Events

Free Thursday Lunchtime Tour - KNITWEAR CHANEL to Westwood

Free Thursday Lunchtime Tour - KNITWEAR CHANEL to Westwood

20 October 2022 – 9 March 2023

Enjoy a free lunchtime tour every Thursday at 1pm with your exhibition ticket. Spaces are subject to availability.

Free Tuesday Lunchtime Tour - KNITWEAR CHANEL to Westwood

Free Tuesday Lunchtime Tour - KNITWEAR CHANEL to Westwood

10 January – 7 March 2023

Enjoy a free lunchtime tour every Tuesday at midday with your exhibition ticket. Spaces are subject to availability.

Make Do & Mend with TOAST

Make Do & Mend with TOAST

11:00 – 12:00, 11 February 2023

Join Dovecot x TOAST discussion on repair and rewear over face of fast fashion.

Sold out: Woven Darning Workshop with Emily Mae Martin

Sold out: Woven Darning Workshop with Emily Mae Martin

13:00 – 15:00, 11 February 2023

Save your favourite piece of knitwear in this 2 hour mending workshop

Katazome Printed Textile workshop

Katazome Printed Textile workshop

10:00 – 14:00, 25 February 2023

Learn the basics of the Japanese Katazome printing with designer Ellen Martin.

Sketchbook Binding Workshop

Sketchbook Binding Workshop

10:00 – 13:00, 25 February 2023

Make a series of beautiful mini-sketchbooks with Edinburgh Artist Susie Wilson

Life Drawing Class on the Viewing Balcony

Life Drawing Class on the Viewing Balcony

10:00 – 13:00, 4 March 2023

Enjoy a morning's figure drawing class on our Spectacular Viewing Balcony.

Botanical Embroidery Workshop Inspired by Morris & Co

Botanical Embroidery Workshop Inspired by Morris & Co

10:00 – 14:00, 4 March 2023

Create a botanical motif with Sammy Bishop of Paraffle Embroidery

Crochet Taster Session

Crochet Taster Session

10:00 – 13:00, 11 March 2023

Make your first Granny Square in this beginner friendly workshop

Punch Needle Workshop

Punch Needle Workshop

10:30 – 12:30, 18 March 2023

Learn the basics of punch needle technique to design your own coaster.

Tapestry Weaving Experience Day

Tapestry Weaving Experience Day

10:00 – 16:30, 25 March 2023

Learn the art of tapestry weaving at the UK’s longest running tapestry studio - the perfect Mothers Day gift

Sold Out - TALK: Colour Inspiration with Kaffe Fassett

Sold Out - TALK: Colour Inspiration with Kaffe Fassett

17:30 – 19:30, 28 March 2023

Discover the power of colour in this in person talk hosted by Kaffe Fassett

Directors Preview Tour: Kaffe Fassett The Power of Pattern

Directors Preview Tour: Kaffe Fassett The Power of Pattern

14:00 – 15:00, 29 March 2023

Explore Kaffe Fassett The Power of Pattern with Dovecot Studios Director Celia Joicey

Exclusive Exhibition Tour with Kaffe Fassett

Exclusive Exhibition Tour with Kaffe Fassett

11:15 – 12:15, 30 March 2023

A chance to see our new exhibition before it opens with Kaffe Fassett.

Curators Highlights Tour: The Power of Pattern

Curators Highlights Tour: The Power of Pattern

14:00 – 14:30, 30 March 2023

Join Dovecot Curator Ben Reiss on a tour of our new exhibition The Power of Pattern

Lino Printing - The Power of Pattern

Lino Printing - The Power of Pattern

10:00 – 13:00, 1 April 2023

Discover the art of Lino printing onto Fabric

Dovecot Makers Market

Dovecot Makers Market

15 – 16 April 2023

Shop small this Spring at Dovecot Studios

Quilting Workshop - English Paper Piecing

Quilting Workshop - English Paper Piecing

10:30 – 12:00, 22 April 2023

Learn to quilt with Lucy Engels

2023

Tapestry Weaving Experience Day

Tapestry Weaving Experience Day

10:00 – 16:30, 4 February 2023
Sold Out: Learn to Crochet Workshop

Sold Out: Learn to Crochet Workshop

10:00 – 13:00, 4 February 2023
Sold out: Rug Tufting Experience Day

Sold out: Rug Tufting Experience Day

10:30 – 16:00, 28 January 2023
Tapestry Weaving Experience Day - SOLD OUT

Tapestry Weaving Experience Day - SOLD OUT

10:00 – 16:30, 21 January 2023
Katazome Printed Textile workshop

Katazome Printed Textile workshop

10:00 – 14:00, 21 January 2023
Introduction to Pattern Cutting for Knitwear Workshop

Introduction to Pattern Cutting for Knitwear Workshop

10:00 – 16:00, 14 January 2023
Online KNITWEAR Exhibition Curator Tour

Online KNITWEAR Exhibition Curator Tour

11:30 – 12:30, 7 January 2023
Online
KNITWEAR Exhibition Tour with Dovecot Studios Curator

KNITWEAR Exhibition Tour with Dovecot Studios Curator

10:00 – 11:00, 7 January 2023

2022

Christmas Wreath Kit Embroidery Workshop

Christmas Wreath Kit Embroidery Workshop

10:00 – 14:00, 17 December 2022
Festive Bookbinding Workshop

Festive Bookbinding Workshop

10:00 – 12:30, 17 December 2022
A Festive Night At Dovecot

A Festive Night At Dovecot

17:00 – 19:30, 8 December 2022
Online Talk: Edi Stark & Jock McFadyen In Conversation

Online Talk: Edi Stark & Jock McFadyen In Conversation

17:00 – 17:45, 6 December 2022
Online
Online Tapestry Studio Tour (November)

Online Tapestry Studio Tour (November)

11:00 – 12:00, 26 November 2022
Online
Online KNITWEAR Tour with Exhibitions Co-ordinator

Online KNITWEAR Tour with Exhibitions Co-ordinator

11:30 – 12:30, 19 November 2022
Online
Kids Workshop: Build Your Own Beanie

Kids Workshop: Build Your Own Beanie

10:00 – 14:00, 12 November 2022
Sold Out: Rug Tufting Experience Day

Sold Out: Rug Tufting Experience Day

10:30 – 16:00, 5 November 2022
The Art of Tapestry Book Launch

The Art of Tapestry Book Launch

17:30 – 20:00, 1 November 2022
Online Tapestry Studio Tour (October)

Online Tapestry Studio Tour (October)

11:30 – 12:30, 29 October 2022
Online
Sold Out: Terrazzo Coasters Workshop

Sold Out: Terrazzo Coasters Workshop

10:30 – 12:30, 29 October 2022
Online KNITWEAR Exhibition Tour with Dovecot Studios Director

Online KNITWEAR Exhibition Tour with Dovecot Studios Director

12:00 – 13:00, 22 October 2022
Online
KNITWEAR Exhibition Tour with Dovecot Studios Director

KNITWEAR Exhibition Tour with Dovecot Studios Director

10:00 – 11:00, 22 October 2022
Sold Out: Rug Tufting Experience Day

Sold Out: Rug Tufting Experience Day

10:30 – 16:00, 15 October 2022
Di Gilpin: Hand-Knit and High Fashion

Di Gilpin: Hand-Knit and High Fashion

15:00 – 16:00, 14 October 2022
KNITWEAR Exhibition Preview and Tour SOLD OUT

KNITWEAR Exhibition Preview and Tour SOLD OUT

12:00 – 13:00, 14 October 2022
Raphael Inspired Embroidery workshop | Paraffle Embroidery

Raphael Inspired Embroidery workshop | Paraffle Embroidery

10:00 – 14:00, 1 October 2022
Katazome Printed Textile workshop

Katazome Printed Textile workshop

10:00 – 14:00, 24 September 2022
Raphael and Women

Raphael and Women

17:00 – 18:00, 7 September 2022
Online
Sold Out: Rug Tufting Experience Day

Sold Out: Rug Tufting Experience Day

10:30 – 16:00, 3 September 2022
SOLD OUT: Renaissance Life Drawing Class

SOLD OUT: Renaissance Life Drawing Class

10:00 – 13:00, 3 September 2022
Raphael in the Digital Age

Raphael in the Digital Age

17:00 – 18:00, 24 August 2022
Online
SOLD OUT: Punch Needle for Beginners Workshop with The Modern Crafter

SOLD OUT: Punch Needle for Beginners Workshop with The Modern Crafter

10:00 – 13:00, 20 August 2022
Raphael as Designer

Raphael as Designer

17:00 – 18:00, 17 August 2022
Online
Curator Tour: Alan Davie: Beginning of a Far-off World

Curator Tour: Alan Davie: Beginning of a Far-off World

11:00 – 12:00, 13 August 2022
Alan Davie Virtual Curator Tour

Alan Davie Virtual Curator Tour

12:00 – 13:00, 9 August 2022
Online
Art and Aperitivo

Art and Aperitivo

4 – 25 August 2022
Rug Tufting Experience Day

Rug Tufting Experience Day

10:30 – 16:00, 16 July 2022
Katazome Printed Textile Workshop

Katazome Printed Textile Workshop

10:00 – 14:00, 16 July 2022
SOLD OUT: William Morris Inspired Embroidery Workshop

