Woven In The Bone

Sam Goates is a textile weaver supplying bespoke woollen cloth to tailors, designers and small businesses.

Verified by Make Works Scotland February 2015

Contact Factory

Type	Fabricator
Industry	Textiles
Employees	1
Location	Buckie, Moray

Production Specifics

Woven In The Bone have weaving, hand stake warping and CAD facilities in-house. Production equipment includes a semi-automated Hattersley Domestic loom, 24-shaft dobby floor loom and table looms. Woven In The Bone can produce bespoke one-offs through to small batch production. Typical clients include tailors, designers, interior and fashion accessory makers. No previous knowledge is required if you would like to commission cloth – an idea of colours, quantity and timeframe is helpful, but you can just get in contact with an idea.

Turnaround Time	Project Dependent
Starting Cost	£500
Production Access	By Appointment
File Types	.pdf, .jpg, .tiff, psd, .ava3

Materials

Wool Wool Blends

Processes

Weaving

Machines

Table Loom 24-shaft George Wood Dobby Floor Loom CAD Textile Design Software Hattersley Domestic tappet loom Pirn winder Cone winder

Works With

Large Businesses

Small Companies

Professionals

General Public

Students

Capacity

Bespoke 1-offs

Samples

Prototypes

Short Run

Medium Run

Large Run

Video: Make Works visits Woven In The Bone in Buckie.

Company History

Sam Goates has over 25 years of textile design and production experience. She has extensive knowledge of the wool and weaving industry and has been involved in the development of apprenticeships in the Scottish textile industry. She now produces handcrafted cloth on a Victorian designed foot-treadle loom from her studio in Buckie.