A past life — YorkStitcher

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

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Trying out more ways of stitching words on a banner. JUSTICE is the key word at the centre of my manifesto and so appropriate for this trial.
Stitching from the back allows a thicker thread to be used. It also means you have to get used to mirror wr

Articles 19 and 20 of the International Declaration of Human Rights make it clear that the right to peaceful protest is a human right.
This government is following the last one in making it more and more difficult for citizens to peacefully protest.

The government is trying to reduce migrant numbers to pander to the Far Right by making it difficult for the skilled workers we need to come here.
The system will not survive without them - not just the NHS, agricultural workers, prisons .....
So the

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

Aug 13
Aug 13 back home

Aug 12
Aug 12 Recovery run?

Aug 11
Aug 11 Slowing down

Aug 9
Aug 9 Ups and downs

Aug 7
Aug 7 Holidays

Aug 5
Aug 5 Hot and hilly

Aug 2
Aug 2 Good run; bad run

Jul 29
Jul 29 Back home

Jul 26
Jul 26 better this morning

Jul 24
Jul 24 no floods here :>)

Jul 22
Jul 22 a little longer

Jul 19
Jul 19 keeping it going

Jul 17
Jul 17 Running on the flat

Jul 15
Jul 15 plodding in the rain

Jul 13
Jul 13 sugar free me?

Jul 11
Jul 11 So far so good ...

Jul 8
Jul 8 end of term!

Jul 3
Jul 3 last year

Jun 30
Jun 30 struggling with target

Jun 26
Jun 26 bugs and things