Made in Scotland

Welcome to our monthly Made in Scotland blog where we explore the incredibly creative makers in the best wee country in the world! This month’s blog comes to you after Jack and his family visited the beautiful Scottish Lavender fields in Kinross during their growing season. They were so taken with the place and got […]

Welcome to our monthly Made in Scotland blog where we explore the incredibly creative makers in the best wee country in the world! We adore the illustrations created by Tori at Harbour Lane that are then turned into lampshades, blankets and even furniture. With their beautifully atmospheric names; Sea & Sky, Hedgerow, Through the Clouds, […]

Welcome to our monthly Made in Scotland blog where we explore the incredibly creative and beautiful makers in the best wee country in the world! This month we’re chatting with Joe from Greater Good Wood who we discovered when we turned up at Scottish Design Exchange on George Street in Edinburgh. Joe and his team […]

Welcome to our monthly Made in Scotland blog where we explore the incredibly creative and beautiful makers in the best wee country in the world! This month we’re chatting with the Edinburgh based Susan of Thistledown Wishes. Susan creates gorgeous jewellery inspired by the natural world and the changes that happen each season. We were […]

While at Scotland’s Trade Fairs in Glasgow this January, Lucy went off for a wander amongst the beautiful products and her eye was caught by jewellery made from recycled Whisky bottles! She’d discovered Helen Chalmers Glass Jewellery. After a good long window shop, she got chatting to the lovely Helen and left with a long […]

Our newest Made in Scotland Blog is here! We chatted with the lovely Alison from Castle Apothecary about her lockdown inspired business inspired by Scotland’s rich natural heritage and garden plants. Alison handcrafts a range of beautiful soaps, hand washes, body scrubs, hand creams and lotions featuring Scottish and British plant oils with the aim […]

Our Made in Scotland blog is back for 2026! We love to showcase the amazing brands that you can find across the best wee country in the world and chat with their founders, designers and craftsmen and women. When it comes to Arran Bay Jewellery, we were drawn to their striking mix of stones, beads, […]

What happens when two product design engineers combine their passion for Scottish culture with cutting-edge 3D printing technology? You get chess sets where iconic Scottish landmarks battle it out, Celtic faces Rangers on the chess board, and The Sopranos come to life as collectible figurines. We sat down with Michael from 3D Scotland to discover […]

When we interviewed Sinan from leather accessories creators Workshop After Six back in February, he told us he loved the products made by Bark & Hare. This brilliantly named small Scottish business creates handmade luxury tartan neck wear for pets. We got in touch with the lovely Felicity to chat about her small Edinburgh based […]

When we interviewed the lovely Laurence from Woolkind he recommended Edinburgh based Michelle from Silver Sparrow as our next Made in Scotland business! We love to find other people from the same wonderful city and so jumped at the chance to reach out to Michelle for a wee natter about her nature inspiration, the gorgeous […]

When we interviewed the lovely folks at Woolkind they recommended Claire and Julie from Paper Street Dolls as our next Made in Scotland business. We were intrigued and got in touch with these talented sisters to find out more about their contemporary home and party decor with a traditional twist! We love a colourful character [...]

Every year we at Bill Baber Knitwear head to Scotland's Trade Fairs in Glasgow and while we're there we find ourselves browsing the beautiful pieces that, like our own, are made right here in Scotland. Last year we were delighted to have Lindsey from Lindsey Gallacher as our neighbour and were really taken with her [...]

Happy Made in Scotland Blog day to all who celebrate! We are so pleased to be chatting today with Laurence and Jane from Woolkind, an Edinburgh based Knitwear company that we are delighted to have been admiring and advising since they launched a few years ago. We love their ethos and their commitment to manufacturing [...]

Welcome to our Made in Scotland Blog where we celebrate those Scottish makers who are creating and producing genuine Scottish products right here in Scotland. This month we chatted with Michael from Art Pewter, a family business who have been running since the 1960's in East Kilbride. They create beautiful pieces with Scottish Clan Crest [...]

We love to interview makers that are designing and creating their beautiful pieces in Scotland, and especially when we find someone in Edinburgh, just like us! We're delighted to be interviewing Cecilia, founder, designer and maker from Missa & Kissa this month. Cecilia creates timeless, high-quality jewellery that’s beautiful, accessible and safe for sensitive skin. [...]

