Jun 15, 2023
Quilts are at the centre of this month’s Travels with Textiles. Quilts of comfort, quilts of protest, quilts of heritage, and quilts that arrive mysteriously in the post. The most important news is that more than 60 of the quilts that were made by the women and children of Canada during the Second World War to comfort refugees and victims of the war in Britain are on the move. These quilts are now more than 80 years old and have incredible stories encoded within them. They are battered, but beautiful and compelling. Listen to this month’s episode to find out what is happening to them.
We also have news of the world’s most expensive sewing machine, a brave swim down the Volta River to highlight the appalling pollution in Ghana from Europe’s second-hand clothes, and a wonderful project in London to knit the air. All of this, plus your emails, book, and exhibition of the month, and all the other Haptic & Hue news in this new episode.