Category: Projects
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The Dreaming House : Art Textiles in Historic Houses
The Dreaming House, an exhibition of art textiles from the collections of Nottingham Museums is currently on display in Newstead Abbey, ancestral home of Lord Byron. The exhibition is only open at weekends (12-4pm) and for a few weeks only, and seems to have almost slipped under the textile press radar. I’ve seen little about it…
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Criminal Quilts at Shire Hall Gallery, Stafford
My first series of Criminal Quilts is now on display at Shire Hall Gallery, Stafford. These pieces were inspired by photographs from the Staffordshire Archives of women criminals (below), commissioned by Shire Hall Gallery and later purchased for the museum collection and display outside the historic courtroom. The six Criminal Quilts in Stafford are shown…
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Harefield Hospital Quilt Commission
I recently completed a really enjoyable commission for Harefield Hospital NHS Trust to celebrate their centenary. There’s a brief background on the project here. This quilt is inspired by a 1915 quilt made as a fundraiser for the first hospital on the site and the new quilt tells the story of Harefield Hospital since the First World War…
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Festival of Quilts
The Festival of Quilts at Birmingham NEC starts on Thursday 6th August and runs until Sunday 10th. This year I have a stand (E6) where I will be displaying some of my recent work, collecting textile memories and showing work in progress. I’ll have books, fabrics, trapunto quilting supplies and kits for sale too. The Harefield…
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Interlace at Synchronise II
My collaboration with Bethany Walker will be shown in Synchronise II at The National Centre For Craft & Design from 4th July – 6th September.
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A Stitch In Time at the British Library
UPDATE: I’m not able to be there after all, unfortunately. I’m sure it will still be great though! At rather short notice I’m busy preparing for a fantastic event this weekend at the British Library, celebrating embroidery. A Stitch In Time day of embroidery events celebrates the new Cornelia Parker Magna Carta commission. I’ll be there…
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Narrative Threads Artist in Residence at NCCD
During my residency day at NCCD in April I tried some further experiments with recording dye processes using video, this time using my iPad set up on a plate stand, which seems to work quite well. There’s more to be done on this but it looks promising and I hope a film can be included in…
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Harefield Hospital centenary quilt commission
I’ve recently been commissioned to make a centenary quilt for Harefield Hospital. The NHS hospital began its medical life as an ANZAC hospital, during the First World War. The then owner of the 18th century house and estate was an Australian and gave over his house and grounds to create a facility for his countrymen.…
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Daily Make (15 & 16)
I reworked The Beauty of Stains, making the stains permanent through stitch. I’ve made a lot of paper pieced patchwork for Narrative Threads. I’ve started a birthday present for my mum but I’m not going to show it here in case she looks. I know she doesn’t look at Instagram. …
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Open Studio at Makers’ Yard 25th April
I’ll be opening my studio on Saturday 25th April (12-4pm) as part of the local St George’s day festival. This is the first time I’ve opened the studio since I’ve changed it from being a teaching space to being my own personal work space where I run occasional creative textiles workshops too. I’ll be in…
Ruth Singer 