Yearly Archives: 2020

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Arthur + Martha: Necklace of Stars

Arts organisation Arthur & Martha are leading a quilt project for people 65+ in Derbyshire, called ‘A Necklace of Stars.’ If you are over 65 and live in Derbyshire, artist Lois Blackburn and poet Philip Davenport can provide creative packs, full of ideas and materials direct to you in the […]

Arthur + Martha: Here Comes the Sun

The Covid quilt project, Here Comes the Sun,  is part of a bigger project called Whisper to me Alone by arts organisation Arthur and Martha. Led by artist Lois Blackburn, they are welcoming contributions to this from around the world, and are piloting ways of working to enable people who have […]

Stitches in Time

Stitches in Time in Tower Hamlets, London, are leading this embroidery orientated tapestry. Over 25 years thye have made over 50 such creations, engaging over 3000 people from their local area. Their projects are devised with and at the request of their diverse local community. Their imaginative textile and creative […]

Envisage Arts CIC

Envisage Arts CIC in West Yorkshire is creating the Stitch-in-Time Quilt. This art psychotherapy practice and community payback service is inviting patches from across their community and offering regular online social sessions. They are also developing training for art psychotherapists on how to move from in-person  to remote delivery, and […]