The Whippet Coats was founded by Isy, a Falkirk native with a breadth of experience in the textile manufacturing industry. In the Workshop she is supported by her sister and right-hand woman Janice.

Isy and Janice grew up in Falkirk and both pursued a career in textile manufacturing, upon finishing high school they worked as seamstresses in various textile factories for almost two decades. When the commercial sewing industry in Scotland faced decline, Isy and Janice sought work elsewhere. Fast forward a few years and Isy and Janice are working in separate sectors, Isy as a taxi driver and Janice in a local car dealership but of course, being sisters, they would never drift far and would often spend weekends together with their families and dogs on the Scottish coast.