The Great Tapestry of Scotland

Recently, I made a special trip to see ‘The Great Tapestry of Scotland’. Located in Galashiels, in the Scottish Borders, it meant quite a journey (made in several stages) from my home in Ramsgate in the South-East of England! Galashiels Interchange: photo by Amanda Jane Ogden Galashiels, had a long association with textiles, especially withContinueContinue reading “The Great Tapestry of Scotland”

Textiles in Maker church, Cornwall

Last week, I was staying on the Rame Peninsula in Cornwall, to celebrate a family occasion. During the week, I went to visit the church of St Mary and St Julian at Maker and found a treasury of interesting textile items within. At the moment, the church has scaffolding around its tower. This is theContinueContinue reading “Textiles in Maker church, Cornwall”