SOLD OUT: William Morris Inspired Embroidery Workshop

10:30 – 14:30, 25 June 2022
Alan Davie Director Breakfast Tour

Alan Davie Director Breakfast Tour

09:15 – 10:15, 24 June 2022
Lunchtime Curator Tour: Alan Davie: Beginning of a Far-off World

Lunchtime Curator Tour: Alan Davie: Beginning of a Far-off World

12:00 – 13:00, 23 June 2022
Tapestry Weaving Experience Day

Tapestry Weaving Experience Day

10:00 – 16:00, 18 June 2022
Katazome Printed Textile Workshop

Katazome Printed Textile Workshop

10:00 – 14:00, 4 June 2022
William Morris in Fashion

William Morris in Fashion

18:00 – 19:00, 1 June 2022
Tapestry Studio Tour (May)

Tapestry Studio Tour (May)

11:00 – 12:00, 28 May 2022
Online
Bookbinding Workshop: Morris on Paper

Bookbinding Workshop: Morris on Paper

10:00 – 13:00, 28 May 2022
Sold Out: Rug Tufting Experience Day

Sold Out: Rug Tufting Experience Day

10:30 – 16:00, 21 May 2022
Into the Archive: The Morris & Co. Logbooks

Into the Archive: The Morris & Co. Logbooks

17:00 – 18:00, 18 May 2022
Online
SOLD OUT: Embroidery Workshop: May Morris Flowers

SOLD OUT: Embroidery Workshop: May Morris Flowers

10:00 – 13:00, 14 May 2022
Zandra Rhodes & David Sassoon In Conversation

Zandra Rhodes & David Sassoon In Conversation

18:00 – 19:30, 11 May 2022
Would William Morris Approve? The Arts and Crafts Movement in Scotland

Would William Morris Approve? The Arts and Crafts Movement in Scotland

17:30 – 19:00, 4 May 2022
Morris in Print: A History of the Kelmscott Press

Morris in Print: A History of the Kelmscott Press

17:00 – 18:00, 27 April 2022
Online
Katazome Printed Textile Workshop

Katazome Printed Textile Workshop

13:00 – 17:00, 23 April 2022
Tapestry Studio Tour (April)

Tapestry Studio Tour (April)

23 April – 11 January 2022
Online
DATE CHANGE: Colour & Cloth Red, White & Gold: The Tudors in Colour

DATE CHANGE: Colour & Cloth Red, White & Gold: The Tudors in Colour

17:30 – 20:00, 20 April 2022
Tuesday Lunchtime Tour - The Art of Wallpaper

Tuesday Lunchtime Tour - The Art of Wallpaper

19 April – 7 June 2022
Tapestry Weaving Experience Day

Tapestry Weaving Experience Day

10:00 – 16:30, 16 April 2022
Rug Tufting Experience Day

Rug Tufting Experience Day

10:30 – 16:00, 9 April 2022
SOLD OUT: Morris Block Print Tote Bag Workshop

SOLD OUT: Morris Block Print Tote Bag Workshop

10:00 – 13:00, 9 April 2022
Freehand Machine Embroidery Workshop

Freehand Machine Embroidery Workshop

10:30 – 16:00, 2 April 2022
Colour & Cloth: William Morris in Colour

Colour & Cloth: William Morris in Colour

17:30 – 20:00, 30 March 2022
Natural Dye Habotai Workshop

Natural Dye Habotai Workshop

10:00 – 16:00, 26 March 2022
The History of Morris & Co.

The History of Morris & Co.

17:30 – 19:00, 23 March 2022
Colour & Cloth: The Colour of Fashion book talk & launch

Colour & Cloth: The Colour of Fashion book talk & launch

17:30 – 20:00, 16 March 2022
Sold Out: Rug Tufting Experience Day

Sold Out: Rug Tufting Experience Day

10:30 – 16:00, 12 March 2022
Tapestry Weaving Experience Day

Tapestry Weaving Experience Day

10:00 – 16:30, 12 March 2022
Morris Block Print Tote Bag Workshop

Morris Block Print Tote Bag Workshop

10:00 – 13:00, 5 March 2022
Colour & Cloth: Hollywood Style in Colour

Colour & Cloth: Hollywood Style in Colour

17:30, 2 March 2022
The Art of Wallpaper, Morris & Co. - Virtual Exhibition Tour

The Art of Wallpaper, Morris & Co. - Virtual Exhibition Tour

17:00 – 18:00, 2 March 2022
Online
Tapestry Weaving Experience Day

Tapestry Weaving Experience Day

10:00 – 16:30, 19 February 2022
William Morris Deconstructed: Introduction to Repeats & Layering of Patterns

William Morris Deconstructed: Introduction to Repeats & Layering of Patterns

10:00 – 13:00, 19 February 2022
Colour & Cloth: Tartan and Tweed in Colour

Colour & Cloth: Tartan and Tweed in Colour

17:30, 16 February 2022
John Lewis Homestyling Talk

John Lewis Homestyling Talk

10:30 – 11:30, 12 February 2022
Katazome Printed Textile Workshop

Katazome Printed Textile Workshop

13:00 – 17:00, 5 February 2022
Free Thursday Lunchtime Tour - The Art of Wallpaper

Free Thursday Lunchtime Tour - The Art of Wallpaper

3 February – 9 June 2022
Out-of-hours gallery viewing - Morris & Co.

Out-of-hours gallery viewing - Morris & Co.

1 – 14 February 2022
Rug Tufting Experience Day

Rug Tufting Experience Day

10:30 – 16:00, 29 January 2022
William Morris: The Art of Wallpaper Lunchtime Talk

William Morris: The Art of Wallpaper Lunchtime Talk

12:00 – 13:00, 28 January 2022
Breakfast Tour: The Art of Wallpaper - Morris & Co.

Breakfast Tour: The Art of Wallpaper - Morris & Co.

09:00 – 10:00, 28 January 2022
Private View: The Art of Wallpaper - Morris & Co. exhibition

Private View: The Art of Wallpaper - Morris & Co. exhibition

18:00 – 19:00, 27 January 2022
Exclusive Preview Tour of The Art of Wallpaper Exhibition

Exclusive Preview Tour of The Art of Wallpaper Exhibition

12:00 – 13:00, 27 January 2022
SOLD OUT Tapestry Weaving Experience Day

SOLD OUT Tapestry Weaving Experience Day

10:00 – 16:30, 15 January 2022
Natural Dye Habotai Workshop

Natural Dye Habotai Workshop

10:00 – 16:00, 8 January 2022
NUNO Exhibition Highlights - Free Thursday Lunchtime Tour 6 Jan

NUNO Exhibition Highlights - Free Thursday Lunchtime Tour 6 Jan

13:00 – 14:00, 6 January 2022

2021

NUNO Exhibition Highlights - Free Thursday Lunchtime Tour 30 Dec

NUNO Exhibition Highlights - Free Thursday Lunchtime Tour 30 Dec

13:00 – 14:00, 30 December 2021
NUNO Exhibition Highlights - Free Thursday Lunchtime Tour 23 Dec

NUNO Exhibition Highlights - Free Thursday Lunchtime Tour 23 Dec

13:00 – 14:00, 23 December 2021
NUNO Exhibition Highlights - Free Thursday Lunchtime Tour 16 Dec

NUNO Exhibition Highlights - Free Thursday Lunchtime Tour 16 Dec

13:00 – 14:00, 16 December 2021
Kurt Jackson Inspired 2-Day Tapestry Weaving Experience Day - SOLD OUT

Kurt Jackson Inspired 2-Day Tapestry Weaving Experience Day - SOLD OUT

13 – 14 December 2021
Christmas Shopping evening - special event

Christmas Shopping evening - special event

18:00 – 20:00, 9 December 2021
NUNO Exhibition Highlights - Free Thursday Lunchtime Tour 9 Dec

NUNO Exhibition Highlights - Free Thursday Lunchtime Tour 9 Dec

13:00 – 14:00, 9 December 2021
NUNO in context – Japanese Textile in the Scottish National Collection

NUNO in context – Japanese Textile in the Scottish National Collection

17:00 – 18:00, 8 December 2021
Online
Making Nuno: Sunday Exhibition Tour PM

Making Nuno: Sunday Exhibition Tour PM

14:00 – 14:30, 5 December 2021
Making Nuno: Sunday Exhibition Tour AM

Making Nuno: Sunday Exhibition Tour AM

11:00 – 11:30, 5 December 2021
Making Nuno: Saturday Exhibition Tour PM

Making Nuno: Saturday Exhibition Tour PM

14:00 – 14:30, 4 December 2021
Making Nuno: Saturday Exhibition Tour AM

Making Nuno: Saturday Exhibition Tour AM

11:00 – 11:30, 4 December 2021
Glow - Scottish Design Fair

Glow - Scottish Design Fair

4 – 5 December 2021
Kurt Jackson: Mermaids’ Tears - Virtual Exhibition Tour

Kurt Jackson: Mermaids’ Tears - Virtual Exhibition Tour

17:00 – 18:00, 2 December 2021
Online
NUNO Exhibition Highlights - Free Thursday Lunchtime Tour 2 Dec

NUNO Exhibition Highlights - Free Thursday Lunchtime Tour 2 Dec

13:00 – 14:00, 2 December 2021
Modern Crewel Embroidery Book Launch

Modern Crewel Embroidery Book Launch

18:00 – 19:30, 30 November 2021
Katazome Printed Textile Workshop

Katazome Printed Textile Workshop

13:00 – 17:00, 27 November 2021
A Creative Christmas at Dovecot

A Creative Christmas at Dovecot

27 November 2021 – 29 January 2022
NUNO Exhibition Highlights - Free Thursday Lunchtime Tour 25 Nov

NUNO Exhibition Highlights - Free Thursday Lunchtime Tour 25 Nov

13:00 – 14:00, 25 November 2021
Pattern and Meaning in Japanese Textile: An exploration of Japanese design motifs

