Ruth Singer is a textile artist and writer from Loughborough. Ruth’s work is influenced by her previous career in museums, including specialising in textile history. She has been fascinated by Mary Linwood for many years. Ruth has researched and written this exhibition and made textile artworks to go alongside Mary Linwood’s embroideries. Ruth’s textile works are made in response to the story of Mary Linwood, her life and her lost legacy.
Ruth’s textiles are hand stitched and often made with antique fabrics which give a feeling of fragility and sensitivity to the story they are illuminating.
Stitching Emotions Community Artwork
Acknowledgements
This exhibition has been curated by Ruth Singer in collaboration with Leicester Museums & Galleries. An exhibition catalogue is available in the museum shop. For related events and activities, please visit the museum’s website.
We would like to thank the following individuals and organisations for their support and contributions:
- The Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle, County Durham, England
- Dr Heidi Strobel, author of The Art of Mary Linwood: Embroidery, Installation, and Entrepreneurship in Britain, 1787-1845
- The Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland
- St Margaret’s Church, Leicester, burial place of Mary Linwood
- Zenzie Tinker Conservation
- Dr Isabella Rosner
- Mandeep Dhadialla
- All makers of Stitching Emotions pieces
We gratefully acknowledge the contributions of over 200 community participants in Connected Threads, as well as the lead workshop artist, Ali Carpenter-Hughes. Our thanks also go to the groups and organisations that generously hosted workshops.
Supported by Arts Council England
