This case study, which explores a participatory textile making research project, is written by Daniel Fountain and Antoinette Burchill. To see more case studies or find out how to contribute one yourself, click here. Title of case study project or workshop Re-Imagining Citizenship: Sampling The Subversive Stitch & Stitching Solidarity Name(s) of practitioner(s) and institution/organisation, …
CASE STUDY: Katherine Townsend & Ania Sadkowska – Emotional Fit
This case study, which explores a participatory textile making research project, is written by Katherine Townsend and Ania Sadkowska. To see more case studies or find out how to contribute one yourself, click here. Photo: Rebecca Lewis 2017. Title of case study project or workshop Emotional Fit Name(s) of researcher(s) and university affiliation, if any …
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CASE STUDY: Giuseppina Santoro – Web of Love – Strega Figia
This case study, which explores a participatory textile making research project, is written by Giuseppina Santoro. To see more case studies or find out how to contribute one yourself, click here. Title of case study project or workshop Web of Love - Strega Figia Name(s) of researcher(s) and university affiliation, if any Giuseppina Santoro - Anglia Ruskin …
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CASE STUDY: Space2 – Many Happy Returns – The NHS At 70
This case study explores a participatory textile making project commissioned by Space2. To see more case studies or find out how to contribute one yourself, click here. Title of case study project or workshop Many Happy Returns – The NHS At 70 Name(s) of practitioner(s) and institution/organisation, if any Space2 was the commissioning organisation. Artists …
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Call for ‘Sewing Stories’
Barbara Burman, editor of The Culture of Sewing: Gender, Consumption and Home Dressmaking (Berg 1999), recently got in touch and asked us to share her call for ‘sewing stories’: I am undertaking research for a book about plain sewing. It is often a Cinderella practice overlooked in favour of the more glamorous craft of embroidery and using the needle in expressive …
CASE STUDY: Jo McIntosh – St Ives In Stitches
This case study explores a participatory textile making project by Jo McIntosh. To see more case studies or find out how to contribute one yourself, click here. Title of case study project or workshop St Ives In Stitches Name(s) of practitioner(s) and institution/organisation, if any Jo McIntosh Context for project Independent socially engaged arts project …
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Call for images – final reminder!
A week to go before our 21st August deadline... There's still time to send us images of your participatory textile making projects. We're designing the Stitching Together Good Practice Guidelines (more info here) and we want to showcase examples from the wide range of diverse projects undertaken by network members. So, if you'd like your …
CASE STUDY: East London Textile Arts – Explorations around John Frederick Lewis and Orientalism
This case study explores a participatory textile making project by East London Textile Arts. To see more case studies or find out how to contribute one yourself, click here. Title of case study project or workshop Explorations around John Frederick Lewis and Orientalism Name(s) of practitioner(s) and institution/organisation, if any Lead artists Sonia Tuttiett and …
#CRMethodsChat on participatory textile making as a research method
On 30th June, Stitching Together co-hosted a Creative Research Methods Twitter Chat (#CRMethodsChat) on ‘Participatory Textile Making as a Research Method’. #CRMethodsChat is an initiative created by Dr Helen Kara, who has written extensively about creative research methods for the social sciences. The chats are held on Twitter at a scheduled date and time. Over one …
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CASE STUDY: Amy Meissner – Seeding Repair: Fostering a Northern Repair Culture
This case study explores a participatory textile making project by Amy Meissner. To see more case studies or find out how to contribute one yourself, click here. Title of case study project or workshop Seeding Repair: Fostering a Northern Repair Culture Name(s) of practitioner(s) and institution/organisation, if any Amy Meissner, artist Keren Lowell, artist (June …
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