Weavers At Work In A Loom Hall

Inside a stone-walled hall, wooden looms stand in rows, each one strung with a different tartan in red, green, blue, or purple. Weavers in kilts and waistcoats lean over their looms, guiding shuttles through the warp while baskets of colored yarn sit at their feet. Finished lengths of plaid hang from the ceiling beams to dry, and a small fire burns in a stone hearth at the room's center, a kettle hanging above it. Shelves along both walls hold spools of thread in every shade, alongside folded kilts, dried thistles, and jars of wildflowers on the mantel. Arched windows look out over green hills, and a robin perches on a roof beam above the busy room. The hall narrows toward the fireplace at its heart, where every loom's work seems to gather and warm itself.