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Sanity in the Seams

Sanity in the Seams: The Power of Sewing to Reaffirm a Sense of Self During Tumultuous Times, as Told Through the Needle of Nineteenth Century Seamstress, Agnes Richter.

… Sanity in the Seams

Article Interviews

Ceramics in Lockdown: An interview with Christie Brown

Leila Vilarrubi asks Christie Brown how lockdown has impacted the process of sculpting…

… Ceramics in Lockdown: An interview with Christie Brown

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Mother Material: Handle with Care

‘Mother Material’ was made by the British, Madrid-based artist Barbara Long in response to the declining health of Long’s mother, Joan.

… Mother Material: Handle with Care

Article issue eleven needlework

On the Fence: Crafting Resistance at Greenham Common

Exploring the role craft played at the The Greenham Common Women’s Peace Camp

… On the Fence: Crafting Resistance at Greenham Common

Article embroidery Interviews issue eleven needlework textiles

Sewing Social Histories with Stitches in Time

Stitches in Time began as an experiment to see if sewing could start conversations between strangers – Lottie Whalen interviewed the team to find out more…

… Sewing Social Histories with Stitches in Time

Article issue eleven Practice Based

Crafting an Education: The Handmade Gift as Talisman for our Times

 An exchange of gifts strikes up a conversation about showing care through the handmade object

… Crafting an Education: The Handmade Gift as Talisman for our Times

Article embroidery issue ten needlework

‘Some Strange Comfort’: the 2012 Holloway Quilt

Quilting points display the impact community projects can have

… ‘Some Strange Comfort’: the 2012 Holloway Quilt

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Sheroes in Quarantine: A community exhibition

Sheroes has become an ongoing project that works around different themes to reflect upon the comparative lack of female role models in society.

… Sheroes in Quarantine: A community exhibition

Article editorial issue ten

Editorial #10: Subversive Stitching

When Rozsika Parker wrote The Subversive Stitch (1984) she brought to the fore a powerful exploration of the cultural and socio-economic values of embroidery, which revealed the deep-rooted gender politics that led to the devaluation of ‘feminine’-coded arts.

… Editorial #10: Subversive Stitching

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Practice-based: Aninda Varma

Tussar, Chanderi, Kanjeevaram, Bandini, Patola – these are names I would often hear around me while growing up in India, and I remember vividly the accompanied excitement that these words would conjure, and the all-consuming beauty and vibrancy that would follow.

… Practice-based: Aninda Varma

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An interview with Rachelle Romeo

North London based artist and activist Rachelle Romeo’s work caught our eye with her powerful and poetic use of embroidery.

… An interview with Rachelle Romeo

Article embroidery issue ten needlework Reviews

Book Review: handiwork’s Crafting of the New Global Elegy

Amy E. Elkins reviews handiwork by Sara Baume

… Book Review: handiwork’s Crafting of the New Global Elegy

Article Creative Writing issue ten poetry

Poetry: Dress

… Poetry: Dress

Article embroidery issue ten needlework textiles

Stitching Solidarity: Janie Terrero and the Political Power of the Needle

Janie Terrero’s decision to declare her identity at the centre of her work is a gesture of defiance towards the Prison’s attempt to anonymise inmates in an effort to prevent solidarity from forming.

… Stitching Solidarity: Janie Terrero and the Political Power of the Needle

Article embroidery issue ten needlework

‘Always in the Middle’: Unpicking the Fabric of Domesticity with Mary Sibande

Explore Sibande’s alter-ego, the domestic servant Sophie Ntombikayise, who emanates and is entangled by sprawling, supernatural roots of purple fabric…

… ‘Always in the Middle’: Unpicking the Fabric of Domesticity with Mary Sibande