The 430 blankets, described as “symbols of love” and “beautiful pieces of art”, have been crafted by talented members of the Church of Scotland and various community groups.

As part of the ‘Glasgow Close Knit’ exhibition, they serve as an expression of concern and compassion for the city’s most vulnerable.

(Left to right) Rev Peter Gardner, Pioneer Minister to the visual arts in Glasgow, June MacLeod, manager of Lodging House Mission, Glasgow Lord Provost Jacqueline McLaren, Rev George Mackay, Moderator of the Presbytery of Glasgow and Rev Janet Mathieson, former Moderator of the Presbytery of Glasgow (Image: Supplied) Rev Peter Gardner, the Pioneer Minister for the Visual Arts in Glasgow, organised the exhibition at The Briggate in Merchant City.

Open until Thursday, August 14, the display is part of the Glasgow 850 commemorations by the Church of Scotland’s Presbytery of Glasgow and the Lodging House Mission, a homelessness charity.

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The blankets will be given to the Lodging House Mission in December, which will distribute them to people in temporary accommodation who are struggling with heating bills.

Jacqueline McLaren, Lord Provost of Glasgow, attended the exhibition launch and contributed her own blankets.

She said: “The Glasgow Close Knit exhibition is a beautiful testament to the compassion and creativity of our communities.

“I was honoured not only to attend the launch, but also to contribute several blankets myself.

“Crafting the blankets allows you the time for reflection on the concept behind this project and how it resonates with the warmth and resilience that defines our city.”

The project’s inspiration came from Rev Jan Mathieson, the immediate past Moderator of the Presbytery of Glasgow.

She said: “We think it is a good and fitting way of marking Glasgow 850 and building on the values of care and concern and love that Glasgow has always been known for.

“These blankets are beautiful pieces of art are also going to be symbols of that love, given out to people most in need in the winter time.”

She said more than 200 visitors from across the city, Europe, and the USA have visited the installation.

Ms Mathieson said: “Everybody has been really impressed by the installation, which looks like a huge blanket made up of 430 different blankets, all laid flat, on paper, on the floor.”

The exhibition will next be displayed at the Kelvin West Church on University Avenue from September 13.