About EDGE

In 1988, three leading textile art groups in Scotland, Embryo, ‘One, 6, 7’ and SETA, shared a platform to exhibit work in a highly successful exhibition called Three Strands.

After several other individual exhibitions, this collaborative arrangement was formalised when the three groups merged. EDGE Textile Artists Scotland was formed in 1999.

The original groups, although coming from different parts of Scotland, shared a common higher educational base in the Edinburgh, Dundee and Glasgow art schools (hence the EDGE acronym). These art schools share the philosophy that observed drawing should be the foundation of the creative process.

These days, our membership is from a much broader background, but all share a passion for textile art.

The main aim of the group is to promote excellence in all aspects of contemporary textile art. Through our exhibitions, held throughout Scotland, our Exhibiting Members can reach a wide audience. The strength of our members’ work lies in their technical expertise, the diversity of subjects and their different approaches to development and design.