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 […]
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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 […]
The Covid-19 Stitch Journal is a textile project for adults in Bradford, led by noted textile artist and faciliator Claire Wellesley-Smith via a Response grant from Bradford Metropolitan District Council. The textiles made during the project will be exhibited locally and as part of an international conference, Cultural Heritage for […]
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 […]