Another stunning Made in Scotland maker for you today! We chatted with Elaine about her beautiful jewellery pieces at The Ticketyboo Coo (who we first discovered at the Scottish Design Exchange on George Street). Elaine was kind enough to sit down and discuss both her silver and wooden pieces, two very different styles that require [...]

Our heads were turned by today's fabulous small Scottish business, Workshop After Six when Lucy came across them in a small store in Edinburgh. Their beautiful handmade leather accessories include wallets, journals, card holders, coasters, key rings, key chains and belts, amongst others. They even have a Scotland range which features the Edinburgh skyline, Thistles, [...]

Our Made in Scotland blog is back with a bang for 2025 and we can't wait to introduce you to our first Scottish maker of the New Year! Please meet Freya who runs Freya Mabel Makes and designs and creates Scottish landscape tapestries to bring a wee bit of Scotland to your walls. As well [...]

Our Made in Scotland blog this month features the incredibly talented Aubin Stewart, founder of Aubin Jewellery. Aubin takes scavenged objects, pre-made plastics  and waste materials to create beautiful, colourful and contemporary jewellery. We first came across Aubin's delightful designs in our previous Made in Scotland Blog when we interviewed Fiona from Camban Studios. Fiona [...]

This month's Made in Scotland blog features the wonderful Ploterre! Also based in Edinburgh, Rebecca moved to the city with her maths degree to study design and visual communications. Working as a data based researcher during the day she realised she could combine these two by plotting the earth, or terre, hence Ploterre! Each hand [...]

As a family business making our products in Scotland we love to find similar creative families! We met Philip from Celtic Art Ltd at Scotland's Trade Fair and were delighted to find out that they are also a second generation family business with both himself and his sister Jennifer working to design and make their [...]

Meeting creative people working in Scotland is one of our passions and we were delighted to chat with Fiona at Camban Studio, a fabulously imaginative textile designer. Fiona runs Camban Studio as a place to join workshops, rediscover your own creativity with ready made kits and also offers beautiful textiles to buy as cushions, scarves, [...]

Part of the fun for us of attending Scotland’s Trade Shows in Glasgow every January is getting to meet other Scottish makers. And this year we were delighted to meet James from the cheekily named Just Hammered. His beautiful (and oh so shiny) products were what caught our eye and drew us in to chat […]

As the summer approaches in the northern hemisphere we start popping into little gift shops, looking for little pieces of Scotland to bring back to our homes and everyday lives. We were delighted to chat with Mhairi from Paper Houses Design, a contemporary Scottish textile designer. Paper Houses Design creates design-led homeware, accessories and stationery […]

Today’s Made in Scotland products are a family business celebrating a fantastic milestone – 50 years in business! We were delighted to chat with Gillian from Scottish Fine Soaps. She’s the fourth generation of her family to be working in the business and is Creative Director. She very kindly sat down with us to discuss […]

Today’s Made in Scotland products are not only made in Scotland but made just around the corner from us! We were delighted to chat with Zoe from Oscha Slings, our neighbours on the outskirts of Edinburgh! She gave us a real insight into the history behind her business and the beautiful woven fabrics that make […]

We were delighted to chat with Hannah and Doug of Dumfries and Galloway based potters Fitch and McAndrew! They gave us so many fascinating details about the process behind their earthenware pieces made in gorgeous loam and neutral shades. They are another family business, another married couple working together in the creative field which we […]

Welcome to this month’s Made in Scotland Blog! Who could pass by the gorgeous products from this small business without being stopped in their tracks? This month we are chatting with the lovely April from the geology inspired business Agate & Ayre!  April designs and creates scarves, scrunchies, bags, fabric lined books, pillows, sweatshirts, headbands […]

We’re publishing our December Made in Scotland Blog early to give you time to get any holiday presents ordered in plenty of time – you’re welcome! Back in July we chatted to Jules from Rudi and Co who named Moy Mackay’s felted paintings as one of her favourite Scottish makers. We loved Moy’s colourful and […]

This month we are heading up north to meet Sarah Kay, an artist on Shetland who creates seascapes, beach scenes and aurora inspired pieces in resin, sea glass, shells and other found objects. Read on to meet Sarah and see some of her superb designs, available for you now on her website. Can you tell […]

