A past life — YorkStitcher

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

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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

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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

Feb 1
Feb 1 Work-Life balance

Jan 18
Jan 18 Running AND Knitting AND Swimming

Jan 11
Jan 11 Knitting

Jan 1
Jan 1 New Year - old beginnings

Nov 30
Nov 30 Bleurgh

Nov 23
Nov 23 No bike

Nov 16
Nov 16 A plod :>)

Nov 2
Nov 2 Away days

Oct 24
Oct 24 Knitting club?

Oct 18
Oct 18 progress :>)

Oct 8
Oct 8 a swim at last

Sep 28
Sep 28 A misty moisty morning

Sep 7
Sep 7 The Vitruvian - a marshall's view

Aug 25
Aug 25 Where did the holiday go?

Aug 16
Aug 16 A good week

Aug 10
Aug 10 Checking in

Jul 27
Jul 27 Off on holiday .... with a bike ??????

Jul 22
Jul 22 Putting the knee right

Jul 20
Jul 20 not so good

Jul 13
Jul 13 Granada Diary