Society of Designer Craftsmen

I’m pleased to announce that I’ve been accepted as a Member of the Society of Designer Craftsmen (MSDC).

You can view my profile here

Society of Designer Craftsmen (SDC) - Profile
Society of Designer Craftsmen (SDC) – Profile

Society of Designer Craftsmen

Not only was William Morris a founder of the Arts and Crafts Movement, but he was also President of the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society (now known as the Society of Designer Craftsmen) from 1891-1893.

“All of our makers are designers and craftsmen and are selected for their strong and innovative design sense with the skills, craftsmanship and sensitivity to materials to make the objects they design. As the oldest multi-disciplinary Society in the UK we are proud to have as members some of the finest, most exciting and respected designer makers of today and since our founding in 1887.”

SDC - Profile
SDC – Profile

“Being a member of the Society gives our members professional recognition at all stages of their careers and provides a valuable network amongst its 350 members and through its many links with other creative organisations. We have three levels of membership that recognise the different stages our members have reached in their design practice, these are Licentiate (LSDC), Member (MSDC), Fellow (FSDC).” ~ SDC.

This is the next step in my creative journey and I’m looking forward to working within this well established society of designers and makers.

I’m also a member of the prestigious group Prism Textiles.

Water Exhibition

I’m pleased to announce that Moors of Home has been selected for the Water exhibition at Village Arts in Skelmanthorpe.

Moors of Home. Part of the Water Exhibition
Moors of Home. Part of the Water Exhibition

The exhibition, featuring seventy plus works from forty artists, will be in show at Village Art, 24 Commercial Road, Skelmanthorpe, Huddersfield, HD8 9DA from the 3rd February – 1st March 2025.

Update February 2025:

Thank you to Mike Roberts of Village Arts for curating such a brilliant exhibition.

Gallery images
Gallery images
Gallery images
Gallery images
Gallery images
Gallery images

Victoria and Albert Museum Collections

I’m pleased to announce that my hand stitched coif – created for The Unstitched Coif project – is now part of the Victoria and Albert Museum Collections. So far 78 of the coifs have been documented and images will follow later in 2025.

You can view the full collection by following this link to the V&A Archives.

Catherine Hill Coif - Victoria and Albert Museum Collections
Catherine Hill Coif – Victoria and Albert Museum Collections

The project is a collaboration between the V&A and curator Toni Buckby a PhD student.

Unstitched Coif Project

The project is based on an original 17th century coif in the V&A archives in London. This coif was partially stitched and then unpicked, but the pattern is still clearly visible consisting of hand drawn flowers and whimsical bugs.

Around 130 needleworkers from across the world took part in the project.

To see more about the story behind this artwork, please follow this link.

Catherine Hill Coif
Catherine Hill Coif
Catherine Hill Coif - detail
Catherine Hill Coif – detail

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