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Today is the final day of the Red Dress Exhibition in Australia!😪 Kirstie and the Red Dress return to the UK tomorrow. If you haven't yet seen the exhibition or just want another look, today is your last chance. The Museum of Brisbane (City Hall) will be open from 10.00 to 5.00pm and entry is free! Don't miss this incredible exhibition!

It's hard to believe that our time with the Red Dress is nearly at an end. There are only 5 days left of the exhibition here in Australia! Don't miss out! Visit the Museum of Brisbane this week!

✨ Just 5 days left of The Red Dress exhibition at Museum of Brisbane! 🇦🇺✨

I’m now back in Brisbane to spend these final few days with The Red Dress before packing her up and bringing her home to the UK – and there’s lots happening before we leave!

Over the coming days I’ll be sharing talks, workshops and events around the dress, meeting visitors and celebrating this very special Australian chapter of her journey.

And if you haven’t seen her yet, there’s still time! ✨

The Red Dress is at the Museum of Brisbane until 13th September – so do come and experience her in person while she’s here.

📍 Museum of Brisbane
Level 3, Brisbane City Hall
64 Adelaide Street, Brisbane City
Entry via King George Square

🕙 Open daily, 10am–5pm
✨ Entry is free

It’s wonderful to be back, and I’m so looking forward to everything these final few days will hold. ❤️

📷: Tal Fitzpatrick

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Yesterday when I visited the Museum of Brisbane to spend time with the Red Dress, I was asked questions about the Australian panel and how it came together. I decided to put together a short video from some of the photos taken while we worked on the Red Dress from the first planning meeting to the finished panel. This was our journey.

stages of the red dressa

Celebrate the finale of the Red Dress in Australia at a presentation by Kirstie Macleod on the 13th September. This presentation will be held in the Sherwood Room, Brisbane City Hall from 2.30pm to 4.00pm. At 5.00pm the exhibition closes so this is your last chance to see and experience the Red Dress before it returns to the UK. Kirstie's presentation will leave you with a long-lasting memory of the amazing journey this dress has taken. Tickets on sale now!

Celebrate the Finale of the Red Dress in Australia with Kirstie Macleod. Join Kirstie Macleod for an inspiring artist talk celebrating the Australian finale of The Red Dress and its extraordinary global embroidery journey.

Allthreads will be closed on Tuesday 11th and Wednesday 12th August 2026 so that we can carry out a stocktake. Wednesday is a public holiday, and we would ordinarily be closed, so hopefully this won't cause too much inconvenience.

Last Sunday, I was excited to be involved with the Red Dress Project exhibition at the Museum of Brisbane as an 'Ambassador'. I was privileged to be one of many community members to volunteer their time, answering questions surrounding the project; How did it start? What is the point of it? Who contributed to the embroidery? Where is it going next? Which country is that panel representing?

Here are some photos I took of the Red Dress, taking up the space it deserves and representing ideas of inclusivity, vulnerability, strength, marginalisation...to name a few.

What the photos do not show are the crowds of visitors that made their way through the gallery space, observing the Red Dress with awe, wonder, and curiosity. Many visitors, of all ages and identities, shared their stories and observations with me, as we shared knowledge and gained greater understanding of each others' world views. The photos also do not show the commitment and tenacity of Kerryn from All Threads Embroidery, and Janelle of the Queensland Women’s Historical Association, who campaigned and fundraised to bring the Red Dress Project to Australia, ultimately made possible by the Warwick Art Gallery and the Museum of Brisbane.

I encourage you to visit the Red Dress, on display at the Museum of Brisbane until the 13th of September, 2026.

For more information visit https://reddressembroidery.com/. If you head to https://reddressembroidery.com/Embroiderers, here you can read all about the contributing embroiderers and their stories.

The Red Dress Museum of Brisbane Allthreads Embroidery

A walk with Kirstie Macleod through White's Hill Reserve this afternoon did not disappoint! 4 wallabies , 3 koalas, and a kookaburra in a gum tree! A fitting end to her first trip to Australia!
(The wallabies were camera shy and didn't stay long enough to get good photos)!

We have a limited number of signed copies of Kirstie Macleod's catalogue The Red Dress available instore and online now!
https://www.allthreads.com.au/products/the-red-dress-catalogue?_pos=3&_sid=8da54eeeb&_ss=r