As part of Heritage Week in August 2026 Threads of Lore invited members of the public to take part in the creation of a unique community Heritage Week Tapestry. The afternoon began with The Fabric of Our Community at Dunshaughlin Pastoral Centre, where members of the public were invited to contribute to a new local community tapestry.
The workshop attracted a fantastic turnout, welcoming experienced stitchers and complete beginners alike. Threads of Lore members demonstrated basic stitches and helped participants add their own contribution to the collaborative piece. Each participant’s name is recorded on the tapestry for posterity, creating a lasting record of the people who helped create the tapestry.
The event reflected the ethos at the heart of Threads of Lore, using traditional embroidery to bring people together, share skills and preserve local stories and heritage.
Our event focused on the transmission of traditional Irish Embroidery skills. As fewer practitioners of embroidery pass on this craft, there is a danger that this skill will be lost and the sharing of stories and recollections that accompany the art will perish.
We have forged links over the last few years with the Mountmellick Embroiderers and were delighted that two of them attended our workshop and brought with them examples of ancient Mountmellick Embroidery which they displayed and spoke about on the day. Mountmellick Embroidery is entirely Irish in origin and design and is a specific local version of a global craft and is recognised in Ireland’s National Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage.
