Zoom In or Room Out
By Naomi Wright (The Quarantine Quilt Project Artist, Devon) @naomioutdoors (Twitter) I’m a person who likes to be social, learn with peers, teach face to face, breathe the same air,…
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Arts Council & Community Lottery Fund Craft of Caring Mid-Devon
We are delighted to announce Significant Seams has been successful in securing substantial funds for a new project in mid-Devon to support carers and combat social isolation. Arts Council England,…
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Experimental Textiles for Carers and Creators
Significant Seams is pleased to be launching a new programme in South West England. Devon Community Foundation have generously funded an ‘experimental textile’ group to help refuel carers and professionals…
Read moreA video from our volunteers and supporters
In Winter 2016/17 in conjunction with the Outreach Community Living Room project funded by Near Neighbours, a group of volunteers and supporters of Significant Seams created a video to share their…
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The Creative Team for our week long programme…
Significant Seams are pleased to introduce the Creative Team leading an exciting week long summer programme focused on Natural Dyes and the Ecology of Craft for Waltham Forest residents 11-19…
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The Ecology of Craft: FREE Dyemaking Summer Programme
In a FREE week-long programme for 11-19 year olds in Waltham Forest, the many roles, tasks, and communities that are part of the world of craft will be explored through…
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Art & Health: Art in Addiction Recovery
Artists, Health workers, Academics and Addiction and Recovery specialists from 5 countries, 7 partner organisations and several further supporting organisations, including Significant Seams, are working on a groundbreaking piece of…
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The Ecology of Craft: Sheep Shearing
As a sheep’s fleece peels away from its body a snowy, downy undercoat is revealed. The act is for the sheep’s comfort, if the process does contort the animal.…
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Strengthening the seams of community, strengthening people
Significant Seams is a social enterprise that fosters links between people, developing new support networks and new understandings – of craft, of complex concepts, and of people. A group of…
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The Ecology of Craft: RHS Rosemoor gets kids engaged
At an education event at RHS Rosemoor, a garden of the Royal Horticultural Society, the outreach worker asked the children, ‘How close to nature are we?’ The children were briefly…
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