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Coos, Community and Great Craic

By The Uist Strands Stitchers

Uist Strands Stitchers
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STITCHING THE TAPESTRY OF THE HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS

This audio forms part of a series of audio interviews conducted in 2023 by Smartify as part of the Spirit of the Highlands and Islands project. Listen and discover the Spirit of the Highlands and Islands through the eyes of the stitchers of the Tapestry of the Highlands and Islands.

Join Anne, Diane, Tina, Matt and  Màiri of the Uist Strands stitching group as they discuss the origin story of their group's name, panel design as well as going with the flow and having fun while stitching.

[Matt]...as we've worked on it we've kind of grown attached to it.

[Diane] I think it's because the work we've put in and bringing us together has made it feel more like it's part of us...

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