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Claire Wellesley-Smith

@cwellesleysmith

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Artist and research fellow, thinking through textiles and geographies of making. New book Reflective Stitch out now. Bradford, UK

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Delighted to receive my first copy of Reflective Stitch:Time and Place in Textile Art. It’s my 3rd book for @batsfordbooks and will be published 3rd September.

Available to preorder now. More info about the featured artists and projects coming soon plus launch events and workshops.

Photo taken in my studio by the brilliant @carolynmendelsohn_ ❤️ by @cwellesleysmith

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A decade of daily stitching. Archiving ten years of my #stitchjournal begun in April 2013 as a ‘record of days, but not a daily record’. The cloth is made up of multiple pieces of recycled linen and is nearly 10 metres long - no longer the portable project I began. I intend to continue, but this piece is now archived. I’ve written a little more on my recently revived blog today, link in my bio #stitchjournal #thinkingthroughmaking #dailypractice #slowstitch #resilientstitch by @cwellesleysmith

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Recent daily stitching has been tied to the final stages of my PhD in the Geography department at @theopenuniversity My stitches have been like my edits, and there were many of them. My project was connected to my community based practice and post-industrial textile areas in West Yorkshire and East Lancashire. I was driven to explore the impacts of projects that happen over a long period and that closely link craft practices, heritage and community resilience.

I am pleased to share that I passed my viva (defence) last week with minor corrections. A big relief - it has been an immense challenge working alongside studying and caring responsibilities, particularly during early part of the pandemic. My project was supported by my brilliant supervisors George Revill, Steve Pile and Kevin Hetherington. Massive thanks to my family, friends and co-workers for putting up with the stress over the last 6(!) years. I’m looking forward to new projects - some starting very soon #PhD #vivavoce #lifelonglearning #stitchjournal #dailypractice #thinkingthroughmaking taken in The Open University by @cwellesleysmith

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September …

Stitch Journal @batsfordgallery
Couching workshop
Seasonal shift
Hackney peace graffiti
Book launch @bronteparsonagemuseum
Woad bundle (more on substack) by @cwellesleysmith

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We’re celebrating the release of ‘Reflective Stitch’ by @cwellesleysmith at the @batsfordgallery this week! Pop over and see the Stitching Praxis exhibition featuring works from the book.

#clairewellesleysmith #batsfordtextiles #batsfordgallery #textileart #textiles by @cwellesleysmith

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Four textile arts authors
Four new beautiful @batsfordbooks textile arts books
Open floor Q and A
Panel discussion on Stitch and Wellbeing
Stunning venue
What are you waiting for?!
Last few places available for what’s set to be a fantastically inspirational event BOOK NOW via @selvedgemagazine @batsfordbooks
@cwellesleysmith
@catherinemarielongtin
@cuttsandsons
@deenabeverley
@museumofthehome

#textile #wellbeing #textileart #stitch #selfcare by @cwellesleysmith

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Late summer….

Latest couching
7 years with Milo
Allotment shed
Excellent reading @alicehattrick
Pinhole eclipse
Beeswax processing
Fruiting grapevine
Stitching birdsong (more on substack)
Plum season by @cwellesleysmith

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We're very excited to present the Batsford Book Festival: Stitching for Wellbeing – a one-day book festival at the Museum of the Home, organised as part of @selvedgemagazine's London Textile Month.

This afternoon event brings together four leading textile artists and authors who will talk about their new books: Deena Beverly @deenabeverley, author of Playful Stitch, Jessie Cutts @cuttsandsons, author of Free-Form Quilts and Patchwork, Catherine-Marie Longtin @catherinemarielongtin, author of Log Cabin Quilt Blocks, and Claire Wellesley Smith @cwellesleysmith, author of Reflective Stitch, all published by Batsford in 2026.

The presentations will be followed by a Q&A and a panel discussion with all the authors on what stitching and creativity means for them in terms of wellbeing and happiness.

Tickets are £25 and includes a light refreshment and £10 off a book purchase on the day. Book via Selvedge.org.

#batsford #selvedge #londontextilemonth #museumofthehome by @cwellesleysmith

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So pleased that ‘linear time’ has been featured in @cwellesleysmith beautiful new book ‘Reflective Stitch’ one stitch for every day of my life stitched in one long continuous piece, giving me the freedom to display it in different ways to reflect the different ways in which time is expressed across different cultures.
Reflective Stitch is available to pre-order now!
#embroidery #handembroidery #datavisualization #reflectivestitch by @cwellesleysmith

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My third book Reflective Stitch: Time and Place in Textile Art is published 3rd September. I write about place-based textile project ideas, my durational projects including a decade of daily stitching plus innovative community projects. It also includes inspiring work by Rachelle and Diana Francis @with_and_without_diana , Robin Bray Hurren @inkysloth Carol Tulloch @this_is_not_all_that_i_am Jordan Cunliffe @artisan_embroidery Ruth Broadway @ruth.broadway and Sue Green @sue_green_art photos by Michael Wicks and beautiful production by @batsfordbooks Available to preorder now. by @cwellesleysmith

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Final Australia workshop with @fibreartsaustralia in the Macedon Ranges, Victoria. Thoughtful interpretations of the workshop prompts by a great group of women plus the most beautiful landscape.

Heading home soon, thank you Glenys for this fantastic opportunity and to MB for managing all the work and logistics around my teaching schedule ❤️ by @cwellesleysmith

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My Stitching Connection workshop in beautiful Gippsland, Victoria with @fibrearts.australia this week. Working on connections to place and personal histories through stitching prompts. A real pleasure to work here with an amazing group of women. by @cwellesleysmith

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