Andy Ross

Experience

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  Wellcome Trust

  Jun 1996 - Jun 1998

  Administrator
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  Wind Dog Cafe

  Jan 2001 - Oct 2010

  Owner
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  GlobalYell

  Oct 2006 - now

  Creative Director

  Creative Director of GlobalYell Ltd, a social enterprise in Shetland with education and training aims. Originally dealing solely with music, the charity now focuses on textiles as well, and runs tours, creates patterns and colourways for textile products, and runs residencies and stays for artists and craftspeople. In 2015, I established a new company, GlobalYell Production, for the manufacture of woven cloths with a 24 shaft loom and computerised design software.

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  GlobalYell Production

  Jul 2015 - now

  GlobalYell Production is a weaving studio based in the North Isles of Shetland and was established to weave bespoke fabrics for clients who are interested in woollen fabrics and the textiles of Shetland. Founder and Managing Director of GlobalYell Production (t/a GlobalYell Textiles), short length and bespoke woven textile production in Shetland. Weaver and manager at GlobalYell's studio, making cloths for the interiors industry.

  • Manager

    Jul 2016 - now

  • Managing Director

    Jul 2015 - now
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  The Shetland Tweed Company

  Jul 2015 - now

  Business Director

  Co-director and Founding Partner with Kirsty Jean Brabin at The Shetland Tweed Company.