The answer to “What the h*ck goes on on those islands to the North and West of mainland Scotland?”…

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The answer to “What the h*ck goes on on those islands to the North and West of mainland Scotland?” by Derek Guy @/dieworkwear on twitter [x]

@athingofvikings

tweed used to be dyed using cudbear, which is a lichen, and helped impart a unique smell to the cloth. it also, thanks to the bitter taste left by the lichen’s various compounds, did not appeal to clothes moth larvae which is a pretty big deal for wool