Collingwood-Norris
Galashiels
Collingwood-Norris makes ethical Scottish knitwear in a Galashiels studio, where Flora Collingwood-Norris hand-knits pieces in small…
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3 independent textile businesses in and around Galashiels. Find fabric and yarn shops, alterations, dressmakers and local textile makers.
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Galashiels
Collingwood-Norris makes ethical Scottish knitwear in a Galashiels studio, where Flora Collingwood-Norris hand-knits pieces in small…
Galashiels
Flora Collingwood-Norris knits ethical Scottish knitwear by hand in her Galashiels studio, producing pieces locally in…
Galashiels
Flora Collingwood-Norris knits ethical Scottish knitwear by hand in her Galashiels studio, producing pieces locally in…
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