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Hand i Pocket Funshop: Creative Textiles for People With Dementia

group making sensory pockets

At the end of October, Tiree Tapestry Group and Tiree Tech Wave hosted a Funshop for members of the community to make some sensory pockets for people with late stage dementia. The Funshop was led by Professor Cathy Treadway, Dr

Fiona December 1, 2015November 9, 2016 news Read more

Hand Made Textiles talk – Isle of Tiree

Hand Made Textiles talk – Isle of Tiree

The Future of Hand Made Textiles On Friday June 5th 2015 there was a talk, The Future of Hand Made Textiles in An Talla Small Hall Diane and Jim Gaffney of www.textiletraders.co.uk showed items from their collection of work from all over

Fiona April 27, 2015November 9, 2016 news Read more

And here we are…

at the unveiling

The completed Tiree Tapestry was finally hung in its place in An Talla in June 2014 (the 12 photos in this gallery were taken for us by Tor MacDonald – thank you Tor). The Tapestry is 18 feet long, with

Fiona July 7, 2014November 9, 2016 news Read more

Tonight’s the night!

Tonight’s the night!

So exciting – last week the fixings went up for hanging the Tapestry in An Talla, thanks to Alun Jones. Even though we’re so familiar with the Tapestry, having worked on it for the past three years, seeing it on

Fiona July 1, 2014November 9, 2016 news Read more

The parts you won’t see

Tiree Tapestry, the back

The back of the Tapestry will be hidden against the wall for most of its life, so here’s a chance to enjoy its beauty for a moment! Most of the coloured fabrics were created in our dyeing workshop.

Fiona June 24, 2014November 9, 2016 news Read more

More sneak peeks

applique

Details from the Tapestry…

Fiona June 20, 2014November 9, 2016 news Read more

day two of TMF

day two of TMF

We wove 8.5 feet, 2.6 metres at Tiree Music Festival 2012! More people had a go and some enthusiasts from Saturday came back for more! One of the best bits was watching people who said ‘I can’t’ discovering they could.

Fiona July 23, 2012November 9, 2016 galleries, news Read more

the weekend so far

the weekend so far

This is part of our display at Tiree Show 2012, two of the panels we’ve assembled and some of the motifs we’ve been stitching. There are also some pics of our community banner weaving event at Tiree Music Festival.

Fiona July 21, 2012November 9, 2016 galleries, news Read more

first dyeing day – in pictures

dyeing workshop
Fiona August 17, 2011November 9, 2016 galleries, workshops Read more

Tiree day timeline – images and ideas

front of PDF

This is the list of images and ideas we have put together from all the suggestions received at our meetings and as we’ve chatted to people. You can download it as a PDF. download image list >>

Fiona July 25, 2011November 9, 2016 news Read more
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