#66: Material Histories, Showing and Sharing Textiles
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This episode is the second of the occasional mini series . In this one we have a wonderful wide-ranging conversation starting with what we look for in quilt shows but covers far more than that. We talk about the power of connecting through making and about showing and sharing textile works. Maker Membership: Please join my email list for more:
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#65: 21 Years
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This week I reflect on 21 years working as an artist and writer. (Oops, I realised after I recorded this that I talk about it being episode 64, when in fact it’s episode 65!) Tangled is available for pre-order now: Maker Membership: Please join my email list for more:
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#64: Where Do I Get My Ideas From?
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I have been asked about my ideas and where they come from more than anything else in my 21 year career (although "How long did it take to make?" must be a close second). It's really hard for me to define where each idea came from but I've given it a go in this podcast. Tangled is available for pre-order now: Maker Membership Please join my email list for more
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#63: Introducing Material Histories with Deb McGuire
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Making Histories is a new mini-series of Making Meaning Podcast with special guest co-host Deb McGuire. Deb is a brilliant historian, specialising in emotional histories of quilting, but she's incredibly knowledgable about all kinds of things. We have so many overlapping interests and things we really want to talk about in the world of textile making, textile histories and human stories. I've been thinking about a podcast co-host for a while, and when I talked to Deb for episodes and , I just wanted to carry on talking! So we've made that a formal arrangement now and I am delighted to share...
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#62: Reading & Writing
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A few weeks ago someone told me that she didn't know I had written several books, so I realised I don't talk enough about my writing! The podcast is about the writing of those books; three with traditional publishers and three self-published books about my work. The third self-published book is coming very soon, it is with the designer now and I hope to have it in my hands before the end of the summer. I've also written other exhibition catalogues and project publications and all kinds of things. Find out more about my Textile Book Group and more: Buy publications: Find out more about...
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#61: Accomplishments and Imagined Mementoes
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This week's episode is about the new body of work I made for . Alongside researching, curating and writing the first exhibition of Mary Linwood's work in 75 year, I also created seven new artworks reflecting elements of Mary Linwood's life and legacy. These pieces fill in gaps in Mary Linwood's story, explore themes I find fascinating and allow me to express my own thoughts and feelings about Linwood's work and life. Sign up for my course Buy the exhibition catalogue, Find out more about my Join Ruth’s Visit Ruth's
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#60: Reflections on Mary Linwood
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is back with a new series. It's almost five years since I started making this podcast and this is series 6. In this episode I'm solo, talking about what I've learned from the project, from studying Mary Linwood and from sharing her story with the world. Sign up for my course Buy the exhibition catalogue, Find out more about my Join Ruth’s Visit Ruth's
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#59: Making Meaning with Rachel Whitworth
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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
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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 ...
info_outlineThis 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 BBC/AHRC New Generation Thinker and author of Stitching Freedom: Embroidery and Incarceration (Common Threads Press). Isabella also hosts the Sew What? podcast about historical needlework and those who stitched it.
Ruth on Sew What? Podcast from 2021
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