Pupils and teachers at a Dundee primary school are appealing for volunteer stitchers to help them create a special tapestry marking their 150th anniversary.
Downfield Primary School had taken inspiration from the Dundee Tapestry, displayed at the city’s V&A Museum throughout last year.
The design of the tapestry will detail how school life has changed over the last 150 years, with sections including stationery, PE lessons and even school dinners.
STV NewsHead teacher Karen Emmett said: “We were inspired by the work of the V&A and local stitchers that created the Dundee Tapestry.
“We used it as a learning tool for the children to learn about the past and to learn about Dundee.
“It coincided with the school’s 150th birthday and we just thought what better way to capture the school’s own history.
“The children are involved in stitching and in history, and it’s literally weaving the two together.”
STV NewsThe Dundee Tapestry was on display throughout last year at the city’s V&A museum, and attracted tens of thousands of visitors.
The hand-stitched artwork, consisting of 35 hand-stitched panels, was created by over 140 volunteers from Dundee and the surrounding area.
Some of those volunteers are now assisting Downfield Primary with their artwork.
STV News“I am delighted to be involved,” said volunteer Sarah Houstoun. “It’s just lovely to see children engaging in such a project.
“Unlike the Dundee tapestry, this one is going to be on show for everyone to see all the time.
“That, I think, is really exciting because you’re going to have generations of people coming in – the young excited to show their grandparents their ideas and for the elder generation to say ‘oh, it was like this in my day.'”
The school will run the first stitching sessions in July, with pupils getting hands-on experience when they return after their summer holidays in August.
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