Category: podcast
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Introducing Material Histories with Deb McGuire. Making Meaning Episode 63
Material Histories is a new mini-series of Making Meaning Podcast with special guest co-host Deb McGuire. Deb is a brilliant historian, specialising in emotional histories of quilting, but she’s incredibly knowledgable about all kinds of things. We have so many overlapping interests and things we really want to talk about in the world of textile…
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Reading & Writing: Making Meaning Podcast Episode 62
A few weeks ago someone told me that she didn’t know I had written several books, so I realised I don’t talk enough about my writing! The podcast is about the writing of those books; three with traditional publishers and three self-published books about my work. The third self-published book is coming very soon, it…
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Accomplishments and Imagined Mementoes: Making Meaning Podcast Episode 61
This week’s episode is about the new body of work I made for Mary Linwood; Art, Stitch & Life exhibition. Alongside researching, curating and writing the first exhibition of Mary Linwood’s work in 75 year, I also created seven new artworks reflecting elements of Mary Linwood’s life and legacy. These pieces fill in gaps in…
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Reflections on Mary Linwood: Making Meaning Podcast Episode 60
Making Meaning is back with a new series. It’s almost five years since I started making this podcast and this is series 6. In this episode I’m solo, talking about what I’ve learned from the Mary Linwood Rediscovered project, from studying Mary Linwood and from sharing her story with the world. There are images of…
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Rachel Whitworth of the Bowes Museum: Making Meaning Podcast Episode 59
In this episode I’m talking to Rachel Whitworth, the curator of Fashion and Textiles at The Bowes Museum in Barnard Castle. I’ve been working with Rachel recently to bring several of their Mary Linwood pieces to my exhibition in Leicester, and previously visited them in the museum stores to study and understand them better. Rachel…
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Emily Jo Gibbs: Making Meaning Podcast Episode 58
I’m so pleased to share this conversation with Emily Jo Gibbs, a fantastic textile maker who I have admired for many years. It won’t surprise you that I love Emily’s work and we had a really interesting, broad-ranging conversation about the why behind the work. Emily is a British artist who has established an international reputation…
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Jayne Emerson: Making Meaning Podcast Episode 57
In this episode I’m talking to the brilliant creative textile designer Jayne Emerson, known to many of you as the creator of the No Rules Textile Society – a membership group full of inspiration and creative play. Jayne is also a textile designer for fashion and interiors, she’s written six craft books and creates courses…
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Dr Heidi Strobel: Making Meaning Podcast Episode 56
Dr Heidi Strobel is my guest in episode 56 about Mary Linwood. Heidi joined me from The University of North Texas, USA where she is is Professor of Art History. She is also the author of Mary Linwood: Embroidery, Installation, and Entrepreneurship in Britain 1787-1845 which has been invaluable for my exhibition research. Heidi and…
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Dr Isabella Rosner: Making Meaning Podcast Episode 55
Episode 55 is more of the summer of stitch series, this time with the brilliant Dr Isabella Rosner, Royal School of Needlework curator, podcaster and all round historic embroidery enthusiast. She has been part of the Mary Linwood fan club for years and we had a wonderful time talking about all the complexities of Linwood’s career…
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Claire-Louise Hardie / The Thrifty Stitcher: Making Meaning Podcast Episode 54
Today’s episode is more in the summer of stitch series, this time with a very different kind of maker. Claire-Louise Hardie is a costumier and sewing teacher, expert in making clothes and understanding how clothes work and how they make us feel. This is a really fun conversation exploring very different things than this podcast…