Tarbert Heritage Scheme: Textile Heritage Community Project - Threads of the Sea (HES/Lottery Funded) (RETENDER)

The purpose of this commission is to appoint a suitably experienced facilitator (team) to design and deliver a community-led textile heritage project, entitled, Threads of the Sea.

The project will use traditional textile crafts (knitting, embroidery, spinning and dyeing) to explore and interpret Tarbert’s maritime heritage, engaging a wide cross-section of the community in the creation of meaningful, place-based artworks.

The project seeks to:

1) Engage the Tarbert community in creative exploration of local maritime heritage

2) Revitalise and reinterpret traditional textile skills

3) Foster social connection, wellbeing, and intergenerational learning

4)Create visible, high-quality public artworks rooted in place and people

Textile practice will be used as both a heritage interpretation tool and a social activity, supporting storytelling, cultural exchange, and community cohesion.