Name/TitleKnitted waistcoat: Palestinian Embroidery Project
About this objectKnitted green waistcoat with blue patterns made by Eleanor Duthie, a GWL volunteer and participant in the Palestinian Embroidery Project of Spring 2016.
MakerDuthie, Eleanor
Date Made2016
Period2010s
Place MadeScotland, Glasgow
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, wool
MeasurementsL: 580 mm
Subject and Association KeywordsKnitting - women's clothing
Subject and Association KeywordsPolitical activism
Subject and Association Descriptionhttps://womenslibrary.org.uk/event/palestinian-embroidery-empowering-women-and-strengthening-communities-workshops:
Convinced of textile’s transformative potential at both a personal and communal level ‘Palestinian Embroidery; Empowering Women and Strengthening Communities’ explores the multifaceted identity of textiles, with a focus on domestic textile crafts passed down through generations of women (e.g. embroidery in the West Bank and Gaza and knitting in Glasgow (and Scotland more broadly)). The workshops and final exhibition will deliver a peaceful message about cultural exchange and mutual understanding.
A series of workshops focusing on the historical and cultural richness of Palestinian embroidery: Participants will learn traditional Palestinian embroidery techniques and symbols; each motif is distinctive (e.g. the cross for Glasgow’s twinned town Bethlehem or amulets for Gaza) and incorporate these into modified and adapted knit patterns from the Glasgow Women’s Library archive collections.
A final exhibition will will celebrate outcomes from the Palestinian Embroidery workshops which took place through Spring. Alongside these new works we present documentation of traditional Palestinian embroidery from partners in the West Bank. The opening event on Friday 6th May 2016 will include presentations from workshop participant Olivia Mason and Noora Husseini, founder of Taita Leila, a social enterprise inspired by the long and rich tradition of Palestinian embroidery, linked via the Internet to Glasgow Women’s Library from Ramallah.
Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library
Object TypeKnitwear
Object numberGWL-2017-33
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved