fostering critical dialogue around participatory textile making methods in research and practice
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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Stitching Together network member Naomi Clarke is involved in a research project called Crafting During Coronavirus as part of her PhD research at the University of Bristol. She writes: “This is obviously an incredibly difficult and tumultuous time for many people but I have also seen a real creativity coming through social media with people learning …
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It is wonderful to have so many of you interested in the work we are doing with the network. Obviously, in this time of uncertainty the nature of ‘together’ has temporarily changed. Current circumstances have disrupted how we do our work and also how we network with others in the field. So, we thought this …
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What do you do when the premise of your project revolves around meeting up, stitching face to face and encouraging the over 50s to become artistic rebels yarn bombing their local bus route, when a pandemic requires us to stay at home? The answer for Tina Francis and Suze Carter of Woolly Mammoth Stitch Works …
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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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Another Friday blog post! This one is by the Stitching Together Co-Investigator, Amy Twigger Holroyd: It was amazing to see the Case Study Workshop unfold, after so many months of imagining and bid-writing and planning. It led to rich discussions … and a big pile of notes! While there is much still to digest, I …
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We have been looking forward to sharing our second Friday guest blog post with you. This one comes from Alison Mayne. Part of what ‘stitches’ us together in this network is the belief, understanding and experience that working with participants in textile making has the potential to open up remarkable conversations. Network members including Emma …
We are delighted to share with you our first Friday guest blog post! We want to use this space to open our discussions about participatory textile making to a wider audience. Today's guest post comes from Lynn Setterington. This post comes not in response to Emma’s, as I was almost done writing this when her comments …
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