I was so lucky to be in Scotland and visit the
Dovecot Studios in Edinburgh. The tapestry studio is housed in a building that was once a Victorian swimming pool/public baths.
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| The airy entry has a nice selection of books, supplies and fiber-centric gifts. |
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| Kon-Tiki Guys, tapestry woven by Freya Sewell (former apprentice) and WRRTBCHT, tufted rug by Dennis Reinmuller |
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The weaving studio entrance (closed to visitors).
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Studio through the window.
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| Some tapestry education before the entry to the viewing balcony. |
Imagine it ....the viewing balcony runs along the perimeter of the studio space which is where the pool once was. Truly spectacular. Every weaver wants a studio like this!
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| That's a ginormous frame for rug tufting...and the scaffolding for the one who is tufting! |
In addition to the weaving studio and gallery, there is also a cute little cafe that I long to spend more time in.
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| A great rug in the cafe, described below. |
It is such a lovely, wonderfully-renovated building, well worth the visit if you're in the neighborhood. If you can't make it there, the Dovecot website also has a catalog of their tapestries for sale that is very much worth a browse. Especially fun to see are the tapestries that were inspired by Dovecot's swimming pool past.
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