Tag: embroidery

Commentary: Stitching into Feminism

As up-and-coming artists challenge societal expectations, cross-stitching is experiencing a feminist resurgence. Along with needlework, it’s been around—and respected—for centuries. However, today, the traditionally feminine art is reduced to a frivolous hobby, as evidenced in a recent Globe and Mail...

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The ladies behind Dad Hats 4Ever

Hat’s off to two student artists who’ve blended together fashion, art and business in an entrepreneurial enterprise unique to Queen’s.  Kennedy Cassidy ’19 and Kiera Sitzer ’19 started Dad Hats 4Ever as a passion project. But their trendy, embroidered baseball hats, with simple designs like eyelashes...

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A tapestry tale

Most pregnant women spend the months leading up to their child’s birth decorating the nursery and getting extra sleep. Kingston artist Rebecca Soudant didn’t stop working. She documented everything from her morning sickness to her fears of a miscarriage on a 35-foot tapestry. Soudant’s A Tapestry...

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Embroidering a history

Walking into an art exhibit can be disorienting and over air conditioned. But the massive quilts in Agnes Etherington Art Centre’s Collecting Stories: The Heritage Quilt Collection looked warm enough to sleep in. Collecting Stories may be a current exhibit, but it has a long-standing history at the...

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