Knitting & Stitching Show 2021

Knitting & Stitching Show 2021

It’s finally here! The return of Knitting & Stitching Show 2021. I’ve filmed a quick preview of the event for you. Stay tuned and Subscribe to catch up with all the latest events from the Show.

I’m attending, press pass in hand, filming all the events and interviewing as many artists as I can fit into the four days. A brilliant show – as you can see from the amazing textile art shared in the video below.

Image featured: by Aran Illingworth, Self Portrait Competition.

A lot has changed since my last visit to the Show in 2019.

Sabi Westoby – Meet the Artist

A little textile inspiration from my YouTube ‘Meet the Artist’ Collection. Today it features art quilts of textile artist, Sabi Westoby.

Sabi designs her own fabrics with dye & print. Her expressive and experimental approach to textiles can be seen in her ‘Uprooted’ exhibition – layers of print, paint and hand stitching.

The artworks are based on the ‘United for Intercultural Action List’, which appeared in The Guardian newspaper on 20 June 2018, World Refugee Day, recording 34,361 known refugee deaths over a 25 year period between 1993 and 2018. The works reflect her desire to acknowledge and give form and shape to the unknown men, women and children who died fleeing climate change, civil war and persecution, seeking safer lives in Europe.
Filmed at the The Festival of Quilts 2021.

In this video Sabi shares her latest work and explains the ideas and design concepts behind the collection.

Catch up with Sabi and her stunning Textile Gallery at The Festival of Quilts 2021.

Images courtesy: http://www.sabiwestoby.com

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Artwork by Sabi Westoby - Names , numbers of deaths and cause of death - The List - priinted onto cotton cloth and embroidered - overprinted with images of 'reugees' walking in crowds
Page from The List printed onto cotton cloth
Artwork by Sabi Westoby - Names , numbers of deaths and cause of death - The List - priinted onto cotton cloth and embroidered
Artwork by Sabi Westoby

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Sheila Frampton Cooper – Meet the Artist

A little textile inspiration from my YouTube ‘Meet the Artist’ Collection. Today it features bold, free-form quilts of textile artist, Sheila Frampton Cooper.

Sheila’s colourful improv artworks have won awards at major quilt shows, including: IQA World of Beauty in Houston, AQS Show in Paducah and Road to California.

In this video Sheila shares her artworks and explains her applique and improv techniques.

Catch up with Sheila and her stunning Textile Gallery at The Festival of Quilts 2021.

Images courtesy: https://www.zoombaby.com/

Multicolured applique Artwork by Sheila Frampton-Cooper
Artwork by Sheila Frampton-Cooper
Multicolured applique Artwork
Artwork in the Festival of Quilts 2021 Exhibition

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