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Designer Ciara Courtney and the Prickly Thistle Tartan mill team (guided by Clare Campbell) collaborated on the production of a 7 piece tartan capsule collection in order to explore collaborative relationships between designer and makers whilst centralising the artisan community and the heritage in the design and production process. Many elements of the supplier: designer relationship are explored in this collection including and identity and design, equal pay, and ownership and labelling.
Photos by Prickly Thistle Tartan
Collection
Below are the names of the designers, artisans and engineers that contributed to the collection.
Tartan design
Clare Campbell
Tartan weaving
Martin Dent – designed the box chain for the loom
Ross Rodger – made the box chain for the loom
Thereza Majewski-Hatch – prepared the warp
Sandie Gilmour – wove the fabric in loom
Garment design
Ciara Courtney
Pattern cutting
Ciara Courtney
Garment construction
Ciara Courtney – cutting
Mary Wood – sewing
Garment finishing
Ciara Courtney – facings, over-dye in rust & button holes
Tartan design
Clare Campbell
Tartan weaving
Martin Dent – designed the box chain for the loom
Ross Rodger – made the box chain for the loom
Thereza Majewski-Hatch – prepared the warp
Sandie Gilmour – wove the fabric in loom
Garment design
Ciara Courtney
Pattern cutting
Ciara Courtney
Garment construction
Lauren Wood – cutting
Mary Wood – sewing
Garment finishing
Ciara Courtney – buttonholes and kilt straps
Tartan design
Clare Campbell
Tartan weaving
Martin Dent – designed the box chain for the loom
Ross Rodger – made the box chain for the loom
Thereza Majewski-Hatch – prepared the warp
Sandie Gilmour – wove the fabric in loom
Garment design
Ciara Courtney
Pattern cutting
Ciara Courtney
Garment construction
Ciara Courtney – cutting
Mary Wood – sewing
Garment finishing
Ciara Cortney – buttonholes
Tartan design
Clare Campbell
Tartan weaving
Martin Dent – designed the box chain for the loom
Ross Rodger – made the box chain for the loom
Thereza Majewski-Hatch – prepared the warp
Sandie Gilmour – wove the fabric in loom
Garment design
Mary Wood
Garment construction
Lauren Wood – cut & sew
Fiona Stephenson – cut & sew
Mary Wood – sewing
Garment finishing
Ciara Courtney – Adjustments & over-dye in rust
Tartan design
Clare Campbell
Tartan weaving
Martin Dent – designed the box chain for the loom
Ross Rodger – made the box chain for the loom
Thereza Majewski-Hatch – prepared the warp
Sandie Gilmour – wove the fabric in loom
Garment design
Rachel Wood
Garment construction
Rachel Wood – cut & sew
Fiona Stephenson – cut & sew
Lauren Wood – cut & sew
Made from construction waste including (naturally dyed) toile fabric, and waste yarns.
Designed, constructed & finished by Ciara Courtney
Made from construction waste including (naturally dyed) toile fabric, and waste yarns.
Designed, constructed & finished by Ciara Courtney