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  • Don't just think about it, mend it!

    by 8th Dial Collaborator
    A hole in your favourite scarf, hat, or jumper is no reason to abandon it, mend it!  The diagrams below from the queen of repair, Maureen Goldsw...

  • Setting up a knitwear company was never my plan



    by 8th Dial Collaborator
    I thought I would let you know how I began. In 1952 my dad (aged sixteen), found a knitted hat in the bilges of a boat while sailing off the no...

  • Introducing our new collection of fine cotton socks

    by 8th Dial Collaborator
    Made by Corgi (sock maker to the Royal Family) in the small town of Ammanford in Carmarthenshire in Wales. The fine cotton and nylon mix are be...

  • Sending Wool World Wide

    by 8th Dial Collaborator
    One aspect of our business that we love are the friendships we have built up over the years with the shop buyers who stock our collection worldw...

  • 100 Years Of Craftsmanship

    by 8th Dial Collaborator
    I love things that are made honestly and function well. Wool is an honest, functional material and Scotland has a long history of making and...

  • Tate + Jo Gordon

    by 8th Dial Collaborator
    This autumn we are delighted to be stocked at the exclusive Tate Edit shop at Tate Modern.  They will be selling our brushed blanket sc...

  • The Most Royal Accessory – The Headscarf

    by 8th Dial Collaborator
    The headscarf is back – referencing everything from royalty to puritan style. A stylish alternative to a warm hat.  Truly practical and ever st...

  • MOMA + Jo Gordon

    by 8th Dial Collaborator
    This season, we were approached by the iconic MOMA Gallery in New York and Tokyo to create three scarves exclusively for their shops. The result...

  • Nature's Answer To Softer Wool

    by 8th Dial Collaborator
    Our best selling scarf is the Multicolour Brushed Colourblock Scarf. It is made on a tubular knitting machine. The different colours travel down ...

  • Pure Soft Air & Lichen

    by 8th Dial Collaborator
    Lichens are the sign of an unpolluted environment and so thrive in the pure, soft air of the North & West of Scotland. Many lichens found in ...

  • Slow Ship To Scotland

    by 8th Dial Collaborator
    We love sheep from all over the world. They produce our favourite fibre – wool – 100% natural and 100% warm.The further north you go, the thicker...

  • Choose Wool

    by 8th Dial Collaborator
    Our knitwear is made from this completely natural fibre - wool. The sheep has evolved to produce one of the most effective, breathable all-weathe...