Ruth Singer

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  • Pleated dress and hat decorations

    Pleated dress and hat decorations

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    In my research into manipulated fabrics, I have often come across trimmings created using pleated or gathered ribbon, most often on hats, although sometimes on garments too. 18th century dress trimmings are usually made from self-fabric (strips of the same fabric the garment is made from) rather than ribbons.  Box pleating is common, as are…

  • 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…

  • Reinventing the paper piece

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    A couple of years ago I made this piece, my first in paper, constructed from book proofs. It has been a real trouper; a couple of exhibitions, some press and a lot of interest.  It is going out again for Colour, at New Brewery Arts in Cirencester, Sat 23rdMarch – Sun 12thMay 2013, along with this coat…