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Clann Na Cruinne

Series 4

Clò Beag Chirsty Bella

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC ALBALatest broadcast: on BBC ALBA

Available for 5 months

Tha Chirsty Bella ag iarraidh Clò Hearach a dhèanamh…tha e gu math nas fhasa smaoineachadh air sin na tha e ga chuir an gnìomh. Tha ì a’ fuireach ann an Scalpaigh, Na Hearadh. Tha gaol aice air a h-eilean agus tha ì ga cumail fhèin trang le bhith a reic uighean agus a dèanamh dannsa Gàidheallach. ‘S toigh leatha cuideachd an clò ainmeil clùiteach: Clò Hearach. Tha an t-seann bheairt mar time machine, ga toirt air ais gu lìnn an fhearsaid, nan càrd, ‘s a spàl. An teid orra à clò a dhèanamh ann an àm?

Chirsty Bella wants to produce her very own Harris Tweed, but that is easier said than done. She lives in Scalpay, a little village in the Isle of Harris. She loves her island and keeps herself busy through little jobs like selling eggs and traditional Scottish Highland dance. She also loves the very famous and traditional fabric: Harris Tweed. The original Harris Tweed loom is like a time machine that takes her back over 100 years to the age of spindles, combs and shuttles. Will she manage to weave her cloth in time? Show less

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