Pattern and Meaning in Japanese Textile: An exploration of Japanese design motifs

17:00 – 18:00, 24 November 2021
Online
NUNO Exhibition Highlights - Free Thursday Lunchtime Tour 18 Nov

NUNO Exhibition Highlights - Free Thursday Lunchtime Tour 18 Nov

13:00 – 14:00, 18 November 2021
Katazome Printed Textile Workshop - SOLD OUT

Katazome Printed Textile Workshop - SOLD OUT

13:00 – 17:00, 13 November 2021
NUNO Exhibition: Director Breakfast time Talk

NUNO Exhibition: Director Breakfast time Talk

11:00, 13 November 2021
Rug Tufting Experience Day

Rug Tufting Experience Day

10:30 – 16:00, 6 November 2021
Tapestry Weaving Experience Day

Tapestry Weaving Experience Day

10:00 – 16:30, 6 November 2021
NUNO Exhibition Highlights - Free Thursday Lunchtime Tour 4 Nov

NUNO Exhibition Highlights - Free Thursday Lunchtime Tour 4 Nov

13:00 – 14:00, 4 November 2021
Introduction to Embroidery Art - SOLD OUT

Introduction to Embroidery Art - SOLD OUT

10:30 – 13:30, 30 October 2021
Startup Summit 2021 | Everything you need to start, grow and thrive in business

Startup Summit 2021 | Everything you need to start, grow and thrive in business

09:00 – 17:00, 28 October 2021
Tapestry Weaving Experience Day

Tapestry Weaving Experience Day

10:00 – 16:30, 16 October 2021
Making Nuno Exhibition Tour

Making Nuno Exhibition Tour

17:00 – 18:00, 13 October 2021
Online
Dovecot Welcomes International Curator Mizuki Takahashi

Dovecot Welcomes International Curator Mizuki Takahashi

11:00 – 12:00, 25 September 2021
Online
Curators Talk: Japanese Textile Innovation

Curators Talk: Japanese Textile Innovation

13:00 – 14:00, 18 September 2021
Online
Tapestry Weaving Experience Day

Tapestry Weaving Experience Day

10:00 – 16:30, 18 September 2021
MAKING NUNO: Exhibition Preview

MAKING NUNO: Exhibition Preview

18:00 – 19:30, 16 September 2021
MUJI Pop up at Dovecot Launch Event

MUJI Pop up at Dovecot Launch Event

17:30 – 19:30, 16 September 2021
MAKING NUNO: Exhibition Opening Talk & Preview

MAKING NUNO: Exhibition Opening Talk & Preview

14:00 – 15:00, 16 September 2021
SOLD OUT Rug Tufting Experience Day

SOLD OUT Rug Tufting Experience Day

10:30 – 16:00, 11 September 2021
Pop Art Screen Printing

Pop Art Screen Printing

10:30 – 13:30, 4 September 2021
Farewell Archie Brennan – Exhibition Closing Event

Farewell Archie Brennan – Exhibition Closing Event

17:30 – 19:00, 30 August 2021
Conversation: Lost Boat Party

Conversation: Lost Boat Party

11:00 – 12:00, 21 August 2021
Online
CLOTH #21 Part II (21-22 August)

CLOTH #21 Part II (21-22 August)

21 – 22 August 2021
CLOTH #21 Part I (14-15 August)

CLOTH #21 Part I (14-15 August)

14 – 15 August 2021
Edi Stark Talks Art with Jock McFadyen

Edi Stark Talks Art with Jock McFadyen

11:00 – 11:30, 12 August 2021
Online
The Joan Eardley Tapestry & Dovecot Studios

The Joan Eardley Tapestry & Dovecot Studios

11:00 – 11:20, 10 August 2021
Online
Edinburgh Fringe Opening Event: Little Sparta & Lost Boat Party

Edinburgh Fringe Opening Event: Little Sparta & Lost Boat Party

20:30 – 22:30, 6 August 2021
Edinburgh Fringe Opening Event: Little Sparta & Lost Boat Party concert

Edinburgh Fringe Opening Event: Little Sparta & Lost Boat Party concert

18:00 – 20:30, 6 August 2021
Thursday Night Goes Pop!

Thursday Night Goes Pop!

5 – 26 August 2021
Virtual Curator Tour: Archie Brennan Tapestry Goes Pop!

Virtual Curator Tour: Archie Brennan Tapestry Goes Pop!

17:00 – 18:00, 4 August 2021
Online
Edinburgh Art Festival launch event with Jock McFadyen & Simon Groom

Edinburgh Art Festival launch event with Jock McFadyen & Simon Groom

11:00 – 12:00, 31 July 2021
Online
Archie Brennan Inspired 2-Day Tapestry Weaving Experience

Archie Brennan Inspired 2-Day Tapestry Weaving Experience

26 – 27 July 2021
Tapestry Weaving Experience Day

Tapestry Weaving Experience Day

10:00 – 16:30, 17 July 2021
Mary Schoeser in Conversation

Mary Schoeser in Conversation

17:00 – 18:00, 14 July 2021
Online
SOLD OUT Rug Tufting Experience Day

SOLD OUT Rug Tufting Experience Day

10:30 – 16:00, 3 July 2021
Making The Mallaig Commission

Making The Mallaig Commission

18:00 – 19:00, 30 June 2021
Online
Tapestry Studio Tour (June)

Tapestry Studio Tour (June)

11:00 – 12:00, 26 June 2021
Online
Introduction to Textile Screen Printing

Introduction to Textile Screen Printing

10:30 – 13:30, 26 June 2021
SOLD OUT Tapestry Weaving Experience Day

SOLD OUT Tapestry Weaving Experience Day

10:00 – 16:30, 26 June 2021
Wedding Open Day

Wedding Open Day

10:00 – 17:00, 19 June 2021
In Conversation with Jock McFadyen

In Conversation with Jock McFadyen

11:00 – 12:00, 12 June 2021
Online
SOLD OUT Rug Tufting Experience Day

SOLD OUT Rug Tufting Experience Day

10:30 – 16:00, 12 June 2021
ONLINE Transforming Turner

ONLINE Transforming Turner

16:00 – 17:00, 10 June 2021
Online
Contemporary Craft & Design Fair

Contemporary Craft & Design Fair

5 – 6 June 2021
ONLINE The Daily Brennan: Highlights from Tapestry Goes Pop!

ONLINE The Daily Brennan: Highlights from Tapestry Goes Pop!

31 May – 4 June 2021
Online
Tapestry Studio Tour (May)

Tapestry Studio Tour (May)

11:00 – 12:00, 29 May 2021
Online
SOLD OUT Screen Printing: Mid-Century Modern

SOLD OUT Screen Printing: Mid-Century Modern

10:30 – 13:30, 29 May 2021
SOLD OUT Archie Brennan: Journeys in Tapestry

SOLD OUT Archie Brennan: Journeys in Tapestry

18:00 – 19:00, 27 May 2021
Online
Tapestry Weaving Experience Day

Tapestry Weaving Experience Day

10:00 – 16:30, 22 May 2021
Curator Tour: Archie Brennan Tapestry Goes Pop!

Curator Tour: Archie Brennan Tapestry Goes Pop!

17:00 – 18:00, 20 May 2021
Online
Pinks Pop Art Tea

Pinks Pop Art Tea

1 – 29 May 2021
Prue Leith In Conversation

Prue Leith In Conversation

16:00 – 17:00, 28 April 2021
Online
Drawing at Dovecot

Drawing at Dovecot

26 April – 30 August 2021
Dovecot Tapestry Studio Tour (April)

Dovecot Tapestry Studio Tour (April)

11:00 – 12:00, 24 April 2021
Online
Virtual Celebration: The Life and Work of Archie Brennan

Virtual Celebration: The Life and Work of Archie Brennan

18:00 – 19:00, 23 April 2021
Online
Recording Modernist Scotland

Recording Modernist Scotland

17:00 – 18:00, 15 April 2021
Online
Curators' Talk: Archie Brennan & Pop Art Tapestry

Curators' Talk: Archie Brennan & Pop Art Tapestry

17:00 – 18:00, 8 April 2021
Online
ONLINE The Daily Brennan: Highlights from Tapestry Goes Pop!

ONLINE The Daily Brennan: Highlights from Tapestry Goes Pop!

