Deborah Mullins: Embroidery Artist Inspired By Palestine

Today on the Stitchery Stories embroidery podcast, Deborah Mullins shares her passion for Palestine. The beautiful traditional embroidery and the places and people - as well as a deep sadness at the cleansing, displacement & social injustice experienced within that land.

Susan chats with Deborah about:

• Kickstarting a passion for embroidery after many years of other creative pursuits
• Being inspired by 3 months in Palestine - the traditional embroidery but also the places and the tragic tales of displacement and injustice
• Playing with colour and hand stitched textures
• Bethlehem Couching & traditional Palestinian embroidery
• The 'Key Of Return' - a symbol of memory and longing to return
• Winning the Gold Medal for Creative Textiles from City & Guilds
• Meeting Princes Anne at St. James's Palace to receive an award from The Worshipful Company Of Haberdashers
• A special visit to the British Museum stores to handle and study items of Palestinian costume
• Why election results programs are so helpful...
• Deborah's exhibition 6-10 June 2018 at The Old School Room, Haworth

For this episode...

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