#59: Making Meaning with Rachel Whitworth
Making Meaning
In this episode I’m talking to Rachel Whitworth, the curator of Fashion and Textiles at The in Barnard Castle. Find out about the Mary Linwood and Find out more about the , 22nd - 23rd Nov, Leicester Guildhall Find out more about my Join Ruth’s Visit Ruth's
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#58: Making Meaning with Emily Jo Gibbs
Making Meaning
I’m so pleased to share this conversation with Emily Jo Gibbs, a fantastic textile maker who I have admired for many years. It won’t surprise you that I love Emily’s work and we had a really interesting, broad-ranging conversation about the why behind the work. Emily's and Find out about the Mary Linwood and Find out more about the , 22nd - 23rd Nov, Leicester Guildhall Find out more about my Join Ruth’s Visit Ruth's
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#57: Making Meaning with Jayne Emerson
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In this episode I’m talking to the brilliant creative textile designer Jayne Emerson, known to many of you as the creator of the No Rules Textile Society - a membership group full of inspiration and creative play. Jayne is also a textile designer for fashion and interiors, she’s written six craft books and creates courses and workshop both online and in person. We have a lot in common and had a great time exploring our shared and differing approaches and projects. I hope you enjoy this conversation much as we did. Jayne's and Find out about the Mary Linwood and Join Ruth’s ...
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#56: Making Meaning with Heidi Strobel
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Dr Heidi Strobel is my guest in episode 56 about Mary Linwood. Heidi joined me from The University of North Texas, USA where she is is Professor of Art History. She is also the author of Mary Linwood: Embroidery, Installation, and Entrepreneurship in Britain 1787-1845 which has been invaluable for my exhibition research. Heidi and I have been in touch throughout this project and she’s been an amazing support in the development of the exhibition and in the general excitement I feel about being able to share Linwood’s work. This is a fantastic conversation in lots of depth about Mary...
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#54: Making Meaning with Dr Isabella Rosner
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This episode is more of the summer of stitch series, this time with the brilliant Dr Isabella Rosner, Royal School of Needlework curator, podcaster and all round historic embroidery enthusiast. She has been part of the Mary Linwood fan club for years and we had a wonderful time talking about all the complexities of Linwood’s career and making practice, and reflecting on her legacy and why she’s been so ignored in the last hundred and fifty years. Dr Isabella Rosner is the curator of textiles and contextual studies lecturer at the Royal School of Needlework. She is a 2023...
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#54: Making Meaning with Claire-Louise Hardie / The Thrifty Stitcher
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Today’s episode is more in the summer of stitch series, this time with a very different kind of maker. Claire-Louise Hardie is a costumier and sewing teacher, expert in making clothes and understanding how clothes work and how they make us feel. This is a really fun conversation exploring very different things than this podcast usually covers and it was great to talk to Claire-Louise and share this with you. It's a great excuse for me to think about clothing construction, the importance of fabric in telling stories and all the nerdy details of working with museum objects, which I have really...
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#53: Making Meaning with Jennifer Collier
Making Meaning
Continuing with the summer of stitch theme, in this podcast episode I am talking to the brilliant maker Jennifer Collier, who makes amazing objects in paper using textile techniques. I’ve known Jennifer for years and we’ve worked together and supported each other plenty but still needed to twist her arm to do this podcast, for which I am really grateful. We had a fantastic conversation about making and meaning and exploring the heritage of stitch and creative practice. Join Ruth’s Find out more about Maker Membership , including a transcript
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#52: Making Meaning with Wendy Ward
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Wendy Ward - researcher, maker and campaigner around clothes, sustainability and emotional connection to the things we wear. Wendy is a PhD researcher at Sheffield Hallam University investigating product attachment, craft and broken-ness in fashion. Prior to her PhD she taught sewing to adults and wrote five best-selling sewing books. Wendy has long had an interest in sustainability within fashion, she worked at both extremes of the fashion industry: as a designer in fast fashion and for a small sustainable brand, then went on to explore novel ways to recycle textiles for her MA. ...
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#51: Making Meaning - Project books and sharing research
Making Meaning
This episode is a reflection on how I chose to create Cultures of Care Gathering and the sessions, talks and workshops it involves. I also explore the idea of project books, my way of collecting inspiration and ideas into sketchbooks. I'll be sharing a number of project books at the Gathering, alongside my finished works. Find out about Join Ruth’s Find out more about Maker Membership , including a transcript
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#50: Making Meaning - Cultures of Care Gathering
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It's episode FIFTY! and the podcast's 4th birthday this week. This is just a mini solo one, sharing some of the story of the Cultures of Care project and how I've brought it all together to create Cultures of Care Gathering 19-20 July. Find out about Join Ruth’s Find out more about Maker Membership , including a transcript
info_outlineIt's episode FIFTY! and the podcast's 4th birthday this week. This is just a mini solo one, sharing some of the story of the Cultures of Care project and how I've brought it all together to create Cultures of Care Gathering 19-20 July.
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