5 – 9 April 2021
Online
ONLINE Dovecot Tapestry Studio Tour (March)

ONLINE Dovecot Tapestry Studio Tour (March)

11:00 – 12:00, 27 March 2021
Online
ONLINE Curator’s Talk: Archie Brennan & Pop Art Tapestry

ONLINE Curator’s Talk: Archie Brennan & Pop Art Tapestry

17:00 – 18:00, 24 March 2021
Online
ONLINE Prue Leith In Conversation

ONLINE Prue Leith In Conversation

11:00 – 12:00, 24 March 2021
Online
ONLINE Transforming Turner

ONLINE Transforming Turner

16:00 – 17:00, 17 March 2021
Online
ONLINE Collect 2021: Commissioning Kossoff - Public Art in a Pandemic

ONLINE Collect 2021: Commissioning Kossoff - Public Art in a Pandemic

11:15 – 12:15, 6 March 2021
Online
ONLINE Collect 2021 Artistic Collaboration - Garry Fabian Miller & Oxford Ceramics

ONLINE Collect 2021 Artistic Collaboration - Garry Fabian Miller & Oxford Ceramics

18:00 – 19:00, 4 March 2021
Online
ONLINE Tapestry at Collect 2021: Liz Rideal and Dovecot Studios

ONLINE Tapestry at Collect 2021: Liz Rideal and Dovecot Studios

11:30 – 12:30, 28 February 2021
Online
ONLINE Collect 2021: Dovecot Tapestry Studio Tour

ONLINE Collect 2021: Dovecot Tapestry Studio Tour

11:00 – 12:00, 27 February 2021
Online
POSTPONED Tapestry Weaving Experience Day

POSTPONED Tapestry Weaving Experience Day

10:00 – 16:30, 20 February 2021
Postponed
ONLINE Transforming Turner

ONLINE Transforming Turner

11:00 – 12:00, 19 February 2021
Online
ONLINE Mid-Century Modern Highlights Tour

ONLINE Mid-Century Modern Highlights Tour

16 February – 18 March 2021
Online
ONLINE Swinging London: A Lifestyle Revolution from Conran to Quant

ONLINE Swinging London: A Lifestyle Revolution from Conran to Quant

11:15 – 12:15, 6 February 2021
Online
ONLINE Alan Davie: 100 Years of Magic

ONLINE Alan Davie: 100 Years of Magic

17:00 – 18:00, 4 February 2021
Online
POSTPONED Tapestry Weaving Experience Day

POSTPONED Tapestry Weaving Experience Day

10:00 – 16:30, 23 January 2021
Postponed
ONLINE Curator Tour of Mid-Century Modern

ONLINE Curator Tour of Mid-Century Modern

11:00 – 12:00, 15 January 2021
Online
POSTPONED Make Your Own Breton Top

POSTPONED Make Your Own Breton Top

11:00 – 15:00, 11 January 2021
Postponed

2020

ONLINE: 10 Things To Know About Mary Quant

ONLINE: 10 Things To Know About Mary Quant

11:00 – 11:15, 23 December 2020
Online
Festive Tapestry Weaving Experience Day

Festive Tapestry Weaving Experience Day

10:00 – 16:30, 19 December 2020
Embroidery Workshop: Festive Wreath

Embroidery Workshop: Festive Wreath

10:30 – 13:30, 12 December 2020
Merry Makers Market

Merry Makers Market

12 – 13 December 2020
ONLINE: Quant On Film

ONLINE: Quant On Film

11:00 – 11:15, 9 December 2020
Online
SOLD OUT Tapestry Weaving Experience Day

SOLD OUT Tapestry Weaving Experience Day

10:00 – 16:30, 5 December 2020
Festive Afternoons at Dovecot

Festive Afternoons at Dovecot

3 – 10 December 2020
ONLINE: Quant's Bazaar Boutique

ONLINE: Quant's Bazaar Boutique

11:00 – 11:15, 2 December 2020
Online
SOLD OUT Introduction to Embroidery Art

SOLD OUT Introduction to Embroidery Art

10:30 – 13:30, 28 November 2020
ONLINE: Mid-Century Textiles

ONLINE: Mid-Century Textiles

11:00 – 11:15, 25 November 2020
Online
Mid-Century Tray Workshop

Mid-Century Tray Workshop

10:30 – 13:30, 21 November 2020
ONLINE SERIES: Mid-Century Musings

ONLINE SERIES: Mid-Century Musings

18 November – 23 December 2020
Online
ONLINE Mary Quant & Makeup

ONLINE Mary Quant & Makeup

11:00 – 11:10, 18 November 2020
Online
Tapestry Weaving Experience Day

Tapestry Weaving Experience Day

10:00 – 16:30, 14 November 2020
ONLINE How Elizabeth David Spiced Up Mid-Century Menus

ONLINE How Elizabeth David Spiced Up Mid-Century Menus

11:00 – 11:15, 11 November 2020
Online
ONLINE Laura Ashley: Textiles from the Kitchen Table

ONLINE Laura Ashley: Textiles from the Kitchen Table

11:00 – 11:15, 4 November 2020
Online
ONLINE Eduardo Paolozzi: Pop Art & Design

ONLINE Eduardo Paolozzi: Pop Art & Design

17:00 – 18:00, 3 November 2020
Online
ONLINE 10 Things to know about Mary Quant

ONLINE 10 Things to know about Mary Quant

11:00 – 11:15, 21 October 2020
Online
Tapestry Weaving Experience Day

Tapestry Weaving Experience Day

10:00 – 16:30, 17 October 2020
ONLINE SERIES: Mid-Century Musings

ONLINE SERIES: Mid-Century Musings

14 October – 11 November 2020
Online
ONLINE Curator Talk: Mid-Century Modern

ONLINE Curator Talk: Mid-Century Modern

17:00 – 18:00, 8 October 2020
Online
Tapestry Weaving Experience Day

Tapestry Weaving Experience Day

10:00 – 16:30, 26 September 2020
ONLINE Mid-Century Musings: 10 Things to know about Mary Quant

ONLINE Mid-Century Musings: 10 Things to know about Mary Quant

11:00 – 11:15, 23 September 2020
Online
ONLINE Mid-Century Musings

ONLINE Mid-Century Musings

23 September – 7 October 2020
Online
Exhibition LATES: Mid-Century Modern

Exhibition LATES: Mid-Century Modern

27 August – 10 September 2020
CLOTH#20 Online

CLOTH#20 Online

22 – 23 August 2020
Online
Dazzle 2020

Dazzle 2020

22 August – 12 September 2020
Cloth 20: A Piece of Work

Cloth 20: A Piece of Work

22 – 23 August 2020
Tapestry Weaving Experience Day

Tapestry Weaving Experience Day

10:00 – 16:30, 8 August 2020
RESCHEDULED Tapestry Weaving Experience Day

RESCHEDULED Tapestry Weaving Experience Day

10:00 – 16:30, 11 July 2020
RESCHEDULED Tapestry Weaving Experience Day

RESCHEDULED Tapestry Weaving Experience Day

10:00 – 16:30, 20 June 2020
POSTPONED Tapestry Design Masterclass: Weaving a Legacy with Archie Brennan

POSTPONED Tapestry Design Masterclass: Weaving a Legacy with Archie Brennan

11:00 – 12:00, 17 June 2020
Postponed
POSTPONED Beyond Brutalism: Scotland’s Modern Theatres 1950-1990

POSTPONED Beyond Brutalism: Scotland’s Modern Theatres 1950-1990

18:00 – 19:00, 10 June 2020
Postponed
Dovecot from Above: Tour with Dovecot Weaver

Dovecot from Above: Tour with Dovecot Weaver

11:00 – 12:00, 4 June 2020
POSTPONED Introduction to The Art of Macramé

POSTPONED Introduction to The Art of Macramé

10:30 – 13:30, 30 May 2020
Postponed
CANCELLED Make Your Own Mid-Century Clock

CANCELLED Make Your Own Mid-Century Clock

10:30 – 13:30, 23 May 2020
POSTPONED Basil Spence: The Architect and The Artists

POSTPONED Basil Spence: The Architect and The Artists

18:00 – 19:00, 20 May 2020
Postponed
SOLD OUT Tapestry Weaving Experience Day

SOLD OUT Tapestry Weaving Experience Day

10:00 – 16:30, 16 May 2020
CANCELLED Modern Tapestry: How Weaving Moved with the Times

CANCELLED Modern Tapestry: How Weaving Moved with the Times

11:00 – 12:00, 14 May 2020
POSTPONED Mid-Century Modern Textiles & Interiors

POSTPONED Mid-Century Modern Textiles & Interiors

10:00 – 11:00, 6 May 2020
Postponed
CANCELLED Mid-Century Modern Design in the National Collection

CANCELLED Mid-Century Modern Design in the National Collection

18:00 – 19:00, 30 April 2020
RESCHEDULED Tapestry Weaving Experience Day

RESCHEDULED Tapestry Weaving Experience Day

10:00 – 16:30, 25 April 2020
RESCHEDULED Mid-Century Modern: Director Talk

RESCHEDULED Mid-Century Modern: Director Talk

11:00 – 12:00, 23 April 2020
RESCHEDULED Curator Talk: Mid-Century Modern

RESCHEDULED Curator Talk: Mid-Century Modern

13:00 – 14:00, 2 April 2020
RESCHEDULED Exhibition Preview: Mid-Century Modern: Art & Design from Conran to Quant

RESCHEDULED Exhibition Preview: Mid-Century Modern: Art & Design from Conran to Quant

10:00 – 11:00, 2 April 2020
RESCHEDULED Tapestry Weaving Experience Day

RESCHEDULED Tapestry Weaving Experience Day

10:00 – 16:30, 21 March 2020
Dovecot Late: May Morris

Dovecot Late: May Morris

18:00 – 19:00, 12 March 2020
May Morris Director Talk

May Morris Director Talk

11:00 – 12:00, 6 March 2020
Fashioning May Morris: Artistic Dress in Victorian Britain

Fashioning May Morris: Artistic Dress in Victorian Britain

18:00 – 19:00, 5 March 2020
William Morris and Scottish Arts & Crafts

William Morris and Scottish Arts & Crafts

18:00 – 19:00, 4 March 2020
Morris & Co. - Interior Design with William Morris since 1861

