03/09/2021
September 2021 About this event Our Festival Exhibition opened to view Fridays to Sundays throughout September 2021 within the former Stocks Linen Works now a Carpet Warehouse at the far end of Links Street Kirkcaldy. Exhibition curator John Ennis offered Intro and Insights Talks and regular Exhibition Guidance was offered by Jenna McCormick, supported by […]
20/10/2020
Linen, Mills and Millies is a pop-up exhibition, part of Our Linen Stories, on display for six days only at Kirkcaldy Galleries in Fife. The pop up display includes Making Millie 2020, our tribute to the working women of the linen industry and Linen Works Kirkcaldy, our look at local linen stories. “So good to […]
01/06/2020
18 linen Millie dolls, cut out, made up and individually marked by women from Northern Ireland and Scotland are installed in the windows of R-Space Gallery, Lisburn. Starting a conversation about the millies in our families and how the history of linen links Northern Ireland and Scotland. Dr John Ennis, Curator Journeys in Design, together […]
16/09/2019
Our Linen Stories Edinburgh ran between September 2019 and January 2020. This exhibition forms the basis of our Exhibition pages here. The allied events are detailed under our Edinburgh Tour Page here.
25/05/2019
A touring exhibition showcasing new uses for Scotland’s oldest fabric makes its Edinburgh stop this weekend in Leith. We return to Custom Lane on Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th May with a pop-up exhibition and new displays focusing on migration, creative energy and maritime cultures. We presents the first view of a brand-new textile woven […]
19/05/2019
After the successful launch of Our Linen Stories Tour in 2018, we’re back in Grantown on Friday 17th, Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th of May 2019 at The Grantown Museum to say thank you SPEYSIDE for the local linen stories you generously offered last year. We are delighted to a part of this year’s International […]
