Jane’s Journal
A December Walk by Loch Lomond
A peaceful walk through the old oak forests on the banks of Loch Lomond
1 day ago
Bundle dyeing yarn: a November experiment
Yarn bundled with leaves, frost on the hedgerows, observing the small transformations of late autumn.
2 weeks ago
Mist, Fog, Rain - a Scottish November
November walks for bundle dyeing. Sheep in wet fields, the last leaves holding their shape, grey light pressed into cloth. What the season gives before it's gone.
2 weeks ago
Two rooms for winter
I've set up these rooms to be the bookends of my day.
3 weeks ago
A trip North to Findhorn
A few days on the Moray coast when the only agenda was to slow down and look properly—at pebbles sorted by tide, lichen mapping stone, the way November light flattens the beach into bands of grey and silver.
3 weeks ago
A November walk home
Cotoneaster berries against grey stone, three types of lichen on a fallen branch, oak leaves laid out to really see their colours.
1 month ago
An Autumn walk
A quiet autumn photo walk noticing light, textures and small details – bare branches, acorns, and the particular quality of late October gold.
1 month ago
Autumn colours in Scotland
Autumn as it actually is - apples waiting to be gathered, seed heads holding on, berries ripening, leaves falling where they will. The real abundance that's here when we notice it.
1 month ago
Signs of Autumn
2 months ago
A Return to Galloway: Place, Self, and Creative Threads
A reflective journey through Galloway, Scotland—exploring creativity, place, and personal growth. From art archives to ancient landscapes, discover what it means to return and re-see.
6 months ago
Studio Club Book Club: Chat with Natalie Fergie
The Sewing Machine with Natalie Fergie
7 months ago
Studio Club Zoom chat with Ruby Coupe; aka Dotty Delightful
Nature, Creativity and Magic (and a lot of just getting on with things)
9 months ago
Floors at Sant’Anna dei Lombardi, Naples
Taking inspiration from mosaic floors from 1570s
9 months ago
Henriette Negrin and the Delphos Dress
The true inventor of the iconic pleated silk dress
9 months ago
Inspiration: Neolithic Art in Argyll
Taking inspiration from neolithic rock art in Argyll, Scotland.
1 year ago
Viv Groskop on Wild swimming: Studio Club Private Podcast
Studio Club private podcast with Viv Groskop about wild swimming and how it improved her mental health
2 years ago
Kat Goldin on running a small regenerative business: Studio Club Private podcast
Kat Goldin of Gartur Stitch Farm podcast for The Studio Club
2 years ago
Hannah Nunn on Creating a Sustainable Business: Studio Club Private Podcast
Hannah Nunn designer talks about creating a sustainable business
2 years ago
Becky O'Cole on being a family herbalist: Studio Club Private Podcast
Becky O Cole author of The Garden Apothecary in conversation about folk remedies, small business and family life
2 years ago
Collecting acorns at Loch Lomond
a walk to Loch Lomond to collect acorns for natural dyeing
3 years ago
Nant y Bedd Garden, Brecon Beacons
Garden at Nant y Bedd in Brecon Beacons
4 years ago
Scampston Hall Gardens
Tour of Scampston Hall Gardens, Yorkshire, Piet Oudolf
4 years ago
Make Sumayya Usmani's Attock Chana Rijai
Recipe Sumayya Usmani's Attock Chana Rijai
5 years ago
Getting to know Anja Dunk
Interview with cook Anja Dunk Dumplings
5 years ago
Fiona Barrows and the joy of the allotment
Interview with Fiona Barrows about her allotment
5 years ago
Interview: The Laughing Cactus
Interview with the Laughing Cactus sustainable making
5 years ago
Interview: creative mending with Flora Collingwood-Norris
Interview with Flora Collingwood Norris, decorative mending
5 years ago
Interview: The Bright Blooms
Interview with The Bright Blooms sustainable making
5 years ago
The history of Scotland's kelp industry
5 years ago
Where selkies swim: meet Alison Moore
Alison Moore on sea swimming in Orkney
5 years ago
The lotus weavers of Myanmar
Lotus weavers of Lake Isle, Myanmar, Burma. Tour of weaving workshop
5 years ago
A walk by Loch Lomond
walking loch lomond national park, Scotland
7 years ago
Where we are - Loch Lomond National Park
Have you ever wondered where Snapdragon is based? Read my blog post . . .
8 years ago
Common Farm Flowers -
common farm flowers
10 years ago
