At the only textile mill of its kind in the Highlands, heritage looms have been working hard to disrupt the centuries old face of tartan. The process of producing the cloth is the same as it’s always been; the clatter of the looms as the pattern takes shape, the nimble fingers of the weaver, eyes fixed on the spinning threads, the cogs, chains and shuttles. But while the task at hand is rooted in the past, the tartans which roll from the Prickly Thistle mill are firmly in the present; bespoke and modern designs often created as the result of collaborations with clients from around the world, in vibrant colours and complex patterns.