Maker's bio

Orkney Cloth is a micro textile mill based in Kirkwall. We produce artisan, hand woven products and offer retreats to learn the heritage craft of weaving. Orkney Cloth was founded by India Whitwell in 2019. After successfully crowdfunding for a loom, our award winning business weaves everything in house. We've been passionate about heritage skills and textiles since the beginning, basing all of our weaving in our studio, where we create our hand woven scarves and blankets. We are also available for bespoke projects and commissions, weaving to your own specifications. Recently, we have been working with local wool producers to create our Orkney Boreray collection, a hand woven, limited edition range of products spun and woven using Orkney wool. We have taught weaving in Orkney since 2018, and this year, we launched our own weaving retreats. Based at Orkney Escapes on the waterfront in Stromness, our weaving holidays provide the perfect place to learn the heritage craft of weaving, with like minded people, in a place where the landscape inspires. The week features a stay at our beautiful location in Stromness, access to your own loom and weaving equipment to make your own Orkney inspired product.