Sadly, Deborah passed away on 20th December, 2020. Very much missed by family, friends and embroidery lovers alike, here is her obituary from The Church Times.
https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2021/1-april/gazette/obituaries/obituary-deborah-mullins
Today on the Stitchery Stories embroidery podcast, Deborah Mullins shares her passion for Palestine. The beautiful traditional embroidery and the places and people – as well as a deep sadness at the ethnic cleansing, displacement & social injustice experienced within that land.
Continue reading to discover the highlights of our chat and to see examples of Deborah’s work …
Susan Weeks chats with Deborah about:
- Kickstarting a passion for embroidery after many years of other creative pursuits
- Being inspired by 3 months in Palestine – the traditional embroidery but also the places and the tragic tales of displacement and injustice
- Playing with colour and hand stitched textures
- Bethlehem Couching & traditional Palestinian embroidery
- The ‘Key Of Return’ – a symbol of memory and longing to return
- Winning the Gold Medal for Creative Textiles from City & Guilds
- Meeting Princes Anne at St. James’s Palace to receive an award from The Worshipful Company Of Haberdashers
- A special visit to the British Museum stores to handle and study items of Palestinian costume
- Why election results programs are so helpful…
- Deborah’s exhibition 6-10 June 2018 at The Old School Room, Haworth
Visit: http://www.deborahmullins.uk/
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