Morris & Co. - Interior Design with William Morris since 1861

18:00 – 19:30, 3 March 2020
Commissioning Craft: The Treasures of Mount Stuart

Commissioning Craft: The Treasures of Mount Stuart

11:00 – 12:00, 29 February 2020
William Morris: Preserving Monuments of Art & Civilisation

William Morris: Preserving Monuments of Art & Civilisation

18:00 – 19:00, 26 February 2020
SOLD OUT Textile Screen Printing Workshop

SOLD OUT Textile Screen Printing Workshop

10:30 – 13:30, 22 February 2020
SOLD OUT: The Art & Craft of Embroidery: Wemyss School of Needlework since 1877

SOLD OUT: The Art & Craft of Embroidery: Wemyss School of Needlework since 1877

18:00 – 19:00, 19 February 2020
SOLD OUT Tapestry Weaving Experience Day

SOLD OUT Tapestry Weaving Experience Day

10:00 – 16:30, 15 February 2020
Dovecot from Above: Exclusive Tour with Dovecot Weaver

Dovecot from Above: Exclusive Tour with Dovecot Weaver

11:00 – 11:45, 13 February 2020
Ernest Gimson and the Arts & Crafts Movement

Ernest Gimson and the Arts & Crafts Movement

18:00 – 19:00, 12 February 2020
SOLD OUT Block Printing Workshop: Tote Bag

SOLD OUT Block Printing Workshop: Tote Bag

10:30 – 13:30, 8 February 2020
The Arts & Crafts Movement in the National Collection

The Arts & Crafts Movement in the National Collection

18:00 – 19:00, 5 February 2020
Introduction to Embroidery Art

Introduction to Embroidery Art

10:30 – 13:30, 25 January 2020
Marthe Armitage: Artist & Printmaker

Marthe Armitage: Artist & Printmaker

18:00 – 19:00, 23 January 2020
May Morris Curator Morning Talk

May Morris Curator Morning Talk

10:00 – 11:00, 23 January 2020
Morris & Co Lampshade Workshop

Morris & Co Lampshade Workshop

10:30 – 12:30, 18 January 2020
SOLD OUT Tapestry Weaving Experience Day

SOLD OUT Tapestry Weaving Experience Day

10:00 – 16:30, 18 January 2020

2019

Dovecot Festive Tour

Dovecot Festive Tour

27 – 31 December 2019
SOLD OUT Tapestry Weaving Experience Day

SOLD OUT Tapestry Weaving Experience Day

10:00 – 16:30, 14 December 2019
May Morris Director Talk

May Morris Director Talk

11:00 – 12:00, 11 December 2019
SOLD OUT Festive Blockprinting

SOLD OUT Festive Blockprinting

14:00 – 15:00, 8 December 2019
SOLD OUT Hand Quilting Techniques

SOLD OUT Hand Quilting Techniques

12:00 – 13:30, 8 December 2019
Morris & Co Pincushion Workshop

Morris & Co Pincushion Workshop

10:30 – 11:30, 8 December 2019
SOLD OUT Introduction to Embroidery Art

SOLD OUT Introduction to Embroidery Art

10:00 – 11:30, 8 December 2019
GLOW Scottish Design Fair

GLOW Scottish Design Fair

7 – 8 December 2019
SOLD OUT May Morris Curator Breakfast Talk

SOLD OUT May Morris Curator Breakfast Talk

10:00 – 11:00, 5 December 2019
Highlights Tour - May Morris Art & Life

Highlights Tour - May Morris Art & Life

3 December 2019 – 14 March 2020
May Morris Curator Lunchtime Talk

May Morris Curator Lunchtime Talk

13:00 – 14:00, 26 November 2019
May Morris Art & Life Preview

May Morris Art & Life Preview

10:00 – 11:30, 26 November 2019
SOLD OUT Embroidery Workshop with Chloe Patience

SOLD OUT Embroidery Workshop with Chloe Patience

10:00 – 14:30, 23 November 2019
SOLD OUT Tapestry Weaving Experience Day

SOLD OUT Tapestry Weaving Experience Day

10:00 – 16:30, 16 November 2019
The Secret Life of Tartan with Vixy Rae

The Secret Life of Tartan with Vixy Rae

18:00 – 19:00, 13 November 2019
Make your own May Morris Lampshade

Make your own May Morris Lampshade

10:00 – 12:00, 9 November 2019
After Hours: Grayson Perry Exhibition

After Hours: Grayson Perry Exhibition

17:30 – 19:00, 31 October 2019
Charles Holland –The Architect of Grayson Perry’s Dream House

Charles Holland –The Architect of Grayson Perry’s Dream House

18:30 – 19:30, 30 October 2019
Design your own Grayson Perry Inspired Vase

Design your own Grayson Perry Inspired Vase

10:00 – 13:00, 26 October 2019
CANCELLED Wee Weaving

CANCELLED Wee Weaving

11:00 – 12:00, 12 October 2019
Victoria Crowe & Dovecot: Weaving Venice

Victoria Crowe & Dovecot: Weaving Venice

11:00 – 12:00, 10 October 2019
Crafting Ceramics: Frances Priest

Crafting Ceramics: Frances Priest

18:00 – 19:00, 9 October 2019
Tapestry Trailblazer: The Life and Work of Archie Brennan

Tapestry Trailblazer: The Life and Work of Archie Brennan

18:00 – 19:00, 2 October 2019
SOLD OUT Tapestry Weaving Experience Day

SOLD OUT Tapestry Weaving Experience Day

10:00 – 16:30, 28 September 2019
SOLD OUT Create Your Own Grayson Perry Inspired Vase

SOLD OUT Create Your Own Grayson Perry Inspired Vase

10:30 – 13:00, 21 September 2019
Digital vs Handwoven Tapestry

Digital vs Handwoven Tapestry

18:00 – 19:00, 11 September 2019
Grayson Perry Exhibition Highlights - Free Thursday Tour

Grayson Perry Exhibition Highlights - Free Thursday Tour

5 September – 31 October 2019
Grayson Perry Exhibition Highlights - Free Tuesday Tour

Grayson Perry Exhibition Highlights - Free Tuesday Tour

3 September – 29 October 2019
Tapestry Weaving Experience Day

Tapestry Weaving Experience Day

10:00 – 16:30, 31 August 2019
Grayson Perry Exhibition: Curator Breakfast Talk

Grayson Perry Exhibition: Curator Breakfast Talk

09:30 – 10:30, 30 August 2019
Summer Supper Clubs with The Pantry

Summer Supper Clubs with The Pantry

28 – 21 August 2019
Grayson Perry Exhibition: Director Breakfast Talk

Grayson Perry Exhibition: Director Breakfast Talk

09:30 – 10:30, 23 August 2019
CLOTH#19

CLOTH#19

17 – 18 August 2019
SOLD OUT Grayson Perry Curator Breakfast Talk

SOLD OUT Grayson Perry Curator Breakfast Talk

09:30 – 10:30, 16 August 2019
Dazzle Late Night – 40 years of Jewellery

Dazzle Late Night – 40 years of Jewellery

18:00 – 19:00, 7 August 2019
Edinburgh Festival: Dovecot Lates

Edinburgh Festival: Dovecot Lates

7 – 28 August 2019
Grayson Perry Edinburgh Art Festival - Free* Tuesday Tour

Grayson Perry Edinburgh Art Festival - Free* Tuesday Tour

6 – 27 August 2019
John Rae's Arctic Discovery: The Northwest Passage

John Rae's Arctic Discovery: The Northwest Passage

6 – 20 August 2019
CLOTH#19 .

CLOTH#19 .

3 – 4 August 2019
Dovecot Director Tapestry Tour

Dovecot Director Tapestry Tour

11:00 – 12:00, 2 August 2019
Dazzle 2019

Dazzle 2019

2 – 26 August 2019
Grayson Perry Edinburgh Art Festival - Free* Thursday Tour

Grayson Perry Edinburgh Art Festival - Free* Thursday Tour

1 – 29 August 2019
Barbara Rae – Dovecot Weavers Tapestry Talk

Barbara Rae – Dovecot Weavers Tapestry Talk

11:00 – 11:45, 30 July 2019
Grayson Perry Exhibition: Director Saturday Talk

Grayson Perry Exhibition: Director Saturday Talk

11:00 – 12:00, 27 July 2019
SOLD OUT Grayson Perry Director Tour

SOLD OUT Grayson Perry Director Tour

10:00 – 10:45, 27 July 2019
SOLD OUT Grayson Perry Lunchtime Talk

SOLD OUT Grayson Perry Lunchtime Talk

13:00 – 14:00, 24 July 2019
SOLD OUT Grayson Perry Preview

SOLD OUT Grayson Perry Preview

10:30 – 12:00, 24 July 2019
Embroidery & Embellishment Workshop with Chloe Patience

Embroidery & Embellishment Workshop with Chloe Patience

10:00 – 16:30, 13 July 2019
SOLD OUT Tapestry Weaving Experience Day

SOLD OUT Tapestry Weaving Experience Day

10:00 – 16:30, 22 June 2019
The Craft of Building: Eric Parry at Dovecot

The Craft of Building: Eric Parry at Dovecot

14:30 – 15:30, 15 June 2019
Meet Orla Kiely: Interior Design with John Lewis & Partners

