Guest Editor: Louise Roe

What an absolutely fascinating, whirlwind trip Mackenzie and I had up to Inverness in Scotland recently. I've never been to the Highlands, and the rolling green hills were quite literally a breath of fresh air.

We pitched up to the Johnstons of Elgin mill (where, by the way, anyone can take a tour), which is a vertical mill. What does that mean? Well, every single part of the process of making one of their gorgeous cashmere blankets, jumpers or baby booties is done on the same site.

From bags of cashmere freshly shorn from the tummies of Mongolian cashmere goats to the taped-up boxes being shipped off around the world, it's all done here from start to finish, which is very rare. The brand is turning 224 years old this Autumn and has been in the same two families since its inception. I was also happy to discover Johnstons of Elgin has its first female chair, Jenny Urquhart.

You guys can watch the process of cashmere products being created from what looks like fluff on my IGTV here. I felt very honoured to watch the clever craftsmen and women up close, doing the same jobs many of their parents and grandparents did at the same mill. In fact, many pieces of machinery in the factory are between 50 and 100 years old, still working as well as the day they were created. One area that I found particularly charming was the hand-knitting department, a room full of adorable ladies who hand-make the baby hats and booties, infusing them with a little love in the process.