Stitching an Icon of Strength and Resilience

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 artist and storyteller Lizzie of the Wyvis Stitchers as she talks about the story of her group's panel which centres around the blackhouse (an taigh dubh) - an icon of the cultural heritage of the Highlands and Islands.

...they're evoking the people who would have lived in the blackhouse and their life...you get a fantastic feeling of strength and resilience, community and family.