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

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

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