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I’ve been out of action for a couple of weeks, but nothing could stop me going to Arbroath today with Kay Anderson, a tireless basketry champion in Scotland for at least 30 years. Kay lived in Arbroath for many years. She …Continue reading “Arbroath Signal Tower with Kay Anderson Friday 20th July”

This was the first major long distance research trip of the project. We drove up to Kingussie where we visited the Highland Folk Museum’s unparalleled collection of Highland baskets, and then travelled on to Skye, where we met Caroline Dear, …Continue reading “A trip to the Highland Folk Museum and Skye, July 5th-10th”

Monday and Tuesday 2-3rd July. A fortuitous meeting at the Fisheries Museum in Anstruther led to a very quick decision to visit Dunollie Castle and the Hope MacDougall Collection in Oban. Catherine Gillies, long term manager, keeper and general champion of …Continue reading “A visit to the Hope MacDougall Collection”

One of the best parts of this project is getting to visit many of Scotland’s wonderful museums, and the Fisheries Museum is one of these. It has a collection of East Coast fishing baskets which is second to none. I’ve …Continue reading “Monday 18th June Visit to the Scottish Fisheries Museum, Anstruther”

Leith Customs House, Edinburgh, is a store for the National Museums of Scotland and is where their main basket collection is held.Continue reading “Liz and Steph go to Leith Custom’s House 14th June”