Introducing the Yorkshire Calico Dress: Stitching Stories Together
HATCH is excited to launch the Yorkshire Calico Dress through WOVEN. It is a new community embroidery project inspired by the success of the Red Dress at WOVEN 2025
The Yorkshire Calico Dress is part of the Calico Garment Initiative by Red Dress artist Kirstie Macleod.
The project invites groups across Kirklees to collaborate on a shared calico dress, using embroidery to tell personal and collective stories. Calico is an affordable fabric and easy to work with, making it accessible to people of all backgrounds and skill levels.
WOVEN is partnering with Ravensthorpe Community Centre, and the dress has now arrived in Kirklees. Several organisations are already involved, and we’re inviting more to join us. The finished dress will be showcased at WOVEN Festival 2027.
Our ambition is to host a Calico Dress in each district of West Yorkshire, so we are also looking for host organisations in Bradford, Wakefield, Leeds and Calderdale to get involved. If you think this might be you, please email [email protected] for more information.
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