Pinning The Past – Contemporary Embroidery & Textile Art Inspiration

Textiles In Lockdown

“The act of mending, here and now, a series of small objects which I can hold in my hand, has been very helpful in terms of coping mentally with lockdown.” How has lockdown been for you? Has...

Pinning The Past – Textile Memories

My 2015 exhibition Narrative Threads explored physical and emotional engagement with cloth, exploring tactility, memory and personal stories, mostly around old domestic textiles. I’m interested in...

Pinning The Past – Faded Beauty

I bought this framed embroidery a couple of weeks ago. The combination of soft, delicate colours, natural linen fabric and wood frame beguiled me. On closer inspection, the glass was filthy, the...

Pinning the Past – Collecting Textiles

Over the last 12 months, Pinning the Past has explored a range of historical and contemporary textile stories from tapestry to trapunto, and this month marks the last of these long columns. From next...

Pinning the Past – Wool

Harris Tweed I would find it hard to choose my favourite fabric. Silk comes pretty high. Linen is lovely. But wool wins. Wool is a super-fibre: natural, sustainable, breathable, fire-resistant,...

Pinning The Past – British Folk Art Textiles

One of Summer 2014's big London art exhibitions was Tate Britain's British Folk Art show. Folk art is generally defined as things made by non-professional artists outside of the commercial art world....