EPISODE · Feb 15, 2024 · 46 MIN
Travels with Textiles February 2024
The first women to go to university in Britain are commemorated in a ground-breaking new 3D tapestry triptych woven by Dovecot Studios. It will have its world premiere on March 8th, International Women's Day. It honours the Edinburgh Seven who all studied medicine at Edinburgh University - they had a tremendous fight to get to medical school and an even greater one to complete their studies. We also hear about the history of jumble and rummage sales and as much as we may think of these as interesting and fun, for the poor of the Victorian era they were a vital resource that helped them send their children to school and dress themselves so that they could go take part in society. And what do you do when someone sends you more than a hundred pairs of old, holey, socks?Why turn them into art? Find out how the queen of mending, Kate Sekules, did just that.
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Travels with Textiles February 2024
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