This week we’re diving into the world of quilting more sustainably! Quilter and textile artist, Bridget O’Flaherty, makes Threads of Sustainability: a podcast with remarkably similar motivations to CYT. We discuss the many parallels between our perspective disciplines in relation to sustainability, and some of the areas where they diverge.
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How to encourage bees and other pollinators:
Find out about the many facets of Bridget’s work, including her podcast, ‘Threads of Sustainability’, via her website. She can also be found on Instagram @thesustainablequilter.
Image source: Bridget O’Flaherty
Bridget frequently uses a technique called thread painting in her work:
Image source: Bridget O’Flaherty
You can hear the conversation we recorded for Bridget’s podcast via her website, wherever you listen to podcasts. It’s Episode #26!
The conversation that Bridget had with Eliu Hernandez that first alerted me to the Threads of Sustainability podcast is Episode #18.
Listen to my conversation with Eliu for this podcast:
Episode #26: Harvesting Materials with Eliu Hernandez.
The Festival of Quilts that takes place in Birmingham, UK, recently introduced a Sustainability category.
Bridget wrote a series of articles for the Canadian Quilters’ Association. Read part one, part two and part three.
Bridget appeared on Episode #64 of the ‘Quilter on Fire’ podcast which kick started her desire to create her own podcast.
Bridget cites these quilters and textile artists as inspiration:
#60: Exploring Female Culture and Identity with Sophie Passmore
#59: Tools for Life with Grace Whowell
#58: Sewing on a Budget
#57: Can Sewing Save You Money?
#56: Sustainable(ish) with Jen Gale
#55: The Challenges of Zero Waste Design with Birgitta Helmersson
#54: A Journey to Zero Waste with Birgitta Helmersson
#53: First Birthday / Ask Me Anything with Zoe, Julia and Naomi
#52: Grow, Cook, Dye, Wear with Bella Gonshorovitz
#51: Creating Connection with Barley Massey
#50: The Future of Fabrics
#49: Sewing as Art and Political Action with Shams el-Din Rogers
#48: How to Knit More Sustainably with Saskia de Feijter
#47: Introduction to Patching
#46: DIY Drafting and Inclusive Sewing with Daisy Braid
#45: The Art of Rescue with Noah Hirsch
#44: Me-Made-May and Beyond
#43: Communication & Conscious Choices with Kate Ng
#42: Highest Possible Level of Use with Shelly Sommer
#41: Using Sewing Patterns More Sustainably
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