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Jackie Grant

Dumfries and Galloway quilters produce banner representing world climate changes

Members of the Quilters of Shambellie House, local knitters and textile artists in Dumfries and Galloway were asked to produce a banner representing the climate changes happening around the world.

The pieces will eventually be joined with others from all over the country and beyond to form a 1.5 mile long scarf which represents the 1.5 degree centigrade limit mentioned in the climate change meeting in Paris in 2015.

The completed scarf will be displayed in Glasgow for COP26 in November as part of the “Stitches for Survival” project.

Alison Boyes, who knitted one of the banners and met up at Clarencefield with some of the others involved in the project, said: “It has been a pleasure working with them to raise awareness of the climatical changes happening around the world”.

Ann Hill, head of the Quilters of Shambellie House, added: “The 16 banners are now hanging in The Usual Place Cafe in Dumfries for a short period.

“After that they will be sent to the project organisers to be part of the Stitches for Survival Scarf which will be on display at the COP26 Conference in Glasgow.”

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