I recreated Flora Macdonald’s wedding dress following finding an original piece of her wedding arisaid in a box at the West Highland Museum. Full details of the project can be found at https://discoverhighlandsandislands.scot/en/spirit-360/joanne-watson

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With Ashleigh Slater, who recreated the tartan perfectly
The first time in over 200 years these two pieces of tartan had been together
Miniature which I used for visual inspiration
Threads away for dye analysis
Draping the skirt directly on to Annette
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Annette in appropriate underwear, all handmade by me
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Whip stitching the two pieces of the arisaid together
Close up of the original
Photo from when the weaving started, (c) Ashleigh Slater
Ashleigh’s perfect herringbone selvedge, Photo (c) Ashleigh Slater
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