Our next Contemporary Craft Tour 'Thrift & Thread' - Contemporary Heirlooms by Mandy Patullo
will take place in Spring 2010
Mandy Pattullo re-cycles and re-uses old textiles to create contemporary heirlooms and garments.
The work relates to the thrift and ‘make-do and mend’ culture of past times, in particular the needlecrafts created by women in domestic settings, where scraps of fabric were saved for quiltmaking , linen was repaired , socks were darned and buttons were kept.
We are forced to re-examine fabrics that have become flawed through wear and tear and find in them a new beauty. This exhibition will inevitably evoke personal memories of past sewing skills to a certain generation while introducing a contemporary generation to an alternative to the ‘throw away culture’, suggesting new ways of customising and transforming clothes using vintage textiles and charity shop bargains.
The tour will be held in various locations across Cumbria, County Durham and Northumberland during May & June, please check the listings page for more details. Or contact our Contemporary Craft Tour Officer Karen Babayan on 017683 53954 karen@highlightsnorth.co.uk
 
Harris TweedJacket, 2009
Man’s tweed jacket. Appliqued curtain fabric, needlepoint, stitch and patchwork |
Labels, 2009
Close up of Harris Tweed Jacket
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Collage, 2008.
Assemblage of nostalgic domestic packaging and needlework items
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Armchair, 2007.
Recycled head squares. Patchwork and suffolk puffs
Glove, 2008.
Collage transfer printing, stitch.
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