Craftscotland: Craft News archive from January 2008
Uniquely Scottish Egg-shaped coffee pots only made in Edinburgh, 18th century  © Trustees of National Museums Scotland Click for full size imageGlittering Silver Exhibition Spans Seven Centuries

An exhibition bringing together over 350 pieces of Scottish silver spanning seven centuries from a drinking cup linked with Robert the Bruce to a teapot made for Billy Connolly, opens at National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh this week.
20 January 2008


Oval brooch by Suzanne Smith Click for full size imageReveal Premieres New Jewellery by ACJ Scotland

An inaugural exhibition by the Association of Contemporary Jewellery Scotland group opens at Edinburgh College of Art supported by a book launch and talk.
19 January 2008


Sun Print Garden, work in progress, by Eleanor Symms Photo: Jeanette Sendler Click for full size imageTextile Exhibition Responds to Victoriana

An exhibition by Frayed Edges exploring Victoriana from a contemporary viewpoint, The Great Exhibition 2008, opens in January in Edinburgh.
13 January 2008