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To date, we've created 28 beautiful books under our own imprints, including acclaimed titles like Wheesht and Shetland Oo, all expertly produced for us by Bell & Bain in Glasgow, Scotland

Our titles are gathered here together with a range of our favourites from publishing friends like 60 North, Golden Duck and Pocket Mountains 

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10 Years In The Making

10 Years in the Making“Time, for a hand knitter, accrues, attenuates, shifts gradually, moving on in its own folds and gathers rather than straight li...
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Allover

AlloverIn Allover, Kate Davies has gathered together a colourful collection to capture the joy of stranded knitting. Inside this book you’ll find four...
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Argyll's Secret Coast

Argyll's Secret CoastJoin Kate, Tom and friends on a journey through a beautiful corner of Argyll. Through words and pictures, knitting and writing, h...
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Bluestockings

BluestockingsThis beautiful book - co-edited by Kate Davies and Nicole Pohl - brings together a celebration of the group of eighteenth-century learned...
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Bold Beginner Knits

Bold Beginner Knits Can you:*Cast on / bind off*Knit / purl*Increase / decrease*Knit back and forth /  knit in the round With these basic skills under...
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Cheapjack

CheapjackRediscover the publishing sensation of 1934! Introduction by Francis Wheen and afterword by Julia JonesThe year is 1927. Philip Allingham, ag...
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Colour at Work

Colour at WorkChallenge yourselfTo reconsider received ideas about colourTake inspirationFrom the colourful work of contemporary artists and makersBe ...
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Colour Compass

Colour CompassThis chromatic box of delights includes our full range of Milarrochy Tweed (twenty four shades) bundled together with our new Colour Com...
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Colours of Shetland

Available as ebook / digital download only Colours of ShetlandWith its beautiful photography, engaging writing, and signature hand-knit designs, Colo...
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Davaar

DavaarLooking out beyond the lighthouse, there is once again that restless end-of-summer feeling: to knit a sweater, to tell a story, to turn your fac...
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Food Made in Shetland

Food Made in Shetland by Marian Armitage"I want to encourage and inspire you to be creative with our local food. Shetland is a unique place and the fo...
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Handywoman

HandywomanParalysed by a stroke at the age of 36, Kate Davies' world turned upside-down. Forced to change direction, Kate took a radical new creative ...
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Inkling

InklingAn inkling might be regarded as the very beginning of a thought . . .After an inspiring residency with the British Council and Applied Arts Sco...
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Inspired by Islay

Inspired by IslayÌle ghorm an fheòir / green grassy Islay, is a beautiful and fascinating Hebridean island, and a place with a particularly special me...
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Islay, Jura and Colonsay

Islay, Jura and ColonsayPaul and Helen WebsterIslay, Jura and Colonsay make up the most southerly Hebridean island group and are famed for their outst...
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Knitting Season

Available as ebook / digital download only Knitting SeasonFor Kate Davies, Knitting Season is any time of year in which we are able to sit down and en...
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Making Light

Making LightCelebrating the seasonal contrast between darkness and illumination, in this collection of two-tone knits, Kate Davies has created a book ...
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Milarrochy Heids

Milarrochy HeidsPrint plus complementary ebook. One beautiful tweedy yarn, thirteen talented designers, fifteen fabulous heids Kate Davies loves hat-k...
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Oban and North Argyll

Oban and North ArgyllKeith FergusAs well as many great sea lochs, tumbling rivers and iconic mountains, Oban and North Argyll also boasts ancient, wil...
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Ootlier 1

 Ootlier issue 1: The Drymen show. Held since 1816, the Drymen show is an important annual occasion for the rural communities of Strathendrick. Cattle...
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Ootlier 2: Range

Ootlier issue 2: RangeWords and Photography by Tom BarrLandscape photography can be an odd discipline. It’s tempting for the photographer to seek out ...
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Ootlier 5: Light Waves

Ootlier 5: Light WavesPhotography by Tom BarrFor the fifth edition of Ootlier, Tom takes us on a winter journey, exploring the interactions between th...
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People MAKE Glasgow

People MAKE Glasgow: portrait of a creative cityA thought-provoking book, celebrating the diverse creative makers of Glasgow in words and images What ...
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SARK

SARKSark (n) a simple shirt or chemise Sark (v) to clothe, to provide with clothing Sark (n) the underlying structure of a roof or building Sark (v) t...
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Shetland Oo

Shetland Oo: Wool, Textiles, Work.Photography by Tom Barr & words by Kate DaviesWool—or in Shetlandic, Oo—has for centuries figured centrally in i...
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Shore

ShoreFive light knits for layering in Milarrochy TweedInspired by her local lochside and coastal landscape, in Shore Kate has created a capsule collec...
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The Book of Haps

The Book of HapsJoin Kate Davies and a host of renowned designers as they introduce you to the wonderful world of haps.A hap is a Scottish dialect wor...
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The Outer Hebrides

The Outer Hebrides: 40 Coast and Country WalksPaul and Helen WebsterThe Outer Hebrides are a place apart, an island chain stretching almost 200km from...
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The West Highland Way

The West Highland WayKate and Tom live by Scotland’s best-loved long-distance walking route: the West Highland Way. In this collaborative creative pro...
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Warm Hands

Warm HandsWhen Jeanette Sloan and Kate Davies got together to develop a new design collection the results were sure to be colourful and creative. From...
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Wester Ross and Lochalsh

Wester Ross and LochalshPaul and Helen WebsterWester Ross and Lochalsh are home to some of Europe’s finest coastal and mountain scenery. Stretching up...
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Yokes

Available as ebook / digital download only YokesIn this best-selling, well-regarded book, writer and designer Kate Davies unravels the tale of one of...
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