Last year in our Made in Scotland blog series we interviewed the lovely Laura from Fernweh who told us about the beautiful designs created by Helen at Helen Ruth Scarves and we just had to find out more! Helen is a superbly talented designer who works in bright colours and gorgeous fabrics to create scarves […]

We love finding a local artist when we travel around Scotland, and Lucy was thrilled to find Ruth Slater while planning a trip to Bute this summer. Ruth is a graduate of the Edinburgh College of Art who settled on Bute 19 years ago and finds all sorts of inspiration from that setting. Read on […]

We were delighted to chat with Jules of Rudi and Co about her small Scottish business which creates personalised gifts including aprons, cushions, cards, notebooks and homewares. Based in the beautiful Scottish Borders, Jules has a lovely business based on unique gift giving. Read on to find out more about Jules and her handmade products […]

This month we are thrilled to be interviewing Jenni of Jenni Douglas Designs. Jenni creates modern, thoughtful and colourful print designs right here in Scotland, remind you of anyone else? Her pieces can be picked up as prints, cards, canvases, mugs, coasters, worktop savers, tea towels or even jewellery! There are so many beautiful images […]

We love to find new to us Made in Scotland products and especially a tasty tipple, so finding out about the all female team who run Isle of Cumbrae Distillers was a real joy! They’re based on the West Coast of Scotland in North Ayrshire which is an atmospheric 8 minute ferry ride from Largs […]

We love to find new to us Made in Scotland products and were delighted to find these beautiful pieces from Woodland Treasures! Geoff carves intricate and elaborate bangles, necklaces, earrings, brooches, kilt pins and hair combs by hand. He uses mostly salvaged, reclaimed or recycled offcuts of British hardwoods, sometimes with added stones from his […]

We were delighted to chat with Hannah and Doug of Dumfries and Galloway based potters Fitch and McAndrew! They gave us so many fascinating details about the process behind their earthenware pieces made in gorgeous loam and neutral shades. They are another family business, another married couple working together in the creative field which we […]

We love a Made in Scotland business and this month we are profiling a small business that is over 50 years old and creates gorgeous pieces fashioned from pewter, right here in Scotland. Pewtermill offer a range of beautiful and traditional pewterware pieces including scarf rings, brooches, cufflinks, drinking quaichs, bangles and kilt buckles and […]

Welcome to our Made in Scotland Blog and please greet the lovely folk from Edinburgh based Dorval Lighting – they are a family business just like us at Bill Baber Knitwear but they are on their third generation! Take notes Baber grandchildren! Now based in Leith, this colourful group of makers took time to sit […]

Welcome to our December Made in Scotland blog and please meet the wonderful Laura who makes handcrafted bags and accessories for her Aberdeen based company Fernweh! Fernweh is a German word meaning a farsickness, an ache and longing for far off places, a craving for travel. A yearning to explore off the beaten path, into […]

It’s Made in Scotland time! This is our monthly deep dive into just one of the fabulous businesses who, like us, make all of their products here in bonnie Scotland! This month we chatted with Daniel from D Taylor Woodworking about his beautifully fashioned products for gamers, proposals and drink lovers amongst others. If he’s […]

Welcome back to our Made in Scotland blog! We love a monthly dip into the other small businesses who make all of their products in Scotland like we do at Bill Baber Knitwear. Scotland has such a wealth of talented people who create gorgeous products on our home shores. This month we had a wonderful […]

Hooray, it’s Made in Scotland time again! Yes it’s our monthly delve into other small businesses who make all of their products in Scotland like we do at Bill Baber Knitwear. Scotland has such a wealth of creative people making beautiful things and we love our regular delve into the different gorgeous products that are […]

This week for our Made in Scotland series with J Boult Designs, we are featuring Doodle Craft. Located in the beautiful Fife countryside, their studio shop shells a range of craft kits for knitting, hand dyed threads and more craft accessories. All the kits are made and designed by Debbie Harding at the workshop! We […]

For the last few years we’ve been running the Made in Scotland blog with J Boult Designs,  hoping to discover new businesses and highlight the quality of the fabulous produce and craft made in Scotland. While we were at Scotland’s Trade Fair in Glasgow we met Michael from Fiodh who creates beautiful watches made using […]

