Hamish Lamley
Pictish Fashion
Pictii. What did the Picts look like? When we think about the Picts, what image is most commonly conjured up? Aye...It tends to be blue...
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Hamish Lamley
- Mar 30, 2021
Scary Adult Things
I'm back on the BBC, with the new show Scary Adult Things 😊 I had the pleasure to take presenter @duncancowles out camping and coracle...
Hamish Lamley
- Mar 2, 2021
Grand Tours of Scotland’s Lochs
I had the pleasure of being asked to demonstrate what I do on BBC’s grand tours with Paul Merton last year. it was a braw day on loch...
Hamish Lamley
- Oct 19, 2020
A decade of leather...
A decade has now gone by since I began my leatherworking journey. How it has flown by! From small acorns do large trees grow indeed. The...
Hamish Lamley
- Oct 19, 2020
New addittion to Pictavia!
This week we finally welcome the first apprentice to join Pictavia Leather! Jordan hails from Dublin with a BA in archaeology and will be...
Hamish Lamley
- Oct 19, 2020
Secret Scotland
Thanks to everyone who tuned in to Secret Scotland to see me working away in a pictish cave with Susan Calman. Part of my passion with...
Hamish Lamley
- May 23, 2020
The Picts, When and Where. A Timeline.
As a Scottish leatherworker, I take my inspiration from Scottish history, in particular the iron age and early medieval periods....
Hamish Lamley
- Nov 22, 2019
Apprentice needed!
After almost a decade of working alone, I am now seeking an apprentice to join me in my workshop in the rural Scottish countryside near...
Hamish Lamley
- Jun 11, 2019
Reviving leathercraft
Last month I was fortunate to have a chat with Gayle Ritchie from the Courier who was interested in my journey. Here is a link to the...
Hamish Lamley
- Apr 23, 2019
Crannog Coracles
I have built leather boats in the past (see previous blog posts), but have always fancied making a traditional coracle (a wicker frame...
Hamish Lamley
- Mar 15, 2019
Pictavia Leather!
The time has come for my business to grow and adapt to the path I am on, and so I have rebranded as Pictavia Leather. Over the last few...
Hamish Lamley
- Aug 13, 2018
Celts at the Crannog
Another fantastic weekend at the Celts are Coming event at the Scottish Crannog Center on Loch Tay. It's a weekend of traditional crafts...
Hamish Lamley
- Aug 6, 2018
Njardarheimr Viking Village 2018
Another year, another Norwegian adventure. This years viking market was held in the new Njardarheimr viking village. I couldn't resist...
Hamish Lamley
- Jun 29, 2018
A Pictish shoe replica
The first ever replica of a Pictish shoe.
Hamish Lamley
- Aug 7, 2017
The Celts are coming!
Just back from demonstrating iron age leatherworking at the 'celts are coming' living history fair at the Scottish Crannog Centre on Loch...
Hamish Lamley
- Jul 23, 2017
Gudvangen Viking Market 2017
Another year attending and running workshops at Gudvangen Viking Market, now Njardarheimr Viking Village.
Hamish Lamley
- Apr 22, 2017
Havelgen Reborn!
In the spring of 2014, I was lucky enough to be part of a project to build and sail a leather & wooden stone-age boat on the west coast...
Hamish Lamley
- Nov 24, 2016
DG Life Awards 2016 Winner!
Just back from the Dumfries & Galloway Life Awards. I was nominated for two categories this year. I won the visual artist / maker or the...
Hamish Lamley
- Jul 24, 2016
Gudvangen Viking Market 2016
I was asked again this year to run leather workshops at the Gudvangen Viking market in the heart of Norway. It's a week of viking life...
Hamish Lamley
- Aug 1, 2015
Gudvangen Viking Market 2015
Whilst living in Norway in 2014 I met some of the local vikings, and was invited back to the Gudvangen Viking market in 2015, and asked...
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