Great Tapestry of Scotland opens at New Lanark

The Great Tapestry of Scotland is on display in the newly-developed exhibition at the UNESCO World Heritage Site, New Lanark.

For the first time ever, panels from ‘The Great Tapestry of Scotland’ will be exhibited alongside fascinating insights from Dorie Wilkie, Lead Stitcher and her team of 1000+ stitchers who worked on the project across Scotland. The exhibition will also include original sketches and personal works by Andrew Crummy, the man behind the tapestry’s beautiful illustrative designs depicting key moments in Scotland’s history. 

The Great Tapestry of Scotland was the brainchild of author Alexander McCall Smith. The 44 Scotland Street author, together with historian Alistair Moffat, and with the artistic talents of Andrew Crummy, (not to mention more than 1,000 stitchers from all areas of Scotland) formed a team set to produce the world’s longest tapestries through one of the biggest community arts projects ever to take place in Scotland.

The Tapestry in numbers...

Taking 65,000 hours of stitching and using over 300 miles of wool (enough to lay the entire length of Scotland), illustrating 420 million years of Scottish history in 160 panels, this beautiful tapestry depicts the entire history of Scotland.

The Great Tapestry of Scotland can be seen at New Lanark until 1 July 2018, 10am-5pm.

New Lanark, New Lanark Road, Lanark ML11 9DB; tel: 01555 667200; website.

(images copyright New Lanark Trust/Great Tapestry of Scotland)