My latest piece, Embroidery as Record and Resistance, can be found over at Contingent Magazine. A huge thank you to the Contingent Magazine team for their work, dedication, and innovation in creating a space for history online. My post looks at embroidery, feminist resistance, and protest. Photo - two embroidery hoops by me.
Historical Reminiscents EP 36: Embroidery, History, and Resistance
I recently started learning to embroider. My main reason for taking up embroidering was wanting to be stitch swear words radical sayings using a traditional feminine craft. I loved the idea of juxtaposing feminist praxis with a domestic art. In today's episode I talk about the history of embroidery and textile arts as a form … Continue reading Historical Reminiscents EP 36: Embroidery, History, and Resistance