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 …
Stitching Together & FilmGeographies collaboration: CALL FOR SHORT FILMS
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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Good Practice Guidelines: CALL FOR IMAGES
One of the key outputs of the funded Stitching Together research network project will be the Good Practice Guidelines, which provide advice for facilitators and commissioners of participatory textile making workshops and projects in diverse settings. The guidelines are currently in progress: we gathered ideas at our first two network events and now have a full draft …
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Stitching Together special edition Part One out now!
We have some very exciting news to share today…. The first part of the Stitching Together special edition of the Journal of Arts and Communities (Volume 10 Issues 1&2) is now out and available online! We, and the contributors, have been beavering away on this publication for a number of months, so it’s super exciting …
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Stitching Together special edition – on its way!
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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Upcoming deadline – Stitching Together Special Edition
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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Stitching Together Special Edition – Call for Contributions
We’re delighted to announce that we are working in collaboration with the editors from the Journal of Arts and Communities (published by Intellect Ltd) to produce a Stitching Together Special Edition. 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 …
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