Ruth Singer

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  • Exhibitions at Waddesdon

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    There’s textile delights aplenty at Waddesdon Manor at the moment. I particularly wanted to see Sacred Stitches, an exhibition of ecclesiastic textiles from the Rothschild Collection which is reviews in Embroidery magazine (July / August).  I love Medieval church textiles so was excited to see examples that have not been displayed before, and I was…

  • Trapunto quilting

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    One of the most popular sessions I teach is Trapunto or Italian quilting. My new book, Fabric Manipulation, 150 Creative Sewing Techniques, covers this technique in detail and includes lots of variations including shadow quilting, corded quilting and using stretch fabrics. Detail of Time Bubble 1.  I’ve been using Trapunto for years in small projects…

  • Museum purchase

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    I’m delighted to announce that Shire Hall Gallery, part of Staffordshire Museums Service, are buying my whole collection of Criminal Quilts. The six textile pieces will become part of the museum service collection and will be displayed in the historic court room at Shire Hall. As an ex-museum person, having my work preserved forever in…

  • Wrapping and covering

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    I usually tweet or Pin when I’ve seen something interesting online, but I’ve decided it is time to start sharing things on the blog again as it gives things more status and it makes stuff easier to find again. So I’m planning a series on other artists’ work as I come across things I like…

  • New work in progress

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    If you are sharp-eyed on Pinterest, you will have noticed some new work popping up on this board. I’m working in collaboration with jeweller Alys Power  to create a new collection of work for an exhibition opening in March at NCCD. We’ve been working on collaborative pieces to create a Cabinet of Curiosities inspired by Calke…

  • Exhibitions at the Knitting & Stitching Show

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    I fully intended to write a blog post praising a number of exhibitions at the Knitting & Stitching Show, and urging those in striking distance of London to GET THERE TODAY (and/ or tomorrow) and illustrate the blog with marvellous pictures of the work, gathered from the websites of the organisers of the shows, or…

  • Studio; Inspiration board and on the sewing table

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    I’ve started on a new body of work, so I gave my little workspace a spruce up and created a new inspiration board. My desk isn’t very big so I have filled up the whole space with lovely things and left myself a tiny gap to work in. More photos on Flickr.