Wistar Family Quilt, blocks inscribed1842-1843
IQSC collection #2005.059.0001
Needlework has long been a medium for dissent.
Quilt inscribed 1814
Sew, Sue Me!
The Seamsters' Union is working on their second
Sunbonnet Sue protest quilt "A Pieceful Protest." My job this week is
to find some gold lame.
If you are looking for inspiration do read the posts on our Facebook group page:
SuperSueQuilts
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1133604988289574
And there are plenty of other needleworkers using textile media to protest and demand change. Below a few of the many I found online:
Quilt: Against Erasure
Lisa Rackner
Embroidery: Days of Rage
Melora Bales at Harvest Moon TieDye
Embroidery: Tiny Pricks Project
Diana Weymar
Weymar's first Tiny Pricks project
Diana Weymar has been advocating rebellious needlework since 2018 with her "Tiny Pricks Project" (it's a double entendre, kids.) She began embroidering quotes from the 45th President on vintage needlework items.
Over the years the project has evolved into embroidered quotes from numerous stitchers onto textiles of all kinds ---quotes both from the 47th Commander in Chief and many from his critics.
Most are stitched to old handkerchiefs, good use for an archaic textile. She has thousands of donations and has exhibited them occasionally in the past seven years. “ 'Tiny Pricks' is a digital quilt that never stops growing."
Her Tiny Pricks Instagram page:
https://www.instagram.com/tinypricksproject/?hl=en
SewMaryHappy recently posted this on Instagram. Look for the keyword: protestquilt
And then there is the T-shirt--- a textile serving as the broadside poster of our times.
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