Hello, I’m Susan and it’s lovely to meet you.

I started The Journal of Scottish Yarns in 2021, publishing issue 1 in early summer 2022, after working for 30 years, mainly in financial services.

The journey included the proverbial penny drop when I realised my values of creativity, authenticity and autonomy were not being nurtured properly. I was never going to get the happiness and fulfilment I craved in my former career.

I took a leap . . . to share stories of Scottish textiles, learning in the process, and to promote the heritage, people and places I care about, as much as I can.

Come with me on this journey - one of the first things I’ve learnt is that I am not going to run out of stories to tell!

Enjoy!