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Archive Activities 1: Decorative Animal and Chinese Robe

Now that the Easter Holidays are becoming a distant memory, you may have seen on our social media that we’ve got some activities for kids (or adults…)

28 April 2020

Exhibitions and Events

The STAR’s of Tomorrow Today

We thought we’d show off some brilliant photographs of embroidery work recently exhibited at the Made In Paisley gallery by participants of The STAR Project!

21 March 2019

Cataloguing and Digitisation

Pictures, lovely pictures!

Our Documentation Assistant Lucy Stock is here to talk about some colourful finds from our current digitisation project! Happy New Year Hello to all, and

10 January 2019

Projects and Research

Cataloguing GSA: A Day in the Life of the Director- Douglas Percy Bliss

Following on from my blog post about William Oliphant Hutchison, Director of the Art School 1933-1943, this post covers the Directorship of Douglas Percy Bliss,

1 August 2018

Learning and Teaching

Student Group Picks: Top 10

Phew, we’re coming to the end of a busy semester! In October and November, the Archives and Collections have run a total of nineteen student

7 December 2017

Conservation

How to re-home 400 textiles…

Casual staff Brendan Armstrong and Maria Moreno have recently finished measuring and recording our extensive collection of 400 textiles in preparation for their repackaging. Repackaging

21 June 2017

Exhibitions and Events

Colour and Vision: New Ted Odling Library Display

See a vivid selection of our Ted Odling material (Archive Reference DC 090) at GSA Library until August! You can also visit our Pinterest board

5 May 2017

Exhibitions and Events

Needlework Development Scheme textiles on show at Duncan of Jordanstone

Europe In Stitches Room 400, Crawford Building Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design, University of Dundee, Monday 18 November 2013, 2-4pm See an amazing selection

15 November 2013

Image courtesy of The Embroiderers' Guild collection

Exhibitions and Events

Embroiderers’ Guild Exhibition at Glasgow Caledonian University

Glasgow Caledonian University will host a touring exhibition of the Embroiderers’ Guild collection from 9th May-20th June 2013. The Embroiderers’ Guild collection includes c.11,000 catalogued items,

2 May 2013

Frances Lennard, senior lecturer in Textile Conservation at the University of Glasgow, inspecting an item from ECA's NDS collection

Exhibitions and Events

Needlework Development Scheme: Symposium

Last Wednesday we had the pleasure of attending a symposium about the Needlework Development Scheme held at Edinburgh College of Art/University of Edinburgh. The

29 April 2013

F40_NDS1075, Embroidered apron, Portugal, 19th century

The Needlework Development Scheme

Researchers from Edinburgh College of Art visited us last week to have a look at some items from our textile collection and to discuss the

7 February 2013

The Blog

Archive Activities 1: Decorative Animal and Chinese Robe

The STAR’s of Tomorrow Today

Pictures, lovely pictures!

Cataloguing GSA: A Day in the Life of the Director- Douglas Percy Bliss

Student Group Picks: Top 10

How to re-home 400 textiles…

Colour and Vision: New Ted Odling Library Display

Needlework Development Scheme textiles on show at Duncan of Jordanstone

Embroiderers’ Guild Exhibition at Glasgow Caledonian University

Needlework Development Scheme: Symposium

The Needlework Development Scheme

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