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The Red Dress

Quickthorn is excited to support Kirstie Macleod in creating a legacy for her project The Red Dress. This project offers a platform for people, mostly women, who are vulnerable and live in poverty to share their stories through embroidery.

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Darning Kit

Repairing things keeps them out of landfill and in use, which is fabulous for sustainability. Here's the kit you need to get your mending off to a good start, or to gift with a book.

The Authors

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  • celia pym quickthorn publishing author

    Celia Pym

    The artist Celia Pym has been exploring damage and repair in textiles since 2007.

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  • Kirstie Macleod

    Kirstie Macleod is an artist exploring issues of identity and the originator of The Red Dress.

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  • kate fletcher quickthorn publishing author

    Kate Fletcher

    Kate Fletcher is a thought leader in Design and Sustainability specialising in fashion and textiles

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  • Rachael Matthews, rethinking consumption

    Rachael Matthews, rethinking consumption

    This reinvention of the yarn creation process has culminated in Rachael's latest book, Rag Manifesto, which takes consumer waste and re-spins it into another story...

    Rachael Matthews, rethinking consumption

    This reinvention of the yarn creation process has culminated in Rachael's latest book, Rag Manifesto, which takes consumer waste and re-spins it into another story...

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    The Red Dress

    The Red Dress is a global project featuring work from 51 countries... They are communicating with each other, and us, using the language of stitch. 

    The Red Dress

    The Red Dress is a global project featuring work from 51 countries... They are communicating with each other, and us, using the language of stitch. 

  • Katy and Quickthorn

    Katy and Quickthorn

    Katy’s vision for Quickthorn is rooted in her lifelong passion for sustainability, accessibility, and the deep sense of wellbeing and resilience that comes from making and mending.

    Katy and Quickthorn

    Katy’s vision for Quickthorn is rooted in her lifelong passion for sustainability, accessibility, and the deep sense of wellbeing and resilience that comes from making and mending.

  • Earth Fire Iron

    Earth Fire Iron

    We’re working on a new book coming out this September.

    Earth Fire Iron

    We’re working on a new book coming out this September.

  • Socially engaged textiles

    Socially engaged textiles

    There’s been some great coverage of the missing quilts saga with the BBC both online and on BBC Radio Gloucester. This is a fascinating talk by author of Connecting Threads,...

    Socially engaged textiles

    There’s been some great coverage of the missing quilts saga with the BBC both online and on BBC Radio Gloucester. This is a fascinating talk by author of Connecting Threads,...

  • Have you seen the missing quilts?

    Have you seen the missing quilts?

    In 1996 Lynn Setterington was in a joint exhibition with Jane Poulton in Cirencester. Four of Lynn’s works disappeared from the venue and have not been seen since. Nearly 30 years later,...

    Have you seen the missing quilts?

    In 1996 Lynn Setterington was in a joint exhibition with Jane Poulton in Cirencester. Four of Lynn’s works disappeared from the venue and have not been seen since. Nearly 30 years later,...

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