For the last few years we have been running our Made in Scotland blog to discover new businesses and highlight the quality of produce and craft made in Scotland. At the last Scotland’s Trade Fair in Glasgow we were very excited to find RCO Furniture whose stunning products drew us across the room to them. […]

For the last few years we have been running the Made in Scotland blog with J Boult Designs,  hoping to discover new businesses and highlight the quality of produce and craft made in Scotland. We were very excited to hear all about how Finlay and Eileen Geekie started Wild Thyme Spirits, selling delicious Gin and […]

We got in touch with Iona Hall to talk about her gorgeous Jewellery designs this week for our ongoing Made in Scotland Blog series. We have enjoyed running this blog, alongside J Boult Designs, as a way of highlighting some of our favourite makers and designers from around Scotland. We fell in love with Iona […]

We have really enjoyed putting together our Made in Scotland blog series, a project we started with J Boult Designs to help promote some of our favourite small, made in Scotland businesses from all over the country. This weeks business is based on Britains most northerly Isle of Unst in Shetland. Glansin Glass is run […]

This weeks Made in Scotland blog, a series we run with J Boult Designs to highlight Scotlands best small businesses, features the innovative fragrances of Jorum Studio. A small business based in Edinburgh, Jorum Studio is operated by Scottish perfumer Euan and his partner Chloe. Made in house with the highest quality raw materials, you [...]

This week we feature a very special Made in Scotland small business and perhaps our most remote yet! We have enjoyed running this project with J Boult Designs mostly as it has led us to discover some truly inspiring small businesses! Based on the Isle of Iona, Baile Mòr Books is a studio and bindery, home of […]

For this week of our Made in Scotland blog series, we are featuring the beautiful, contemporary designs of Fluke Jewellery in Orkney. Inspired by a love of nature, their collection is quite simply magical. We have loved learning more about this small team of talented makers and can’t wait to visit them in person. Can […]

This month as part of our Made in Scotland series we talked to a designer working from a peaceful corner of the west highlands. We love the woven leather textiles handmade by Iseabal, which she uses to create her gorgeous bags. Each one is a beautiful example of quality materials and stunning craftsmanship. Can you […]

This week, as part of our Made in Scotland Blog series, we are so excited to feature Ortak Jewellery in Orkney. Each piece is hand-crafted in Orkney and sent out to owners all over the world. They are well known for their excellent craftsmanship and inspired designs. Browse their website, Facebook and Instagram for more [...]

This is part of our Meet the Maker blog series which we started with the talented J Boult Designs last year as a way of highlighting some of the amazing small businesses in Scotland and sharing their stories with you! This month’s spotlight is on Great Glen Charcuterie, who make ethically sourced venison salami, chorizo, […]

Based out of a small home studio on the beautiful Burra Isle, one of the many islands that make up the archipelago that is Shetland, are the family team that are Burra Bears: The Original Shetland Teddy Bear. When we first saw the Burra Bears, we fell completely in love with them. They have even […]

A few years ago we started a Made in Scotland Blog series as a way of supporting other smaller makers in Scotland. Along the way we discovered so many amazing small business and artisan makers that we were excited to share. Find our ever growing Made in Scotland blog series here. This directory is a [...]

We’ve joined forces with the talented folks at J Boult Designs to highlight even more businesses who are designing and creating in Scotland, just like us! This is part of our Meet the Maker blog series. This month’s spotlight is on Whisky Frames, a small business based in Rosewell Midlothian, just outside Edinburgh that makes […]

Here is the chat we had with the brilliant JBoult Designs last month as part of their ‘Meet the Maker’ series. J Boult are a small Scottish business that make ‘handmade, shooting themed gifts from up-cycled materials including antler, fired bullets, shotgun cartridges and reclaimed wood’. We want to thank the folks at J Boult […]

We absolutely love this week’s small business, The Crafty Kit Company, and can’t resist trying a few of the felting craft kits ourselves. We love all things wool and making beautiful tactile things with our hands is such a joy! The felt birds have got to be our favourites, or maybe the hedgehog cross-stitch! Their […]

