Crafting Scotland - meet the hands and hearts behind Scottish Heritage Crafts

This podcast takes you on a journey through Scotland’s rich crafting traditions. Each episode, we’ll meet makers who are keeping old skills alive while shaping something new — sharing honest talk, real stories, and the passion that inspires their work. Whether you’re a crafter yourself, a curious traveller, or simply someone who loves a good story, you’re in the right place. Let’s step into the world of Scotland’s makers and find pure inspiration together. devinetoursofscotland.substack.com

Crafting Scotland - meet the hands and hearts behind Scottish Heritage Crafts is a leisure podcast hosted by Kerstin Devine, with 24 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Kerstin Devine hosts Crafting Scotland - meet the hands and hearts behind Scottish Heritage Crafts, a leisure show with 24 episodes published.

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  Episode #7

  Sometimes you don't choose your calling. It chooses you!

  Jun 1, 202642 minS2

  <p>In this episode I speak to two talented musicians who both share their deep respect for Scotland’s oldest national instrument. No, not the bagpipes but the harp! </p><p>Harp playing has its roots stretching back to Pictish stone carvings over a thousand years ago, and yet most people don’t even know it exists. </p><p>Bill Taylor calls it “cultural amnesia,” and together with master harp maker Graham Muir, they are quietly working to change that from their base in the Scottish Highlands.</p><p>Bill’s story is one of those moments where life just pulls you...

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  Episode #6

  A surprising thread running through Scotland's heritage story....

  Apr 20, 202638 minS2

  <p>In this episode of Crafting Scotland, I sit down with Sandra Benn, founder of Chiya & Chai Tea Tastings, to explore a surprising thread running through Scotland’s heritage story — tea. </p><p>What begins as a tale of overwhelm at a posh afternoon tea becomes a fascinating journey into forgotten Scottish history, living craft traditions, and the unexpected pleasure of simply slowing down.</p><p>Sandra shares how her curiosity led her to discover five Scottish pioneers who played pivotal roles in bringing tea from China to the rest of the world — figures who are celebrated across Asia, yet largel...

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  Episode #5

  Scottish Leather Craft: Tradition, Sustainability and Handmade Heritage

  Apr 13, 202637 minS2

  <p>There is a moment many makers speak of, a quiet, almost unexplainable turning point when something simply clicks.</p><p>For Simon Harvey Potts, that moment happened not in Scotland, but in the sunlit streets of Granada in southern Spain. Surrounded by artisans, guided by generous hands, and working with leather for the very first time, he discovered what would become his life’s work.</p><p>In this episode of Crafting Scotland, Simon takes us on a journey from those early, self-taught beginnings — learning traditional hand-stitching techniques and travelling across Europe — to becoming the owner and master maker behind...

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  Episode #4

  Castle Apothecary: Where Scottish Heritage Meets Modern Skincare

  Apr 3, 202630 minS2

  <p>What happens when a 30-year career in clinical aromatherapy, a global pandemic, and a 14th-century Scottish castle collide? For Alison MacColl, founder of Castle Apothecary, the answer is a skincare range that doesn’t just smell extraordinary, but that tells a story stretching back centuries.</p><p>Alison’s origin story is both surprising and deeply personal, born out of a very common COVID-era problem that her professional background gave her a unique way to solve. The solution she found wasn’t new, it turns out Scottish women had been doing something remarkably similar for hundreds of years, right down t...

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  Episode #3

  A woodcarvers tale - literally MADE IN SCOTLAND

  Mar 23, 20261h 2mS2

  <p>There’s a moment, somewhere between the steady rhythm of a carving knife and the quiet grain of a piece of wood, where a life begins to make sense.</p><p>For John, that moment didn’t arrive all at once. It was shaped slowly over decades through sawdust-filled workshops, long apprenticeships, and the kind of learning that happens not from books, but from watching, doing, and trying again.</p><p>He began, as many makers once did, in a school workshop. A good teacher, a spark of interest, and then ….. an apprenticeship. No grand plan. Just a trade to lea...

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