Month: June 2017

Not quiet & orderly

June 8, 2017

So, here is my presentation from this week’s Heritage Show + Tell. The rule for Show + Tell is strict: three slides, three minutes, so you have to be very disciplined! The other presentations were all really interesting and engaging. Mills and Boom: falling back in love with our textile mills by Deborah Wall from Historic England was … More Not quiet & orderly

Cut Cloth: contemporary textiles and feminism

June 2, 2017

I was delighted to be invited to contribute an essay for a publication to accompany the Cut Cloth project.  Cut Cloth contemplates the rise in popularity of art textiles and its impact on its value as a specifically feminist mode of expression. The project features an exhibition at the Portico Library in Manchester, 9th June … More Cut Cloth: contemporary textiles and feminism