AN exhibition in Edinburgh is set to feature textiles from The Hill House in Helensburgh.

The National Trust for Scotland has announced that items from its Hill House collection will be part of the 'Stitched: Scotland’s Embroidered Art' exhibition.

The exhibition, which will be held at Dovecot Studios in Edinburgh, will run until January 2025.

It will showcase more than 80 embroidery-based objects from the charity's collection of historic textiles for the first time.

Edinburgh's Dovecot Studios will host the exhibition (Image: Pictures Phil Wilkinson / Doveco) The exhibition will also highlight the stories of the women and girls who created these pieces of art over a 200-year period from the 1720s to the 1920s.

An item from Hill House’s collection reveals the tastes of Anna Blackie and the talents of her sister, Jane Younger, who trained at the Glasgow School of Art.

The panel embroidered by Jane features the iconic Glasgow style rose and leaf motifs, often associated with the designs of Charles Rennie Macintosh and Margaret Macdonald Macintosh, who designed Hill House for Anna’s husband Walter Blackie.

Emma Inglis, the National Trust for Scotland curator who developed the exhibition, said: "The exhibition is a fantastic showcase of the National Trust for Scotland’s historic collection of embroidered textiles over a 200-year period that highlights the exquisite and intricate art of embroidery and its social history in Scotland.

The textiles will be on display from October until January 2025 (Image: Pictures Phil Wilkinson / Doveco) "It is a fascinating look back at how the art of embroidery has developed in Scotland, and I’d like to thank Dovecot Studios for helping us to stage such an elaborate exhibition, right in the heart of Edinburgh."

The showcase will explore 200 years of domestic embroidery in Scotland, examining the art, design and use of embroidery from the National Trust for Scotland’s extraordinary collection of textiles, taken from its properties all over the country.

Celia Joicey, Dovecot Studios director, said: "We are delighted to partner with the National Trust for Scotland to bring these extraordinary historic embroideries to life, showcased alongside Dovecot’s contemporary hand-woven tapestries.

Over 80 pieces from the National Trust for Scotland will be shown for the first time (Image: Pictures Phil Wilkinson / Doveco) "This exhibition offers a rare opportunity to celebrate Scotland’s rich textile heritage, showcasing the skill and artistry of the past while also highlighting the innovation and craft that continue to shape the future of Scottish textiles."

National Trust for Scotland members will receive a 50 per cent discount on standard entry prices.

Stitched exhibition visitors will receive a 20 per cent discount on standard entry prices for one visit to either Georgian House and Gladstone’s Land in Edinburgh or Newhailes in Musselburgh.