Meet Orla Kiely: Interior Design with John Lewis & Partners

11:00 – 12:00, 15 June 2019
Art & Architecture with Page Park

Art & Architecture with Page Park

17:30 – 19:00, 12 June 2019
SOLD OUT Tapestry on Two Wheels

SOLD OUT Tapestry on Two Wheels

14:00 – 17:00, 12 June 2019
Family Workshop: Make Your Own Peg Doll

Family Workshop: Make Your Own Peg Doll

13:00 – 14:00, 25 May 2019
Family Workshop: Potato Printing

Family Workshop: Potato Printing

11:00 – 12:00, 25 May 2019
CANCELLED Ordinary Objects: Extraordinary Design

CANCELLED Ordinary Objects: Extraordinary Design

17:30 – 19:00, 22 May 2019
Tapestry Weaving Experience Day

Tapestry Weaving Experience Day

10:00 – 16:30, 18 May 2019
SOLD OUT Flower Embroidery Workshop with Chloe Patience

SOLD OUT Flower Embroidery Workshop with Chloe Patience

10:00 – 13:00, 18 May 2019
The Interior Design Toolkit: How to Design your Home Successfully

The Interior Design Toolkit: How to Design your Home Successfully

17:30 – 19:00, 15 May 2019
Celtic Queens with Jan Bee Brown

Celtic Queens with Jan Bee Brown

11:00 – 12:00, 11 May 2019
Weaving Paradise – The Origins of Persian Garden Carpets

Weaving Paradise – The Origins of Persian Garden Carpets

17:30 – 19:00, 8 May 2019
CANCELLED Discover your Personal Style with John Lewis & Partners

CANCELLED Discover your Personal Style with John Lewis & Partners

17:30 – 19:00, 1 May 2019
Make Your Own Orla Kiely Lampshade

Make Your Own Orla Kiely Lampshade

11:00 – 13:00, 27 April 2019
SOLD OUT Tapestry Weaving Experience Day

SOLD OUT Tapestry Weaving Experience Day

10:30 – 16:30, 20 April 2019
POSTPONED Viewing Balcony Tour with Dovecot Weaver

POSTPONED Viewing Balcony Tour with Dovecot Weaver

13:00 – 13:30, 19 April 2019
Postponed
A Brief History of Scottish Shops

A Brief History of Scottish Shops

11:00 – 12:00, 13 April 2019
CANCELLED Embroidery with Future Textiles

CANCELLED Embroidery with Future Textiles

11:00 – 16:30, 10 April 2019
Workshop: Design Your Own Orla Kiely Inspired Fabric

Workshop: Design Your Own Orla Kiely Inspired Fabric

10:30 – 16:30, 30 March 2019
Orla Kiely Home Styling with John Lewis & Partners

Orla Kiely Home Styling with John Lewis & Partners

17:00 – 20:00, 28 March 2019
SOLD OUT Tapestry Weaving Experience Day

SOLD OUT Tapestry Weaving Experience Day

10:00 – 16:30, 23 March 2019
Threads of Life with Clare Hunter

Threads of Life with Clare Hunter

17:30 – 19:00, 20 March 2019
Orla Kiely A Life in Pattern - Tuesday Highlights Tour

Orla Kiely A Life in Pattern - Tuesday Highlights Tour

19 March – 25 June 2019
William Morris & Scotland

William Morris & Scotland

17:30 – 19:00, 13 March 2019
Making Art in Saudi Arabia – In Conversation with Abdulnasser Gharem

Making Art in Saudi Arabia – In Conversation with Abdulnasser Gharem

17:30 – 19:00, 12 March 2019
SOLD OUT Make Your Own Orla Kiely Lampshade

SOLD OUT Make Your Own Orla Kiely Lampshade

11:00 – 14:00, 9 March 2019
Pattern & Play: Contemporary Textile Design

Pattern & Play: Contemporary Textile Design

17:30 – 19:00, 6 March 2019
SOLD OUT Tapestry Weaving Experience Day

SOLD OUT Tapestry Weaving Experience Day

10:30 – 16:30, 23 February 2019
Orla Kiely A Life in Pattern - Thursday Highlights Tour

Orla Kiely A Life in Pattern - Thursday Highlights Tour

21 February – 27 June 2019
Viewing Balcony Tour with Dovecot Weaver

Viewing Balcony Tour with Dovecot Weaver

7 February 2019
Exhibition Preview with Orla Kiely

Exhibition Preview with Orla Kiely

17:30 – 19:00, 6 February 2019
Orla in Conversation

Orla in Conversation

12:00 – 13:00, 6 February 2019
SOLD OUT Tapestry Weaving Experience Day

SOLD OUT Tapestry Weaving Experience Day

10:00 – 16:30, 26 January 2019
Bauhaus & Liberty Family Workshop

Bauhaus & Liberty Family Workshop

11:00 – 12:00, 5 January 2019

2018

GLOW Christmas Design Fair

GLOW Christmas Design Fair

10:30 – 18:30, 8 December 2018
Tapestry Weaving Experience Day

Tapestry Weaving Experience Day

10:00 – 16:30, 8 December 2018
Water Surface 2018 Cutting Off Ceremony

Water Surface 2018 Cutting Off Ceremony

17:30 – 19:00, 4 December 2018
24 Doors of Advent 2018

24 Doors of Advent 2018

1 December 2018
LIBERTY Lates | Why Lace is a Smart Textile

LIBERTY Lates | Why Lace is a Smart Textile

18:00 – 19:30, 29 November 2018
In Full Bloom: Liberty Storytelling with Jan Bee Brown

In Full Bloom: Liberty Storytelling with Jan Bee Brown

11:00 – 12:00, 24 November 2018
LIBERTY Lates | Carpets and the Fashionable Interior

LIBERTY Lates | Carpets and the Fashionable Interior

18:00 – 19:30, 22 November 2018
LIBERTY Lates | Arts & Crafts from 1900 to Now

LIBERTY Lates | Arts & Crafts from 1900 to Now

18:00 – 19:30, 15 November 2018
LIBERTY Lates | Art School Textiles in the 1980s, Fraser Taylor & The Cloth

LIBERTY Lates | Art School Textiles in the 1980s, Fraser Taylor & The Cloth

18:00 – 19:30, 8 November 2018
IN CONVERSATION with Katie Treggiden: Design Journalist

IN CONVERSATION with Katie Treggiden: Design Journalist

11:00 – 11:45, 2 November 2018
TALK The Cordis Prize for Tapestry

TALK The Cordis Prize for Tapestry

18:00 – 19:00, 1 November 2018
LIBERTY Lates | 'Goodbye Norma Jean' Vintage Pop-up Shop

LIBERTY Lates | 'Goodbye Norma Jean' Vintage Pop-up Shop

17:30 – 20:00, 1 November 2018
Tapestries in the Royal Collection at the Palace of Holyroodhouse

Tapestries in the Royal Collection at the Palace of Holyroodhouse

18:00 – 18:45, 31 October 2018
Introduction to Monoprinting

Introduction to Monoprinting

14:00 – 16:30, 27 October 2018
The World’s Greatest Tapestries in the Burrell Collection

The World’s Greatest Tapestries in the Burrell Collection

18:00 – 19:00, 25 October 2018
Liberty & Jewellery Workshop with Susan MacLeod

Liberty & Jewellery Workshop with Susan MacLeod

10:30 – 16:00, 20 October 2018
Half-Term Family Workshop: Liberty Collaging

Half-Term Family Workshop: Liberty Collaging

11:30 – 12:30, 19 October 2018
Moral Fibre: Making Conscientious Choices with Textiles

Moral Fibre: Making Conscientious Choices with Textiles

11:00 – 12:00, 17 October 2018
SOLD OUT Tapestry Weaving Experience Day

SOLD OUT Tapestry Weaving Experience Day

10:15 – 16:30, 6 October 2018
Doors Open Day 2018

Doors Open Day 2018

29 September 2018
A History of Colour in 25 Patterns

A History of Colour in 25 Patterns

11:00 – 12:00, 28 September 2018
Jean Muir: From the Liberty Stockroom to a National Collection

Jean Muir: From the Liberty Stockroom to a National Collection

18:00 – 19:00, 27 September 2018
Liberty Fabrics & Fashion with Mary Schoeser

Liberty Fabrics & Fashion with Mary Schoeser

11:00 – 12:00, 25 September 2018
SOLD OUT Introduction to Macramé: Hanging Planter Workshop

SOLD OUT Introduction to Macramé: Hanging Planter Workshop

10:30 – 15:30, 15 September 2018
SOLD OUT Marion and David Donaldson in conversation with Jade Halbert

SOLD OUT Marion and David Donaldson in conversation with Jade Halbert

14:00 – 15:00, 13 September 2018
SOLD OUT Introduction to Embroidery with Wemyss School of Needlework

SOLD OUT Introduction to Embroidery with Wemyss School of Needlework

10:30 – 16:30, 8 September 2018
NEW SPACES Tapestry Weaving Experience Day

NEW SPACES Tapestry Weaving Experience Day

10:15 – 16:30, 8 September 2018
LIBERTY Art Fabrics & Fashion Highlights Tour

LIBERTY Art Fabrics & Fashion Highlights Tour

6 September – 20 December 2018
LIBERTY Lates | The Art of Ceramics with Stephen Bowers

LIBERTY Lates | The Art of Ceramics with Stephen Bowers

18:00 – 19:00, 30 August 2018
CLOTH#18

CLOTH#18

18 – 19 August 2018
Weaving the Chris Ofili Tapestry

Weaving the Chris Ofili Tapestry

11:00 – 12:00, 17 August 2018
LIBERTY Lates | Vintage Pop-Up Shop

LIBERTY Lates | Vintage Pop-Up Shop

17:30 – 20:00, 16 August 2018
LIBERTY Silk Scarf Painting Workshop

LIBERTY Silk Scarf Painting Workshop

10:30 – 16:00, 7 August 2018
Christina Jansen talks Contemporary Jewellery in Scotland

