November/December 2021

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In this issue, ideas around rootedness and home – how we choose to live and where we choose to make - thread through the creative lives of our featured artists – Nigel Cheney, Alice Fox, Giulio Miglietta, Maria Thomas, Kasia Tons, Megan Ivy Griffiths and  Jennifer Smith-Windsor.  We also take a look inside Pauline Burbidge’s unique studio on a converted farmstead in Scotland.

features

08 UNCOMMON GARDEN VARIETY

Alice Fox has developed a singular practice focused on personal engagement with the natural world

14 COVER STORY

For Jennifer Smith-Windsor the humble blanket is the perfect vehicle with which to tell stories about home and belonging

20 CHAIN REACTION

Giulio Miglietta has built a unique design business specialising in illustrative freehand chainstitch using his precious vintage sewing machines

26 INSIDE OUT

Embroidery proved to be the perfect conduit for Kasia Tons' exploration of our relationship with each other and the environment

32 COMPLEX CLOTH

Layers of meaning merge with a kaleidoscopic knowledge of hand and machine textile techniques in the hands of artist Nigel Cheney

38 GOOD ON PAPER

Whether working with paper ephemera, cloth or found objects, alt-quilter Maria Thomas has a unique take on her materials

44 COOL CAST OF CHARACTERS

Megan Griffiths started out as an illustrator, now she brings her characters to life using embroidery

52 THE SEWING ROOM

Inside the studio of art quilter Pauline Burbidge

52 MATERIAL MATTERS

Lifting the cover on one of Wales' most famous textile treasures, The Wrexham Tailor's Quilt