Stitch-Colour-Cloth

02/09/2026

🎨🧵 Now Open | Gathering Threads: The Art of Andrew Crummy 🧵🎨

Discover the work of one of Scotland's most celebrated tapestry artists at The Stirling Smith Art Gallery & Museum.

Gathering Threads showcases the remarkable career of Dr Andrew Crummy MBE, whose designs for projects including The Prestonpans Tapestry, The Great Tapestry of Scotland, The Diaspora Tapestry, and The Cancer Tapestry have brought together thousands of community stitchers around the world.

This special exhibition offers a rare opportunity to explore the artist behind the stitches, featuring paintings, prints, sculptures, and tapestry works that reveal the inspiration, history, and creative vision running through Andrew's work.

Part of The Smith's Season of Tapestry, the exhibition highlights the power of art to connect communities, tell stories, and bring history to life.

📍 Gallery 1 & 2, The Stirling Smith Art Gallery & Museum
📅 2 September - 1 November 2026
🕙 Open Wednesday-Sunday, 10am-5pm
🎟️ Free admission

Come and discover the stories, people, and traditions woven through the work of an artist whose vision has inspired communities across Scotland and beyond.

02/09/2026

01/09/2026

The Irvine Valley Lace Festival

A vibrant celebration of the area's world-famous lace heritage. Discover the incredible journey from Joseph Hood’s first looms in 1838, to Alexander Morton’s revolutionary power loom in 1876, and the talented local weavers who helped spread both lace (and football) across Sweden and Spain.

Expect live demonstrations, hands-on workshops, and stories that bring the rich history to life. Don’t miss this chance to be part of a tradition that has shaped a community and inspired the world. Mark your calendars! 🧵

31/08/2026

Calico Dress

As we prepare to come together for our exciting new session, with our 1st get together on Saturday 12th of September, we would like to remind you to bring any “puffs” that you may be working on. Even those currently designated “WIP” will be lovely to see.

Our aim is to have the Calico Dress well on its way towards completion by our May 2027 summer exhibition. Visitors can then see how their own contribution can contribute to the final piece. We’re sure we don’t need to say how fast these deadlines arrive!

Happy stitching 🧵 🪡

Picture of some of our completed ‘puffs’.

31/08/2026

Join us for a deeply grounding workshop experience, stitching in a group, and celebrating the quiet complexity of nature. Sustainable stitcher Eilidh Weir will show you how to transform fabric remnants into a mini quilt that reflects blooming borders, climbing stems and the insects hidden between them. Piece by piece, your mini quilt will grow into a gentle tribute to the plants and insects that shape our world, as we celebrate the transition between the seasons.⁣⁣
Hand Quilting Workshop⁣
Sat 31 Oct & Sun 1 Nov
Craft Central, High Street, Dunblane
https://scottishcraftschool.com/product/autumn-mini-quilts/

30/08/2026

Not long now until our 1st monthly meeting.

Emails have been sent over the past few weeks with information about how to renew your membership for the 2026/2027 season.

There is also info regarding the new season of workshops asking members to indicate their preference when renewing, instructions are in the email.

You can find full details for the workshops and all our meetings on the programme page of our website - https://www.stitchcolourcloth.co.uk/202627-programme

If any member has not received the email, please message this page or email [email protected]. For anyone interested in becoming a new member, please refer to the membership page on our website - https://www.stitchcolourcloth.co.uk/membership

We are looking forward to seeing everyone again at our opening monthly meeting on 12th of September where Amy Reid of Perthshire Wool will be talking about dyes for textiles and sharing some tips.

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1005742972444072&id=100090251341964

We’re part of the Stitch Colour Cloth 2026/27 programme ✨

Stitch colour cloth is an independent textile society based in Perth welcoming all levels and types of textile practice.

On September 12 Amy will be sharing how she cultivates dyes for textiles. She’ll give tips on starting your own dye garden and harvesting colour through the seasons. She’ll also be discussing founding the festival - a one day event celebrating natural fibres for textiles.

All the details for the session, group and programme can be found on the stitch colour cloth website (link in story). Thank you for inviting us 💚
Hope you can make it along to join in!🧵🪡🌿

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