On Wednesday evening Lorna Macaulay of @harristweedauth was interviewed on BBC Radio Scotland about the finished project! Listen here from 2hr19 (after the discussion on huge crocodiles): bbc.co.uk/radio/play/b0b…
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Updates from the Harris Tweed Authority (@harristweedauth) cataloguing project, based at Tasglann nan Eilean (@Tasglann) and funded by @UkNatArchives
Stornoway, Scotland Katılım Nisan 2017
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The HTA archive catalogue has gone live on the Archives Hub! Thanks to everyone who contributed to making this happen: heritage staff, volunteers, the project funder @UkNatArchives and of course the @harristweedauth themselves for depositing their collection with @Tasglann! twitter.com/archiveshub/st…
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We're very pleased to announce that we have a new contributor - Tasglann nan Eilean (Hebridean Archives), with a description of the Harris Tweed Authority: archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk/data/gb3002-gd…
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It was an honour to meet the WCC judges and show them some items from the archive when they visited the islands. The history and longevity of the industry is a key part of its world significance! twitter.com/HTAarchive/sta…
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In recognition of the significance of the Harris Tweed industry, the Outer Hebrides have been awarded World Craft City status by the World Craft Council! bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotla…
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In recognition of the significance of the Harris Tweed industry, the Outer Hebrides have been awarded World Craft City status by the World Craft Council! bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotla…
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Excited to attend the opening of the new HTA Brand Room in the HTA offices at Stornoway Town Hall last night! twitter.com/harristweedaut…
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I is for...iron-on stamp! The Harris Tweed Orb is applied to each length of tweed using an iron-on transfer. Here are some HTA employees doing the ironing!
(1st photo © Angus Smith, 2nd photo © courtesy HTA/Tasglann) #ArchiveZ #tweedtuesday @ARAScot
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H is for Harris Tweed Association - the forerunner of the Harris Tweed Authority! (A week behind in #ArchiveZ AGAIN.) It was created in 1909, to apply the #harristweed trademark (the Orb!) and promote the cloth. Here's the founding doc (1909) and a photo (c.1930s-1950s) @ARAScot
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wool 5/5 - the finished product! #harristweed @HTAarchive
[photos: @HighlandFolk and Skye & Lochalsh Archives]
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Wool 4/5 – weaving, waulking and drying #Harris #tweed. #harristweed @HTAarchive
[photos: @HighlandFolk and @edcentrallib]
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Rest assured everyone that I meant plants for dyeing, not dying! #ArchiveZ twitter.com/HTAarchive/sta…
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G is for garden...not something that you'd expect to find in the HTA archive! This 'Hebridean Weaver's Garden' was designed for the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2013. It includes features such as a section of a blackhouse, a spinning wheel, and plants for dying. #ArchiveZ @ARAScot
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@needleclicker Good point! 😂 To be fair, some plants might be good for dyeing AND dying!
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Ah @GuardianArchive @HTAarchive this one's bigger than ours! #impressive twitter.com/natrecordsscot…
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One of my favourite tools at NRS for #Archive30 - a stamp for embossing official documents, including birth, death and marriage certificates. This one is over one hundred years old and is still in use today, which shows they don't make them like they used to!
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@bulwerlyttonweb @GuardianArchive 😂😂😂 thankfully not! I have various pieces of Harris Tweed, but that's as close as I can get! (Harris Tweed underwear is not a thing that anyone needs...)
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@HTAarchive @GuardianArchive ah but do you have these?? The challenge is on! twitter.com/bulwerlyttonwe…
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#archive30 day 20 something fun - has to be #MickJagger 's pants! Found in bed he'd slept in when #TheRollingStones played at #Knebworth in 1976. We're looking after them, Mick, if you ever want to come & fetch them 😂 #archives #pants #knebworthhouse
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#Archive30 day 19 favourite tool- always admired this embossing press, sadly no longer used but a fine piece of work beautifully decorated! #archives #embossing #tool #stationery #office #knebworthhouse
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F is for finance! (A week behind in #ArchiveZ!) The HTA archive has account books going back to 1911, when the #harristweed orb stamp was first used. This volume has pages for all sorts of transactions, from salaries to legal costs. And some excellent marbled paper! @ARAScot
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Last Thursday we joined in with a luadh @MuseumnanEilean! Traditionally this process - also known as waulking - was done by groups of women, who would sing rhythmic songs as they beat the tweed against a hard surface to shrink it down #harristweed #tweedtuesday
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My report on the resurgence and reinvention of #HarrisTweed @harristweedauth @harristweedheb @Byrosietweed @stvnews #stvnews
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A couple of #harristweed-related events coming up @MuseumnanEilean tomorrow! Hand-spinning workshop at 2pm (booking required) and a traditional ceilidh, including a luadh (waulking the tweed), songs and stories, at 7.30pm!
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