Craftivism Episodes

In this episode of NeedleXChange I continue my interview with Tal Fitzpatrick. Tal is a socially engaged artist and craftivist whose practice explores how making can give people agency and foster connection. We explore the philosophy underpinning her work, from dissensus and the importance of ten…

In this episode of NeedleXChange I interview Tal Fitzpatrick. Tal is a socially engaged artist and craftivist whose quilts and textile projects blend creativity with activism. We talk about her artistic journey from early influences, including her grandmother’s politically charged textile works, …

In this episode of NeedleXChange, I interview Claire Voelkel-Sedlmeir. Claire is a textile storyteller whose work transforms scraps of family life - old clothes, baby socks, even diaper cloth - into intimate quilts and stitched offerings. We explore the second phase of her practice: community, up…

In this episode of NeedleXChange, I interview Claire Voelkel-Sedlmeir. Claire is a self-taught textile artist who uses embroidery as a storytelling tool to explore memory, motherhood, and creative discipline. We discuss her two 52-week stitched story projects - how they emerged from a desire to c…

In this episode of NeedleXChange I interview Holly Searle. Holly is a visual artist who transforms vintage tea towels into striking, subversive works of textile art, In this second part of our NeedleXChange, the conversation turns fully to Holly’s Tea Towel Project - a growing collection of o…

In this episode of NeedleXChange I interview Holly Searle. Holly is a visual artist who transforms vintage tea towels into striking, subversive works of textile art, In the first part of the NeedleXChange, Holly talks about the origins of her creativity - from childhood memories and charity s…

Bren Ahearn is a needlework artist using samplers to unpack masculinity, memory and social conditioning.

Bren Ahearn is a needlework artist using samplers to unpack masculinity, memory and social conditioning.

Sarah Corbett is founder of the Craftivist Collective and an advocate for change via gentle activism.

Vanessa Marr is an artist and lecturer whose work explores the invisible labour of women through textiles.

Vanessa Marr is an artist and lecturer whose work explores the invisible labour of women through textiles.

Betsy Greer is a writer, speaker and advocate for the benefits of craft as a tool for change.

Betsy Greer is a writer, speaker and advocate for the benefits of craft as a tool for change.

Diana Weymar is an embroidery artist and curator, and founder of the Tiny Pricks project.

Diana Weymar is an embroidery artist and curator, and founder of the Tiny Pricks project.

Marcia Bennett Male is a textile artist whose work explore her experiences as a black woman living in modern Britain, and focus on black historical figures.

Marcia Bennett Male is a textile artist whose work explore her experiences as a black woman living in modern Britain, and focus on black historical figures.