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 EDGE Textile Artists Scotland was formed in 1999, following the merger of the three textile art groups.
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), where observed drawing was 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 diverse approaches to development and design.