The exhibition is a collaboration between the Yeats Sisters Commemoration Project and the Irish Guild of Embroiderers, with the support of DLR Heritage and Dublin City Library and Archive.

The show explains the origins of the Dum Emer & Cuala Industries in Dundrum and Churchtown, the engagement between the Yeatses, but specifically Susan ‘Lily’, and the pioneering figure of Evelyn Gleeson. Additionally, it includes contemporary embroidery from the Irish Guild of Embroiderers.

The exhibition elaborates through a series of visuals from original prints, the work of the many women artists who contributed to the Cuala portfolio, and presents original works by the members of the Irish Guild of Embroiderers, who, in marking the centenary publication of ‘The Cat and the Moon’ (Cuala, 1924) have found inspiration within the themes of this piece of WB Yeats’ writing, while also reflecting the colour palette and skilful selection of stitches created by Susan ‘Lily’ Yeats in completing her textiles.

Cat and The Moon, and Certain Poems

When: The show runs until the 30th of August, 2024.

Location: Exhibition: DLR Lexicon Library, Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin, A96 H283.

There is a video of the exhibition over on the Embroiders’ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/p/C-Go3FgMrmj/

For more information, visit the library’s website – https://libraries.dlrcoco.ie/events-and-news/event-calendar/women-cuala-dun-emer-0

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