For the last interview with Stay See Share series I chat with Kirsty, Lillian + Aimie from Clay Coven based in Leith, Edinburgh. When lockdown hit and they couldn’t get access to the open access workshop they had been using. So the coven jumped into action creating a makeshift workshop with one wheel in a family members shed! I love a shedio (shed/studio),

Laura Sherriffs is an amazing designer whose business Fernweh creates beautifully crafted bags. The textural lunch bags make me want to pack up some sandwiches and a flask then head out for adventures! Laura gives us a glimpse into her creative life.

Lorna is a brilliant textile designer and tutor who is just about to open a new community print space called INK on MESH.

I first remember seeing Leanh’s work, this sunny orange arch popped out through the glass case. It had little flecks of white. It was stand out yet subtle, I didn’t think that could be a thing but this was exactly that. I got the necklace there and then and still have it now.

I seem to be saying this each week but I needed The Making Hour this week, a little bit of creative exercise. This week I decided to make a simple book from a collage I had been experimenting with.

Why are you a creative?

I think it’s just a natural part of who I am? I’ve always been creative, and when my creativity has been curbed in the past I felt like I wasn’t really being me!

Our first interviewee is the North East scarf queen Helen of Helen Ruth Scarves.