View The Red Dress
View The Red Dress
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The Red Dress: Conversations in Stitch is the much-anticipated book documenting and celebrating The Red Dress global collaborative embroidery project and it's coming to Stroud for the Stroud Book Festival for one day only, Thursday 6 November 2025 at St Laurence: Centre for Peace and the Arts, The Shambles, Stroud GL5 1JL
The book explores and amplifies the narratives stitched into the dress and brings together new voices from the wider project. Powerful and poignant embroiderer stories sit alongside reflections from key moments in the dress’ incredible journey from its creation 2009-2023 to ongoing exhibition tour. Featuring insights from the dress’ creator Kirstie and further organisations involved, the book also presents specially commissioned essays on themes such as empowerment, healing trauma and building community which The Red Dress opens up for audiences.
For Stroud Book Festival we are planning timed viewing for The Red Dress at St Laurence: Centre for Peace and the Arts, Stroud, an embroidery workshop with Nikki Green from new Stroud haberdashery The Fold and a talk and panel discussion about the book and the power of stitching with artist Kirstie Macleod, publisher Katy Bevan and book editor Emma Bovill.
10.30am timed entry viewing of the dress for 60 mins
11.45am timed entry viewing of the dress for 60 mins
1.00pm timed entry viewing of the dress for 60 mins
2.15pm timed entry viewing of the dress for 60 mins
Other options:
2.30 –4.00pm Embroidery workshop with Nikki Green of The Fold @thefoldstroud
4.30–5.30 pm Panel discussion about The Red Dress with Kirstie Macleod, Emma Bovill the editor, Katie Taylor from the 'Costume for Gloucester' and Katy Bevan from Quickthorn.
Viewing only £5, workshop £25, talk £12 (workshop and talk tickets include access to view the dress)
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from 36 reviewsGreat book, well presented and laid out. Lots of photos and clear explanations and instructions. Great ideas too
Really good to see all these things in one place and make plans with the ideas. Lots to absorb and try. A great resource.
Very inspiring book. I’ve been wanting to try out botanical printing and this gives me all the information I need. I’ve taken a few courses with Sue in the past and she’s always been a great teacher. This book is no exception. Very happy to have it in my collection.
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Sue’s instructions are very clear and her overall presentation is vary inspiring
it is a timely and really useful publication with suggestions for how to reuse cloth and be creative with waste
I had a really good service service from you! The book is great! thank you.
A wonderful book full of inspiration strength and thought.We need this book more than ever.Love and power to all who make!!
A great concept, intriguing read and lovely design.
Celia Pym’s sock project and her exhibition were exceptional. The talk was great. Love the book
It’s a lovely book with many perspectives into the flowering of artist blacksmithing over the last 50 years, highlighting the role of the remarkable Alan Evans.
I enjoyed the very fast and transparent Royal mailing process— it beat the time of much within-US mail!
V good prompt service
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i find this book a jewel! i am in love with it, with the content and it is so well explained! just magnificent! Thanks a lot
Great book beautifully illustrated