fostering critical dialogue around participatory textile making methods in research and practice
The website has been very quiet over the last few months. We’ve all had our heads down working hard behind the scenes preparing the Stitching Together special edition of the Journal of Arts and Communities. We've been busy writing, reviewing, editing... We had a fantastic response to the Call for Contributions - from all over …
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A quick reminder to you all that the deadline for submissions to the Stitching Together special edition of the Journal of Arts and Communities is fast approaching: next Tuesday 1st October. Please check for details here.
This case study explores a participatory textile making project by Jessica Jacobs, Andrea Morreau and Emily O’Mara. To see more case studies or find out how to contribute one yourself, click here. Title of case study project or workshop Our Hamlets – Counter Mapping Communities in Felt Name(s) of practitioner(s) and institution/organisation, if any Jessica …
This case study explores a participatory textile making research project by Louise Scollay and Alison Mayne. All images are copyright Mihaela Bodlovic. To see more case studies or find out how to contribute one yourself, click here. Title of case study project or workshop Cleeking in the Archives Name(s) of researcher(s) and university affiliation, if …
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This case study explores a participatory textile making project by Shirley Mclauchlan. To see more case studies or find out how to contribute one yourself, click here. Title of case study project or workshop Personalised stitching workshop Name(s) of practitioner(s) and institution/organisation, if any Shirley Mclauchlan, Edinburgh University Context for project Public engagement. I was …
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On Tuesday 9th July we welcomed 18 attendees (including ourselves) to the Arts University Bournemouth for our second network event, the Critical Reflection Workshop. The weather was hot and the beach was close by, but an intense day with a full programme of workshop sessions kept us occupied! Our aim for the day was to …
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This week’s guest blog post comes from Alison Mayne. Alison has expertly condensed news of the informal regional meet up in Edinburgh and the wonderful variety of work presented into her account below. The thinking behind the meet up was to share some of the principles and experiences of the first residential event - both …
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One of the major elements of the network's activity is a Special Edition of the Journal of Arts and Communities (published by Intellect Ltd). The aim of this Special Edition is to provide a collection of reflective case study articles that both document and critically examine methods and approaches to using participatory textile making as a …
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Before telling you all what we did during our second network event, the Critical Reflection workshop, I thought I would first gather together some of the key strands of thinking from the first event to remind us all of what we have so far. We have begun to analyse the material generated from our first …
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Time has flown by since our first network event back in April. In this time, the network has continued to grow and we have welcomed new members. We have launched our Friday guest blog post, enabling the dialogue begun at our first event to continue to evolve and broaden across the whole network and beyond. …
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