by Cathy Jack Coupland | Jul 7, 2024 | Podcast Episodes
In this episode of Stitch Safari, I want to look at works of art, specifically Biennale art that include embroidery and textiles to inform and give voice to social or political themes. As always, it’s the artist’s use of visual depictions that are so powerful,...
by Cathy Jack Coupland | Jun 23, 2024 | Podcast Episodes
There’s a reason why embroidery is associated with connection – it can be a driving force full of potency, energy and poignancy. Link a worldwide group of collaborative embroiderers to see the true power of stitch – and that’s exactly what this episode of...
by Cathy Jack Coupland | Jun 9, 2024 | Podcast Episodes
Books are essential for my peace of mind, so I have a variety in my library covering technique, inspiration, history and those I simply love to look at. I’ve chosen three books published at different times – 1980, 1994, and 2013 giving scope to all those...
by Cathy Jack Coupland | Jul 28, 2021 | Podcast Episodes
But embroidery needed the invention of some very basic tools before that first stitch could be taken and that began a long, long time ago. With Stitch Safari, I’m trying to chronicle embroidery’s beginnings as well as its relationship with society and...
by Cathy Jack Coupland | Jul 4, 2021 | Podcast Episodes
I’ve now been recording Stitch Safari Podcasts since May of 2020 – and with the fullness of time, I believe I finally have my head around what I’m actually doing. Yes, it’s taken me a while – I’m a slow learner, but it’s...
by Cathy Jack Coupland | Aug 20, 2020 | Podcast Episodes
Cloth – that much used and overlooked everyday item we wear, sit upon, walk on or sleep between. It’s simply there in our ready-made shirts, dresses, bespoke suits and household textiles, but how did cloth-making, come about? It’s a story spanning...
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