Tag: textiles
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Words About Women
Way back in 2022, as I was preparing the final version of Criminal Quilts exhibition for Llantarnam Grange, I devised a collaborative project to mark the end of over 10 years working with the stories of women in the criminal justice system in the 19th century. The idea was to create a collaborative artwork with…
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Making Meaning Podcast Episode 34 Q&A with Ruth Singer
In this episode you’ll hear an edited version of a live Q&A recorded last month on Zoom. The audience were invited to ask questions about my practice in general, or specific current or past projects. You’ll hear me talk about topics including care practices within organisations, caring for others and its impact on practice, and…
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Hidden Histories online talk for Embroiderers Guild
On Thursday 9th November I’m giving a talk about my work for the UK Embroiderers Guild. Ruth Singer’s work is all about illuminating stories and histories that we might not otherwise notice, from Victorian women criminals to personal and emotional stories of loss, via museum collections and nature connection. Ruth loves sharing these stories through…
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Making Meaning Podcast Episode 33 with Barbara Burman
I’m joined today by historian and writer Barbara Burman who has just published a wonderful new book called The Point of The Needle, Why Sewing Matters which celebrates and explores the cultural and social importance of plain stitching, using historical sources and also the voices of people sewing today. I was asked to read a…
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Making Meaning Podcast Episode 32 with Zoe Murphy
Episode 32 of Making Meaning is with designer and all-round creative powerhouse Zoe Murphy. Zoe works with colourful screen prints to transform old furniture into amazing, meaningful pieces. We talk about her multi-faceted creative life, about connecting and sharing creative joy and about how storytelling and research are fundamental to how she works. Furniture and…
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Making Meaning Podcast Episode 31 Cultures of Care
Making Meaning podcast by Ruth Singer with Kate Unwin
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Making Meaning Digital Journal
Last week I launched Making Meaning Journal with a pre-sale offer before I sent it to print, and then pretty much immediately changed my mind! I have been really reluctant about sending it to print so I interrogated my discomfort and self-mentored to work out what I wanted to do about it. In the end…
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Leicester Textiles Festival
I’m pleased to be part of this new event in the city this month with two pieces in the Textiles Open 16-24th September. The exhibition is mainly at StudionAme in Leicester although my work may be in another venue. Full details and opening times doesn’t seem to be available yet but check the website and…
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Making Meaning Podcast Episode 28 with Lucie Bea Dutton
Making Meaning podcast with Ruth Singer with Lucie Bea Dutton
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Making Meaning Journal
I’m excited to announce that Making Meaning Journal is coming soon! For years I’ve wanted to create a publication, a modest magazine-style place to share some of my writing and more of my images of my work/ I love writing for my website, for my Maker Membership and for the Textile Study Space but I…
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