This week, in conjunction with our friends at J Boult Designs, we take a look at the wonderful craftsmanship of Gordon Nicolson Kiltmakers. Nestled into the Edinburgh Old Town, they have been trading in handmade kilts and highlandwear since April 2009.   Like ourselves they are a proud member of the Artisans of Edinburgh, a […]

We’ve joined forces with the talented folks at J. Boult Designs to highlight even more businesses who are designing and creating in Scotland, just like us! This is part of our Made in Scotland blog series and you can find the rest of the posts here. This month’s spotlight is on Caroline Wolfe Murray who creates wonderful homewares […]

We’ve joined forces with the wonderful Jamie and India at J. Boult Designs to reach more businesses who are designing and creating in Scotland for our Made in Scotland blog series. This month’s spotlight is on Knightingale Crafts which is owned and run by Jamie, who is based in Fife. Jamie makes beautiful wooden decorative pieces inspired […]

⛄️ Made in Scotland Christmas Gift Guide! ⛄️   Today is the final part of our gift guide and we’re finishing up with presents for him. Time to treat the men in your life to something special from Scotland this holiday season.   We would love to hear your suggestions in the comments of other […]

⛄️ Made in Scotland Christmas Gift Guide! ⛄️     Today we’re focusing on unique gifts. Find inspiration from fabulous small producers in Scotland and hopefully get some ideas for that someone who is a little hard to buy for…   ⭐️ A Nordic Gnomes Needle Felting Kit from The Crafty Kit Company for £12. […]

⛄️ Made in Scotland Christmas Gift Guide! ⛄️ Yum yum. There are plenty of delicious treats in todays Gift Guide made by small artisan producers in Scotland. My mouth is watering just writing this! ⭐️ Warming Winterspice Hot Chocolate made by Chocolate Tree for £5.95. A comforting drink featuring all the spices of the season […]

⛄️ Made in Scotland Christmas Gift Guide! ⛄️ This week we’re focusing on your shopping list as the holiday season approaches. In these tough times we wanted to talk about companies that make their items right here in Scotland. You can make a real difference to a lot of these small businesses by considering their […]

We are so proud to make all of our knitwear in Scotland & in 2020 we wanted to celebrate some of the other fabulous businesses out there who do the same. After a Covid related hiatus we are back with this series & hope to help you find other talented makers in Scotland in this […]

We make all of our beautiful knitwear in Scotland & wanted to celebrate some of the other businesses that do the same. Our second featured business in this Made in Scotland series is J Boult Designs based in the Morvern peninsula in the Scottish Highlands on the West Coast of Scotland. Situated near Oban & the Isle of Mull, […]

We are so proud to make all of our knitwear in Scotland & in 2020 we wanted to celebrate some of the other fabulous businesses out there who do the same. Our first featured business in this Made in Scotland series is Barrhead Leather, based in the West of Scotland near Glasgow. Barrhead Leather make […]

To mark the release of a select collection of Brooches online this Autumn, we thought we would share a behind the scenes look at Maggie Lord and her work at Skaramanda Brooches. If you’ve followed us on social media or been into our Edinburgh Grassmarket workshop you’ll have seen these gorgeous resin brooches which we […]

  Bill Baber Knitwear has a new neighbour in the Edinburgh Grassmarket: the fabulous Edinburgh Natural Skincare company have moved in to a new location on Victoria Street and we couldn’t be happier to see them here! They make a 100% natural skincare range that uses only the purest of ingredients. We are big fans […]

If you've been shopping in the Grassmarket in the Old Town of Edinburgh then you'll have walked past Demijohn on Victoria Street. You probably noticed the large glass bottles displayed around the walls, full of different coloured liquids. These are demijohn bottles and they are holding an array of cordials, liqueurs, spirits, wines, oils and [...]

Recently Jack went north to Kinross to visit Todd & Duncan, the world's finest producer of cashmere. We knows it's the world's finest, because Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh also visited Todd & Duncan back in the 1960's. Luckily, not on the same day as us or they'd have been confused about [...]

Where are you based and what is your business?   I am a one woman run small business working out of a garden workshop in Marchmont. I design, make and sell stoneware pottery and contemporary ceramic jewellery. My pottery is all wheel thrown and ranges from minimal tableware to expressive vases. My jewellery is hand […]