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New ventures
Whilst the exhibition at Touchstones finished a couple of weeks ago, some of the work can be seen in new exhibition on from the 12th April til July 20th at Ruthin Craft Centre, North Wales entitled ‘Construct’. It features eight … Continue reading
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Ten days left on show
The exhibition is nearing its end so if you haven’t made it down yet, make sure you get there by the 8th March. Comments in the visitors book are very positive and Jill Randall’s show is on in the ajoining … Continue reading
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The opening night
We had a great evening on Friday, it was lovely to see so many people and enthusiastic pointing out of signatures on the quilt. We invited Simon Danczuk the MP for Rochdale well as James Gartside, a local councillor who … Continue reading
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Exhibition opening
The exhibition will start to go up in the next few days. Myself and Alison Salter have created handling peices that will sit alongside the quilts. Alison’s related to the 1895 quilt and mine the recent collaboration. I am really … Continue reading
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Its finished
Last night I finished sewing, the last job was the cloth channel on the back of the cloth to allow a baton to be passed through to hang the quilt at Touchstones. I made a couple of last minute changes to … Continue reading
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Tagged community cohesion, Craft, embroidery, identity, participation, Quilt, Sewing, social engagement, Textile, Touchstones
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Nearly there
The last stage of making the quilt. Having taken time to think about how to actually quilt the cloth I decided on a strategy that I am happy with and that works. I have decided to use the diamond shape … Continue reading
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Sewing up
The last couple of weeks have seen all the 336 “postcards” made up of Rochdale signatures come together in one big cloth. I finished piecing the top cloth, washed and ironed it, all ready for the workshops back at Touchstones, … Continue reading
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Tagged community cohesion, crafts, embroidery, identity, Knitting, participation, recycled, Rochdale, Sewing, social engagement, Touchstones
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Its all coming together
I have spent the last few days beginning to piece together all the signatures. It is quite a task but coming across signatures I recognise from the workshops reminds me of the sessions and people involved. The variety is so … Continue reading
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Tagged Arts, crafts, identity, Lisa Stansfield, participation, Quilt, Rochdale, Sewing, social engagement, Textile
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Polish signatures and more
I picked up over 100 more sewn signatures yesterday from Touchstones. A lady from the Polish Community was there dropping some off. She was very unassuming and did not want to be named, but said how much they had enjoyed … Continue reading
Deadline looms
The deadline for handing in the sewn signatures is today at Touchstones, although we have a little flexibility, and should be able to incorporate any that come in this week. After a holiday it is good to get back and … Continue reading
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Tagged craft skills, embroidery, identity, Liverpool, participation, Rochdale, social engagement, Textile, Touchstones
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