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Category: Pinning The Past

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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,...

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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....

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