A past life — YorkStitcher

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

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Chuffed to see my quilt, Uprooted, in the new edition of The Quilter from @thequiltersguild it has recently been accepted into The Quilt Collection alongside a quilt by the esteemed @sara.impey
More about the quilt on my blog , link in bio.
#activ

Thank you to @normanreagallery for hanging my work so beautifully.
And thank you for inviting me to join the panel discussion this evening.
#displacement #textileart #activistart

Just spent a lovely day with @_artiyya @bradfordschoolofart
We learned about the importance exciting work Attiya has been up to since graduating.
Then she lead us through the process of making our first collage self portraits. It was great to see

Just delivered these three pieces to the @normanreagallery @uniofyork for their next exhibition 'Displacement' which opens on 27th November and then is open weekdays 9.00 - 17.00.
I shall be joining a panel discussion on Monday 1st December 18.30.
At

Today is Armistice Day, when we should be thinking about disarmament and no more wars. Instead the headlines over the last week or so have been about the conflict in Sudan, leading to genocide.
Who is supplying the arms?
There is evidence that some o

Responding to headlines about increased flooding risks, followed by UN warnings about the failure to stem CO2 emissions.
Social justice includes climate justice.
So as COP30 looms on the calendar this is a call for @keirstarmer to act on is words an

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

Aug 15
Aug 15 Cooking

Aug 8
Aug 8 Still knitting

Aug 1
Aug 1 Making Monday

Jul 4
Jul 4 p/hop at Woolfest

Jun 7
Jun 7 Impressions of China

Feb 27
Feb 27 A day at the seaside

Nov 5
Nov 5 Inspired knitters

Oct 31
Oct 31 Illuminating York

Oct 10
Oct 10 Running

Oct 3
Oct 3 Changing scenery?

Sep 17
Sep 17 Seize the moment

Sep 15
Sep 15 Holidays

May 3
May 3 No longer missing

Dec 13
Dec 13 keeping warm

Dec 6
Dec 6 On the road again

Nov 26
Nov 26 reflections - a year of p/hop

Nov 21
Nov 21 Hanging on

Nov 15
Nov 15 Feed the birds ...

Nov 13
Nov 13 Why do I knit?

Nov 11
Nov 11 Making connections