Ethnology in the Field: Cloth Waulking in South Uist (August - December)
Discover the reason behind this traditional practice and some of the equipment used to create the film.
The School of Scottish Studies was established in 1951 to collect, preserve, research, and publish material relating to the cultural traditions and folklore of Scotland. In 1970 they set up small fieldwork project to film cloth waulking in South Uist. Discover the reason behind this traditional practice and some of the equipment used to create the film.
Cost: Free
Times: Monday-Friday 9am-5pm
Dates: 17 August – 21 December 2018
Location: Centre for Research Collections, 6th floor of Main Library (George Square)
https://collections.ed.ac.uk/art/record/19787?highlight=waulking