embroidery – Page 6 – Ruth Singer

Worn Stories

May 25, 2023

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in Collaborations, Community, Projects, Ruth Singer

Yesterday was the first of six sessions for a community project I’m running with Mandeep Dhadialla. We have been commissioned by ArtReach to create a project with refugees from around the world and now living in Leicester exploring stories of textiles & recycling. It was such an inspiring and enjoyable session with really fantastic conversations…

Freestyle embroidery

May 2, 2023

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Ruth Singer

in creativity, techniques, textile study space, textiles

I recently got to revisit this embroidery I made a few years ago to write a post for my Textile Study Space about freestyle, no rules embroidery. The post (for subscribers) is about techniques, experimenting and finding your own style and about knowing what feels right and what doesn’t. I ended up getting very self…

The Power of Personal Stories

Feb 23, 2023

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Ruth Singer

in Criminal Quilts, Inspiration, Maker Membership, My work

I was thinking yesterday, on a museum visit, of the power of personal stories in heritage and in art practice. I often use objects as my source material but the stories about real, named women are what has made Criminal Quilts so impactful. It’s been important to me all the way through this 12-year long…

Learn new textile techniques with me

Feb 20, 2023

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Ruth Singer

in Art Textiles, creativity, Inspiration, My work, techniques, Textile History

Textile Study Space is my online school for all things stitch and fabric. It’s a subscription site for just £5 with monthly posts and a growing archive of lessons and behind the scenes in my studio.

Embellished sewing tools

Dec 12, 2022

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Ruth Singer

in My work

I’ve recently completed a small series of works for sale with the lovely Beyond Measure shop. I don’t make a lot of things for retail so these are pretty special. The darning cards are £36.50 and you can find them here. This scissors start at £49 and you can find them here. Beyond Measure also…