Baskets, bobbins and barvas ware blog
Barvas Ware and Craggans
Discover the story of Barvas Ware, a unique Hebridean pottery style.
Giving it a whorl
A hands-on look at learning to spin wool using traditional tools.
Reel detective work
A behind‑the‑scenes look at piecing together fragile textile tools from scattered fragments.
In a spin about textile tools…
A look at rehousing our basket collection and beginning a new journey into textile tools.
These are a few of our favourite things…
A behind‑the‑scenes look at two historic Highland baskets and the stories they reveal.
A buzz about skeps
Explore the history, making and museum care of traditional straw‑work, especially bee skeps and…
Pads for pack saddles
How the museum protects fragile pack saddle pads with custom supports, careful handling and…
Baskets – style and substance
Explore the craft, materials and remarkable variety of traditional Highland baskets and their uses.
Baskets, Bobbins and Barvas Ware - Meet the team
Meet the team behind a year‑long project preserving and documenting Highland museum collections.