Christina Jansen talks Contemporary Jewellery in Scotland

11:00 – 12:00, 3 August 2018
How to Draw Like a Fashion Designer

How to Draw Like a Fashion Designer

11:00 – 12:30, 2 August 2018
LIBERTY Exhibition Preview | Lunchtime Talk & Tour

LIBERTY Exhibition Preview | Lunchtime Talk & Tour

13:00 – 14:00, 27 July 2018
Tapestry Weaving 3-Day Workshop | Weaving Water

Tapestry Weaving 3-Day Workshop | Weaving Water

10 – 12 July 2018
SOLD OUT Tapestry Weaving Experience Day

SOLD OUT Tapestry Weaving Experience Day

10:15 – 16:30, 30 June 2018
SOLD OUT Introduction to Embroidery with Wemyss School of Needlework

SOLD OUT Introduction to Embroidery with Wemyss School of Needlework

10:30 – 16:00, 16 June 2018
FREE Lunchtime Tour: Baths to Bobbins

FREE Lunchtime Tour: Baths to Bobbins

31 May – 2 August 2018
SOLD OUT Tapestry Weaving Experience Day

SOLD OUT Tapestry Weaving Experience Day

10:15 – 16:30, 19 May 2018
LONDON CRAFT WEEK | Dovecot & The Clothworkers’ Company present the Ofili Tapestry

LONDON CRAFT WEEK | Dovecot & The Clothworkers’ Company present the Ofili Tapestry

13:00 – 13:45, 11 May 2018
LONDON CRAFT WEEK | Dovecot Tapestry Studio Weaving Masterclass at Clothworkers’ Hall

LONDON CRAFT WEEK | Dovecot Tapestry Studio Weaving Masterclass at Clothworkers’ Hall

11 May 2018
LONDON | Voyage film at Real to Reel: The Craft Film Festival

LONDON | Voyage film at Real to Reel: The Craft Film Festival

8 – 10 May 2018
Voyage Tour and Handling Session with Dovecot Exhibitions Curator Kate Grenyer

Voyage Tour and Handling Session with Dovecot Exhibitions Curator Kate Grenyer

10:30 – 11:30, 10 April 2018
SOLD OUT Tapestry Weaving Experience Day

SOLD OUT Tapestry Weaving Experience Day

10:15 – 16:30, 24 March 2018
Picasso to Warhol – Artist Textiles talk

Picasso to Warhol – Artist Textiles talk

11:30 – 12:30, 17 March 2018
Dovecot Behind the Scenes Tour

Dovecot Behind the Scenes Tour

10:15 – 11:30, 7 March 2018
Tapestry Weaving Experience Day

Tapestry Weaving Experience Day

10:15 – 16:30, 10 February 2018
FREE Dovecot Exhibition Lunchtime Tour

FREE Dovecot Exhibition Lunchtime Tour

8 February – 3 May 2018
Garry Fabian Miller in conversation

Garry Fabian Miller in conversation

11:00 – 12:00, 2 February 2018
The Monarch of the Glen tapestry Cutting Off Ceremony

The Monarch of the Glen tapestry Cutting Off Ceremony

18:00 – 20:00, 17 January 2018

2017

Lunchtime Artist Talk: Julie Brook

Lunchtime Artist Talk: Julie Brook

13:00 – 14:00, 20 December 2017
spinning-in-stereo and other yarns

spinning-in-stereo and other yarns

18:00 – 20:00, 18 December 2017
24 Doors of Advent: Doors Open Day 2017

24 Doors of Advent: Doors Open Day 2017

10:30 – 17:30, 2 December 2017
Daughters of Penelope Curator's Tour (Hearing Loop available)

Daughters of Penelope Curator's Tour (Hearing Loop available)

11:00 – 12:00, 13 November 2017
Artist Talk: Christine Borland and Dr Sarah Worden in conversation

Artist Talk: Christine Borland and Dr Sarah Worden in conversation

18:00 – 19:30, 9 November 2017
Dovecot Tapestry Weavers: Behind the Scenes

Dovecot Tapestry Weavers: Behind the Scenes

14:00 – 15:30, 1 November 2017
Spinning a Yarn with Storyteller Jan Bee Brown

Spinning a Yarn with Storyteller Jan Bee Brown

11:00 – 12:00, 28 October 2017
Daughters of Penelope with Juliana Capes and Ken Cockburn

Daughters of Penelope with Juliana Capes and Ken Cockburn

11:00 – 12:00, 24 October 2017
Artist Talk: Linder talks with Ian Massey and rug tufter Kristi Vana

Artist Talk: Linder talks with Ian Massey and rug tufter Kristi Vana

17:30 – 19:00, 22 September 2017
Daughters of Penelope Curator's Tour (Hearing Loop available)

Daughters of Penelope Curator's Tour (Hearing Loop available)

17:30 – 18:30, 19 September 2017
Edinburgh Art Festival Art Early

Edinburgh Art Festival Art Early

10:30 – 12:30, 19 August 2017
Edinburgh Art Festival Audio Described Tour

Edinburgh Art Festival Audio Described Tour

10:00 – 13:00, 16 August 2017
Edinburgh Art Festival Art Late

Edinburgh Art Festival Art Late

18:00 – 20:30, 3 August 2017
London | Warp Weft Uncover Workshop at National Gallery

London | Warp Weft Uncover Workshop at National Gallery

11:00 – 16:00, 29 July 2017
Curator's Tour of the Weaver's Apprentice

Curator's Tour of the Weaver's Apprentice

15:00 – 16:00, 28 June 2017
Weaving Demonstration by Apprentice Weaver Ben Hymers (Hearing Loop available)

Weaving Demonstration by Apprentice Weaver Ben Hymers (Hearing Loop available)

11:00 – 13:00, 27 June 2017
Audio Descriptive Tour of The Weaver’s Apprentice Exhibition

Audio Descriptive Tour of The Weaver’s Apprentice Exhibition

11:00 – 12:00, 15 June 2017
Weaving Demonstration by Apprentice Weaver Ben Hymers

Weaving Demonstration by Apprentice Weaver Ben Hymers

11:00 – 13:00, 6 June 2017
Curator’s Tour of The Weaver’s Apprentice (Hearing Loop available)

Curator’s Tour of The Weaver’s Apprentice (Hearing Loop available)

15:00 – 15:30, 31 May 2017
London | Weaving the Magic workshop I National Gallery

London | Weaving the Magic workshop I National Gallery

14:00 – 16:15, 20 May 2017
Weaving Demonstration by Apprentice Weaver Ben Hymers

Weaving Demonstration by Apprentice Weaver Ben Hymers

11:00 – 13:00, 16 May 2017
London | Curator's Introduction to Chris Ofili: Weaving Magic

London | Curator's Introduction to Chris Ofili: Weaving Magic

13:00 – 13:45, 8 May 2017
Storyteller Weaving Tales: The Weaver’s Apprentice | Tradfest

Storyteller Weaving Tales: The Weaver’s Apprentice | Tradfest

14:00 – 15:00, 6 May 2017
Curator’s Tour of The Weaver’s Apprentice l Tradfest

Curator’s Tour of The Weaver’s Apprentice l Tradfest

15:00 – 15:30, 26 April 2017
Weaving Demonstration by Apprentice Weaver Ben Hymers (Hearing Loop available)

Weaving Demonstration by Apprentice Weaver Ben Hymers (Hearing Loop available)

11:00 – 13:00, 18 April 2017
Storytelling for Young and Old: Masters and Apprentices (Hearing Loop available)

Storytelling for Young and Old: Masters and Apprentices (Hearing Loop available)

10:30 – 12:30, 10 April 2017
Weaving Demonstration by Apprentice Weaver Ben Hymers

Weaving Demonstration by Apprentice Weaver Ben Hymers

11:00 – 13:00, 28 March 2017
Curator's Tour of The Weaver's Apprentice I Disabled Access Day

Curator's Tour of The Weaver's Apprentice I Disabled Access Day

14:30 – 15:00, 11 March 2017
Audio Descriptive Tour: Sense of Place I Disabled Access Day

Audio Descriptive Tour: Sense of Place I Disabled Access Day

10:00 – 14:00, 11 March 2017
The Chace: Tapestry up Close

The Chace: Tapestry up Close

11:00 – 12:00, 3 March 2017
Colour & Light Touch Table Tour

Colour & Light Touch Table Tour

11:00 – 12:00, 21 February 2017
Colour & Light Family Workshop

Colour & Light Family Workshop

11:00 – 12:00, 18 February 2017
Colour Blending with Wool - Tuft Making and Bobbin Winding

Colour Blending with Wool - Tuft Making and Bobbin Winding

11:00 – 11:30, 11 February 2017
Curator's Tour of Colour & Light (Hearing Loop available)

Curator's Tour of Colour & Light (Hearing Loop available)

14:30 – 15:00, 2 February 2017
Colour and Light Torch Lit Tour

Colour and Light Torch Lit Tour

18:00 – 19:00, 26 January 2017
Colour Blending with Wool - Tuft Making and Bobbin Winding

