about the project
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Why weaving?
These days, Parkhead is probably best known as the home of Celtic Park and historically as a powerhouse of steel manufacturing. However, Parkhead has its origins as a small weaving and mining village which grew up around the junction of Westmuir Street and Great Eastern Road at Parkhead Cross. Although handloom weaving was an important local industry, it's role and significance in Parkhead's history has been largely forgotten.
The bees knees
You may notice bees featuring in some of our events and wonder why.....
In 1831, a group of local weavers, headed by William Thomson, founded the Parkhead & Westmuir Economical Society, one of the earliest co-operative societies in Britain. The new society provided support and assistance to local families and allowed them to buy food and provisions at cost price. Thomson went on to found a further 30 co-operatives in Scotland and was a leading light of the early socialist movement. The society built new premises at 64 Westmuir Street - the society's crest, featuring a beehive, can still be seen today. |
The team
- Shielagh Tacey is a textile designer, educator (PGDE) and community artist, specialising in hand woven textiles. Shielagh is experienced in teaching and planning for primary schools, FE colleges, adult learning and community engagement projects. As well as crafting unique, one-off commissions, Shielagh's designs are also produced commercially for high street brands. Shielagh's Facebook page.
- Angharad McLaren is a Scottish weaver, textile designer and lecturer who is passionate about sharing the positive power of making through socially engaged craft practice, communicating contemporary and historical stories through the language of cloth, and working with textiles to bring a touch of colourful joy into the world.
- Bespoke Atelier is a surface and textile design studio based in Glasgow, Scotland.
They create bespoke screen-printed and digital pattern designs for products, public art, interiors and architecture. - Lauren Day is an embroiderer and textile designer based in Glasgow.
- Ingrid Shearer is an archaeologist at Northlight Heritage. Ingrid is an experienced archaeologist and graphics specialist, with a growing portfolio of work focused on fostering communities' engagement with heritage and integrating arts and heritage. Previous projects include Weaving Truth With Trust.
- Carolyn Alexander will be designing and curating the pop-up exhibition. Carolyn is an artist and illustrator, studying for her Masters degree in Museum Studies at the University of Glas
Parkhead Cross Townscape Heritage Initiative
This project is being undertaken as part of the Parkhead Cross Townscape Heritage Initiative. It is funded by Glasgow City Council, Heritage Lottery Fund and Historic Scotland and is being managed by Northlight Heritage.
The Townscape Heritage Initiative (THI) is a grant-giving programme under which the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) support schemes led by partnerships of local, regional and national organisations that aim to regenerate the historic environment in towns and cities across the United Kingdom.
The Townscape Heritage Initiative (THI) is a grant-giving programme under which the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) support schemes led by partnerships of local, regional and national organisations that aim to regenerate the historic environment in towns and cities across the United Kingdom.
This project is being undertaken as part of the Parkhead Cross Townscape Heritage Initiative. It is funded by Glasgow City Council, Heritage Lottery Fund and Historic Scotland. It is being managed by Northlight Heritage.