Friday, 29 March 2024

Textile Details

'Granby Soft Furnishing Group', by members of Granby Soft Furnishing Group, Liverpool; facilitated by Janet Wilkinson & Susan Beck. (Photo: Andrew Beck)
'Granby Soft Furnishing Group', by members of Granby Soft Furnishing Group, Liverpool; facilitated by Janet Wilkinson & Susan Beck. (Photo: Andrew Beck)

 

Title of Textile:Granby Soft Furnishing Group
Maker: Members of Granby Soft Furnishing Group, Liverpool
Country of Origin: United Kingdom
Year Produced: 2009
Size (cm): 98cm (w) x 162cm (l)
Materials: A variety of synthetic and natural fabrics and thread
Type of Textile: Arpillera
Description:

This collection of 10 individual pieces was created by members of Granby Soft Furnishing Group at an afternoon workshop on the theme of Heritage, which was part of the 2009 Liverpool Irish Festival community programme.

Students had visited the “Threads of Life” Exhibition at the World Museum, Liverpool and viewed the arpilleras, quilts and wall-hangings on display from Chile, Peru and Northern Ireland. For some of the students English was their second language.

Pieces produced depicted childhood and birth in Liverpool, weddings in Africa and Vegas, and memories of Africa, Algeria and Somalia.

Owner: Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council Museum Collection
Location: Coleraine Museum, Northern Ireland
Original / Replica: Original
Photographer: Andrew Beck
Provenance: Donated by Janet Wilkinson and Susan Beck.



Textile exhibited at: Following the Thread, 21/06/2010 - 27/06/2010
From Threads of Life to Following the Thread, 15/08/2010 - 31/10/2010



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