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Mrs. Fatima’s Diary
1:30 to 3:00 My neighbour and I were doing some embroidery. ... 1:00 to 1:30 I served my older children food. 1:30 to 3:15 I was doing some embroidery work.
New exhibition unveils more secret lives of human hair
Goldsmiths, University of London anthropologist Emma Tarlo is set to unveil a new exhibition exploring the curious and undiscovered world of human hair.
Christine Risley Award
The artist uses a sophisticated combination of textile materials and techniques including embroidery, patchwork, print and quilting to create sculptural forms and costumes that convey personal narratives and invented mythologies.
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HAIRY MATTERS
Hairy Matters began as the project,'Head to Head: Untangling the Global Trade in Human Hair', funded through a major research fellowship from the Leverhulme Trust ( 2013-2016).
The 2009 Christine Risley Award winner
Susie Vickery, graduate of the Julia Caprara School of Textile Art
Nisha Sky – Goldsmiths Fine Art Degree Shows
Cura, Charcoal and embroidery on cotton, wire sculpture, small framed drawing, 2023.
Mrs. Saraswathi’s diary
She wanted to learn embroidery, tatting and [making] paper flowers from me.
Narrative Threads
Christine Risley was encouraged to learn machine embroidery by Constance and introduced this to the course in 1948.
Diogo Gama – Goldsmiths Fine Art Degree Shows
two men looking in the mirror, hand embroidery on cloth, 2021.