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I can be found mostly stitching, or thinking about stitching!

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First banner made and displayed at today’s York Unity Rally against racism and to show our support for refugees from n the City of Sanctuary. 
Great speakers, including @rachael_maskell , thoughtful as always. 
This is the first in what will be
This quilt, Uprooted, was inspired by the Hallville Canadian Red Cross quilt in the Quilters’ Guild Collection. 
Arising from my studies at Bradford School of Art, it was made to raise awareness of the plight of refugees who are still being upr
Now they’ve been gifted I can post. 
I’m experimenting with slow stitching vessels. 
Using @kzstevens Japanese rice bag for the structure, and making the outer wall from beautiful linen scraps from @eliza.lamb.designs 
Learning with each
An excellent visit to the @seam_collective exhibition in Somerton today. 
Lots of food for thought. 
#sustainability #sustainabletextiles #textileart
An excellent introduction to tapestry weaving with @fionahutchisontapestry at @dovecotstudios 
Many thanks to Fiona for a great day, to @pinehillnotes for encouraging me to d this. 
And of course to @_.hannah_robson for starting me off on my weaving
Have discovered the amazing textile artist group @colormindsartquilts at Festival of Quilts. 
Their colour explorations are wonderful. Just the thing for the #fdasummerproject @bradfordtextiles 
These are mostly details of work to identify textures.
Uprooted
The Canadian Red Cross Hallville Quilt was made by women in Hallville, Ontario, and given to a family in England who had  been bombed out of their home during the second world war. A quilt signifies warmth, comfort, and security, and th
Inside pages
While headlines are full of Trump, or the latest doings of a celebrity, there are wars going on across the world, people being displaced, losing their homes. When even refugee camps are being attacked, and it still doesn’t make the
Homeless
Displacement is a common cause of homelessness; we see that on our streets. How much worse to be homeless and in a war zone?
The original photograph by @ihor__tkachov appeared in @guardian in March 2023. 
My attention was caught by contrast
My next sample, 'Distress'.
Displacement from home easily leads to distress. What happens when the forces that cause the distress continue relentlessly and there is no protection? 

Many patchwork quilts are made with scraps of material leftover from
YorkStitcher
YorkStitcher - Textile Artist
From abstraction to action
Apr 23

Apr 23 From abstraction to action

Mary Whitehouse
Contextualising practice, Textile Project, Abstract textile art

Creating abstract textile art from a photograph.

Textiles heritage
Apr 8

Apr 8 Textiles heritage

Mary Whitehouse
Contextualising practice, Material culture studies, Textile Project

Textiles heritage research linking military uniform quilts with A W Hainsworth cloth

Researching designs
Mar 19

Mar 19 Researching designs

Mary Whitehouse
Contextualising practice, Textile Project

Researching trends in sustainable fashion to come to a design solution.

Trends Research
Mar 1

Mar 1 Trends Research

Mary Whitehouse
Textile Project, Contextualising practice
Sustainable Fashion
Feb 6

Feb 6 Sustainable Fashion

Mary Whitehouse
Sustainability

Grappling with the issues that can move us from fast fashion to sustainable fashion.

'Ethical and Soulful'
Jan 19

Jan 19 'Ethical and Soulful'

Mary Whitehouse
Ethics

Thinking about what we mean by Ethical Fashion

On the beach
Dec 28

Dec 28 On the beach

Mary Whitehouse
Walking

The beach at Hornsea yields found objects that have yet to find a use.

Research-Informed Practice
Dec 19

Dec 19 Research-Informed Practice

Mary Whitehouse
Contextualising practice, Material culture studies

Bringing together words and a visual response to research

A Global Industry
Dec 8

Dec 8 A Global Industry

Mary Whitehouse
Contextualising practice, Art exhibitions, Ethics, Sustainability

Thinking about the issues of sustainability in the context of textiles and fashion and the ethical choices we have when we buy clothes.

The Yorkshire Tea Ceremony and other things
Dec 3

Dec 3 The Yorkshire Tea Ceremony and other things

Mary Whitehouse
Inspired by others, Art and artists

A visit to York Art Gallery

Kiss of Death
Nov 13

Nov 13 Kiss of Death

Mary Whitehouse
Contextualising practice, Art exhibitions

Reflecting on a visit to the British Textile Biennial exhibition Connected Cloth

#Patternfinder21
Nov 5

Nov 5 #Patternfinder21

Mary Whitehouse

Reflecting on the #patternfinder21 project from summer 2021

Sketch books or journals?
Oct 29

Oct 29 Sketch books or journals?

Mary Whitehouse
Postcard swaps, Sketchbooks

Thinking about how artists use sketchbooks, and how I can develop my practice.

September Textile Love - Part 5
Oct 14

Oct 14 September Textile Love - Part 5

Mary Whitehouse
Inspired by others, Textiles practice
September Textile Love - part 4
Oct 6

Oct 6 September Textile Love - part 4

Mary Whitehouse
Bookbinding, Sustainability
September Textile Love - part 3
Sep 30

Sep 30 September Textile Love - part 3

Mary Whitehouse
Hand stitching, Patchwork & Quilting, Textiles practice

Continuing my reflections on my posts in the September Textile Love sequence

September Textile Love - part 2
Sep 14

Sep 14 September Textile Love - part 2

Mary Whitehouse
Patchwork & Quilting, Textiles practice
September textile love - part 1
Sep 12

Sep 12 September textile love - part 1

Mary Whitehouse
Patchwork & Quilting, Textiles practice

Taking part in the Instagram September Textile Love challenge has introduced me to many textile artists I had not come across before. Here I collect together my responses to the challenge first posted on IG

Where does the time go?
Aug 13

Aug 13 Where does the time go?

Mary Whitehouse
Patchwork & Quilting, Textiles practice, Bookbinding

Catching up with myself

Developing ideas about colour
Apr 9

Apr 9 Developing ideas about colour

Mary Whitehouse
Textiles practice
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