Media Summary: Using a photograph he took in Argyll and Bute as a starting point, Named after a 1968 Beatles song, Glass Onion is a tapestry created by artist and musician Magne Furuholmen and Housed in an abandoned Victorian baths in Edinburgh,

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Using a photograph he took in Argyll and Bute as a starting point, Named after a 1968 Beatles song, Glass Onion is a tapestry created by artist and musician Magne Furuholmen and Housed in an abandoned Victorian baths in Edinburgh, Archie Brennan was a tapestry weaver, innovator and iconoclast, former Mr Scotland, and is one of the greatest unrecognised ... Inspired by the tragic story of Cio-Cio San, the central character to Puccini's opera Madama Butterfly, Weaver and pop artist Archie Brennan (1931-2019) changed the course of modern tapestry. Inspired by his legacy,

What does a curator at one of the world's only operating tapestry studios do? Kate Grenyer, exhibitions curator at Weavers Douglas Grierson and Jonathan Cleaver provide perspectives on the history and current state of tapestry, while Popular designer Orla Kiely is celebrated for her plant based patterns that pack a powerful graphic punch and hark to 1960s ...

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Dovecot Studios, Water Surface
Garry Fabian Miller and Dovecot Studios, Voyage Into the deepest, darkest blue
WHAT IS TAPESTRY? Naomi Robertson, Master Weaver and Studio Manager at Dovecot Studios Edinburgh.
Chris Ofili and Dovecot Studios, The Caged Bird's Song 2014-2017
Magne Furuholmen and Dovecot Studios, Glass Onion
Dovecot Studios, Edinburgh
Help us tell the story of Scottish weaver & pop artist Archie Brennan
Ben Hymers, Penelope Dovecot Apprentice Tapestry
Alison Watt and Dovecot Studios, Butterfly
Archie Brennan: Weaving a Legacy
Talking Tapestry: Tell us about your job!
Dovecot Studios: A rich tapestry
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Dovecot Studios, Water Surface

Dovecot Studios, Water Surface

Using a photograph he took in Argyll and Bute as a starting point,

Garry Fabian Miller and Dovecot Studios, Voyage Into the deepest, darkest blue

Garry Fabian Miller and Dovecot Studios, Voyage Into the deepest, darkest blue

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WHAT IS TAPESTRY? Naomi Robertson, Master Weaver and Studio Manager at Dovecot Studios Edinburgh.

WHAT IS TAPESTRY? Naomi Robertson, Master Weaver and Studio Manager at Dovecot Studios Edinburgh.

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Chris Ofili and Dovecot Studios, The Caged Bird's Song 2014-2017

Chris Ofili and Dovecot Studios, The Caged Bird's Song 2014-2017

Dovecot Studios

Magne Furuholmen and Dovecot Studios, Glass Onion

Magne Furuholmen and Dovecot Studios, Glass Onion

Named after a 1968 Beatles song, Glass Onion is a tapestry created by artist and musician Magne Furuholmen and

Dovecot Studios, Edinburgh

Dovecot Studios, Edinburgh

Housed in an abandoned Victorian baths in Edinburgh,

Help us tell the story of Scottish weaver & pop artist Archie Brennan

Help us tell the story of Scottish weaver & pop artist Archie Brennan

Archie Brennan was a tapestry weaver, innovator and iconoclast, former Mr Scotland, and is one of the greatest unrecognised ...

Ben Hymers, Penelope Dovecot Apprentice Tapestry

Ben Hymers, Penelope Dovecot Apprentice Tapestry

Ben Hymers joined

Alison Watt and Dovecot Studios, Butterfly

Alison Watt and Dovecot Studios, Butterfly

Inspired by the tragic story of Cio-Cio San, the central character to Puccini's opera Madama Butterfly,

Archie Brennan: Weaving a Legacy

Archie Brennan: Weaving a Legacy

Weaver and pop artist Archie Brennan (1931-2019) changed the course of modern tapestry. Inspired by his legacy,

Talking Tapestry: Tell us about your job!

Talking Tapestry: Tell us about your job!

What does a curator at one of the world's only operating tapestry studios do? Kate Grenyer, exhibitions curator at

Dovecot Studios: A rich tapestry

Dovecot Studios: A rich tapestry

Weavers Douglas Grierson and Jonathan Cleaver provide perspectives on the history and current state of tapestry, while

Orla Kiely A Life in Pattern at Dovecot Studios

Orla Kiely A Life in Pattern at Dovecot Studios

Popular designer Orla Kiely is celebrated for her plant based patterns that pack a powerful graphic punch and hark to 1960s ...