Let no Loop Down

 Ruth will be exhibiting her work at The Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes, and North Yorkshire from April 5^th to June 19^th 2009  

An exhibition of contemporary textile narratives the work is multi-disciplinary in approach and is inspired by objects and artefacts with a sense of history, time and place, interpreting them in a contemporary context through textile-related techniques and processes. The use of multiple images where each image is unique, yet similar, is an important part of my practice. 

Sources of inspiration included traditional knitting implements, museum examples of darned and worn socks, associated knitting texts, stories and counting songs from the Yorkshire Dales and further a field.

Although primarily known for her contemporary approach to knitting Ruth originally trained in printed textiles at Liverpool in the early 1970’s.  This body of work begins to explore ways in which printed textiles can be fully integrated into multi-disciplinary textile artwork.  For example, combining printed surfaces with computer-generated machine embroidery and knitting.  Techniques include stitched and felted machine knitting, printed and stitched wool fabrics.  

Dales Countryside Museum

Station Yard, Hawes, North YorkshireDL8 3NT

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