North Uist, Outer Hebrides (Credit: Airborne Lens)
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Uist Strands Stitchers
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Coos, Community and Great Craic
By The 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...
DISCOVER MORE STORIES FROM THE UIST STRANDS STITCHERS
An Artist's Statement
by Anne Corrance Monk
Kayaking, Seals and New Adventures
by Diane Adey
Scolpaig Tower
by Tina Wakeling
Uist Machair
by Matthew Topsfield