fostering critical dialogue around participatory textile making methods in research and practice
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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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 …
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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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 …
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 …
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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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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We (Sally Cooke and Emily Rickard, both first year PhD researchers at Nottingham Trent University) had the great pleasure of hosting a virtual Stitching Together get-together at the end of May, aimed at PhD researchers who use participatory textiles practices within their research. We had 17 people attend in total. Eight of the PhD researchers …
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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 Needle & Myth Name(s) of practitioner(s) and institution/organisation, if any Amy Meissner, artist Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center, Anchorage, Alaska Hollis …
The Stitching Together project brings together researchers, project commissioners, professional textile practitioners and enthusiast maker groups to open critical dialogue around research and practice using participatory textile making methods. FilmGeographies is an online screening platform and annual film festival that acts as forum for films made by geographers and about geography. We are joining forces to …
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