Colour Blending with Wool - Tuft Making and Bobbin Winding

14:30 – 15:00, 18 January 2017
Audio Described Tour of Colour & Light

Audio Described Tour of Colour & Light

11:00 – 12:00, 16 January 2017

2016

Colour Blending with Wool - Tuft Making and Bobbin Winding

Colour Blending with Wool - Tuft Making and Bobbin Winding

11:00 – 11:30, 17 December 2016
Colour & Light Family Workshop

Colour & Light Family Workshop

11:00 – 12:00, 3 December 2016
Hearing Loop Tour of Colour & Light

Hearing Loop Tour of Colour & Light

11:00 – 11:30, 1 December 2016
Southampton | Children of the Mantic Stain ballet

Southampton | Children of the Mantic Stain ballet

18:30 – 19:00, 29 November 2016
Colour Blending with Wool - Tuft Making and Bobbin Winding Session

Colour Blending with Wool - Tuft Making and Bobbin Winding Session

14:30 – 15:00, 17 November 2016
Colour & Light Curator's Tour

Colour & Light Curator's Tour

14:00 – 14:30, 16 November 2016
Geoffrey Mann and Susanna Beaumont in Conversation

Geoffrey Mann and Susanna Beaumont in Conversation

18:00 – 19:00, 25 October 2016
Southampton | Linder Rug at British Art Show 8

Southampton | Linder Rug at British Art Show 8

8 October 2016 – 14 January 2017
Edinburgh Doors Open Day 2016 at Dovecot

Edinburgh Doors Open Day 2016 at Dovecot

10:30 – 17:30, 24 September 2016
University of Edinburgh Short Course: The Scottish Endarkenment

University of Edinburgh Short Course: The Scottish Endarkenment

22 – 26 August 2016
Edinburgh Art Festival Art Early

Edinburgh Art Festival Art Early

10:00 – 12:30, 13 August 2016
Endarkenment Torch Lit Tour

Endarkenment Torch Lit Tour

19:00 – 20:00, 10 August 2016
Edinburgh Art Festival Art Late

Edinburgh Art Festival Art Late

18:00 – 20:00, 4 August 2016
Shona Macnaughton Performance The Universal Schoolgirl

Shona Macnaughton Performance The Universal Schoolgirl

15:00 – 15:30, 30 July 2016
Edinburgh Art Festival

Edinburgh Art Festival

28 July – 28 August 2016
Filmhouse Screenings

Filmhouse Screenings

11 July – 15 August 2016
The Scottish Endarkenment Curator's Tours

The Scottish Endarkenment Curator's Tours

23 June – 18 August 2016
Conference: Endarkenment - Stories of Unreason in Art and Culture from 1945 to the Present in Scotland and the UK

Conference: Endarkenment - Stories of Unreason in Art and Culture from 1945 to the Present in Scotland and the UK

10:00 – 16:30, 17 June 2016
David Poston and Master Weaver Jonathan Cleaver in Conversation: Chaired by Dr Liz Goring

David Poston and Master Weaver Jonathan Cleaver in Conversation: Chaired by Dr Liz Goring

17:00 – 18:00, 11 February 2016

2015

Selected 2015: Karen Donovan #TakerMaker Demo

Selected 2015: Karen Donovan #TakerMaker Demo

13:00 – 13:30, 16 December 2015
Selected 2015 + Dovecot Selects: Method Studio #TakerMaker Q&A

Selected 2015 + Dovecot Selects: Method Studio #TakerMaker Q&A

11:00 – 11:30, 12 December 2015
Selected 2015: Heather Woof #TakerMaker Q&A and Handling Session

Selected 2015: Heather Woof #TakerMaker Q&A and Handling Session

13:00 – 13:30, 9 December 2015
Selected 2015: Lara Scobie #TakerMaker Q&A with Curator Kate Grenyer

Selected 2015: Lara Scobie #TakerMaker Q&A with Curator Kate Grenyer

15:00 – 15:30, 25 November 2015
Selected 2015: Catherine Louise Aitken #TakerMakerTalk

Selected 2015: Catherine Louise Aitken #TakerMakerTalk

11:00 – 11:30, 21 November 2015
Selected 2015: Juli Bolaños-Durman #TakerMaker Talk

Selected 2015: Juli Bolaños-Durman #TakerMaker Talk

17:00 – 17:30, 20 November 2015
Bernat Klein: A Life in Colour Curator's Tour (Evening)

Bernat Klein: A Life in Colour Curator's Tour (Evening)

17:00 – 18:00, 18 August 2015
Bernat Klein: A Life in Colour Curator's Tour (Daytime)

Bernat Klein: A Life in Colour Curator's Tour (Daytime)

11:00 – 12:00, 14 August 2015
Kwang Young Chun: Aggregations Curator's Tour (Evening)

Kwang Young Chun: Aggregations Curator's Tour (Evening)

17:00 – 18:00, 13 August 2015
Kwang Young Chun: Aggregations Curator's Tour (Daytime)

Kwang Young Chun: Aggregations Curator's Tour (Daytime)

11:00 – 12:00, 7 August 2015
Bernat Klein: A Life in Colour Panel Discussion

Bernat Klein: A Life in Colour Panel Discussion

18:00 – 19:00, 4 August 2015
Future of Fashion: Love, Lease, Lend

Future of Fashion: Love, Lease, Lend

15:00 – 17:00, 23 July 2015
Magne Furuholmen, David Weir and Paul Stolper in Conversation

Magne Furuholmen, David Weir and Paul Stolper in Conversation

17:00 – 18:00, 5 March 2015
Edge and Shore Talk

Edge and Shore Talk

18:00 – 19:00, 3 February 2015
Edge and Shore Workshop

Edge and Shore Workshop

11:00 – 17:00, 2 February 2015

2014

Selected Symposium: Making Connections

Selected Symposium: Making Connections

12:00 – 19:00, 1 December 2014
Current Exchanges: Curator's Tour

Current Exchanges: Curator's Tour

18:00 – 19:00, 13 August 2014
Dalziel + Scullion in Conversation with Edi Stark

Dalziel + Scullion in Conversation with Edi Stark

18:30 – 20:00, 6 August 2014
Current Exchanges: David Weir and Antonia Syme in Conversation

Current Exchanges: David Weir and Antonia Syme in Conversation

12:30 – 13:45, 2 August 2014

2013

Behind Large Tree Group - Tour with Ben Divall and Victoria Crowe

Behind Large Tree Group - Tour with Ben Divall and Victoria Crowe

19:00 – 20:30, 29 August 2013
Textile Photography Workshop with Alicia Bruce

Textile Photography Workshop with Alicia Bruce

14:00 – 16:00, 17 August 2013
Tour with Curator Ben Divall: Fleece to Fibre

Tour with Curator Ben Divall: Fleece to Fibre

14:00 – 15:00, 10 August 2013
Julie Brook in conversation with Scottish poet, writer and musician Don Paterson about language, poetry, and artistic practice

Julie Brook in conversation with Scottish poet, writer and musician Don Paterson about language, poetry, and artistic practice

18:00 – 19:30, 30 May 2013
Julie Brook in conversation with contemporary British Painter Dan Sturgis

Julie Brook in conversation with contemporary British Painter Dan Sturgis

18:00 – 19:30, 22 May 2013
Julie Brook in conversation with Ben Tufnell, Director of Exhibitions at the prestigious Haunch of Venison Gallery, London, and author of Land Art

Julie Brook in conversation with Ben Tufnell, Director of Exhibitions at the prestigious Haunch of Venison Gallery, London, and author of Land Art

18:00 – 19:30, 16 May 2013
Julie Brook in conversation with choreographer Siobhan Davies talking about space, body and movement in relation to the landscape and her work

Julie Brook in conversation with choreographer Siobhan Davies talking about space, body and movement in relation to the landscape and her work

18:00 – 19:30, 9 May 2013
Julie Brook discusses the film elements of her work with Oscar winning filmmaker Kevin Macdonald

Julie Brook discusses the film elements of her work with Oscar winning filmmaker Kevin Macdonald

18:00 – 19:30, 2 May 2013
Julie Brook in conversation with PAL Labs Artistic Director Roanne Dods

Julie Brook in conversation with PAL Labs Artistic Director Roanne Dods

11:00 – 12:30, 27 April 2013
Wendy Ramshaw: Illustrated Talk by Amanda Game

Wendy Ramshaw: Illustrated Talk by Amanda Game

17:30 – 18:15, 7 February 2013

2012

Interweaving: Future Trends in Making

Interweaving: Future Trends in Making

09:30 – 17:30, 26 September 2012
Weaving the Century: Curator Walk and Talk

Weaving the Century: Curator Walk and Talk

18:00 – 19:00, 24 September 2012
Weaving the Century: Curator's Tour

Weaving the Century: Curator's Tour

12:00 – 13:00, 6 September 2012
Edinburgh Art Festival: Art Late South

Edinburgh Art Festival: Art Late South

18:00 – 20:00, 23 August 2012
Weaving the Century: Tradition and Modernity at Dovecot Studios

Weaving the Century: Tradition and Modernity at Dovecot Studios

12:45 – 13:30, 7 August 2012
Edinburgh Art Festival: Launch Night

Edinburgh Art Festival: Launch Night

17:30 – 20:00, 2 August 2012
RSNO Chamber Series

RSNO Chamber Series

02:30 – 04:30, 10 June 2012
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