Shielagh Tacey Handwoven

Here’s a photo from Welcome Home‘s website of their pop up shop at the CCA in Glasgow. You can just spot my scarves!

This pop up shop is open until the 23rd of December (inclusive) but closed Sunday and Monday.

Yep the time has come to get shopping – there are only 15 days left till Christmas! But don’t fear there are plenty of lovely gifts to buy and here are some places to start:

Why not pop along to Welcome Home in Partick or their wonderful pop up shop at CCA. I was there the other day and trying hard not to buy things for myself (HINT HINT).

Or pop along to The Shop of Interest who have a new blog here!

Finally and most importantly (teehee) why not come along the the Merchant Square Market this weekend? I will be there selling all sorts of handmade woven things (see the photo above) and my talented pal Carolyn Alexander is also going to be there – even more gift opportunities! It’s open 11am till 6pm on Saturday and 12pm till 6pm on Sunday. Santa’s Grotto will also be there – so do come along!

The Shop of Interest has recently opened in Finnieston — 1058, Argyle Street to be exact. It’s about time Finnieston got a lovely shop selling beautiful arty bits and pieces including my scarves. So please do pop in and say hello to the friendly folk who work there and buy some Christmas presents or a treat for yourself!

The Shop of Interest naturally has a Facebook page too.

I was researching Glasgow weavers and found this.

The Calton Weavers were a community of handweavers established in the community of Calton, then in Lanarkshire just outside Glasgow, Scotland in the 18th century. In 1787 the weavers went on strike. Troops opened fire on the demonstrators and six weavers were killed. In the early 19th century, many of the weavers emigrated to Canada, settling in Carleton Place and other communities in eastern Ontario, where they continued their trade.

— Wikipedia