This is a signature project with Sreepur Village and Ruby Porter. The finished cloth is backed with a simple modern kantha also from Bangladesh and can be seen at the Embroiderers Guild AGM at the end of March in Southport where Ruby is a key note speaker.
Published: 27th January 2012
Themes: collaborative, embroidery handmade quilt signature text
The range of cloths in Nebraska is amazing, now having created some of my own it makes sense how they are constructed and I am in awe of the workmanship and beauty in many examples.
Published: 7th January 2012
Themes: collaborative, embroidery engagement handmade identity quilt signature text
The banner will be on display from Jan 9th for 2 weeks in the sculpture court in Manchester town hall before going to its permanent home at Rainbow Haven.
Published: 5th January 2012
Themes: collaborative, embroidery engagement identity text
The new bags from Ahmedabad were display at the Craft Centre in Manchester as part of the Asian Triennial in the autumn. They are made from khadi cloth, woven according to Ghandi’s principals. Khadi is a movement started by Gandhi and aimed at boycotting foreign goods and promoting Indian goods, thereby improving India’s economy.
Published: 20th December 2011
Themes: collaborative, commission embroidery exhibition handmade identity signature sustainable text
“Who do you think you are? is complete. It is made up from “pretend” signatures of facebook Setteringtons. Varying handwriting styles and identities are still evident and like facebook itself, what we see on the surface is not always what is really going on underneath.
Published: 8th October 2011
Themes: autobiography embroidery identity quilt signature text
This is a short collaboration with the Whitworth art Gallery as part of the Who Cares? Exhibition around mental health awareness.
Published: 12th July 2011
Themes: collaborative, embroidery engagement identity signature text
A wedding quilt for Prince William and Kate Middleton made by the people of Blackpool was completed on time and is now with the happy couple.
Published: 7th July 2011
Themes: collaborative, embroidery quilt signature text
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