015 - Fancy, Functional, F*ck You (feat. Clare Campbell of Prickly Thistle)

From the history to the future of the fabric, this week we talk tartan and the paradox of tartan with Clare Campbell, mastermind behind Prickly Thistle, Scotland’s 1st ever B Corp Mill. 

NOTE: The audio quality on some of this is less than ideal, thank you for bearing with us and we hope you enjoy the episode despite the wobbles.

Our lovely guest, Clare

The abomination body suit

Earliest image of Scot soldiers in tartan (1631)

Some of the amazing pieces from Prickly Thistle

Clare and one of the old looms

More on Clare:

Clare Campbell, a woman on a mission to change what we wear by simply knowing what that is and what it is doing to us and the planet.

Not trained in textiles or clothing, she does not have your ‘classic’ background, but that has been key to the success of the disruption she is causing. Having developed a career for 13 years as a Chartered Accountant, she gained insights into many industries and ways of doing things and ways of not doing things. She has now taken all of this experience to support and re-shore a manufacturing industry in Scotland that has been in decline for decades.

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CREDITS:

Original Theme: Tyler Collins aka “Two Metre Man”
Additional Music: Garreth Spinn
Original Art: Sarah Cruz
Producers: Kathleen Mueller Mason & Natalie Younger

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