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Taking radical action is nurtured by quilting. Quilts are tender, fierce, and reliable. They are provocative and reparative. Quilts hold people and stories. As they conform to the unique shape of a body beneath their cascading surface, they affirm the vitality of love and safety. Throughout history, communities have turned to the collective intimacies of quilting in moments of need. This zine tells those stories. Written by Jess Bailey. Edited by Laura Moseley. Illustrations by Saffa Khan. ISBN: 978-1-0686250-2-2​ This zine has been funded by the Costume & Textile Association's 'Geoffrey Squire Memorial Bursary' that supports textile research. We are honoured to be the recipients of the 2021 bursary, and extend huge thanks to the Costume & Textile Association for their support. Find out more about their work here. “Bailey's engaging writing draws the reader in for a beautifully illustrated tour of the relationship between quilting and activism.” - Ferren Gipson, author of Women's Work: From Feminine Arts to Feminist Arts and The Ultimate Art Museum. Delivery All orders are sent via the Royal Mail. We aim to dispatch orders within 1-5 working days. We are a one-person team and volunteer run, so please be patient if your order is not dispatched immediately. For UK orders, we dispatch via First Class post. This aims to deliver on the next working day. For all international orders, we dispatch via International Standard delivery. If you order is to Europe, they aim to deliver in 3 to 5 working days. Anywhere else, the delivery aim is 6 to 7 working days. Please note that it is possible for orders to be lost in the post. Especially international deliveries. If you order is lost, please email hello@commonthreadspress.co.uk and we will issue a replacement. Returns and Refunds We do not accept any returns or refunds. Apologies for any inconvenience this may cause. If you change your mind about your order, you can cancel it before it is dispatched. After it has been dispatched, unfortunately there is nothing we can do.

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Many Hands Make a Quilt: Short Histories of Radical Quilting

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BACK IN STOCK SOON. SIGN UP TO OUR MAILING LIST TO BE NOTIFIED. “Diasporic Threads platforms a stunning selection of works by contemporary Black women textile artists and is rich in critical insight and historical context.” - Ferren Gipson, author of Women's Work: From Feminine Arts to Feminist Arts and The Ultimate Art Museum. Diasporic Threads: Black Women, Fibre & Textiles highlights Black women's contributions to art and history through fibre-related mediums. This publication surveys the history of Black women and textiles in North America, and spotlights five artists through a series of interviews, paying careful attention to the intersections of race, art, and cultural memory. The author, Dr. Sharbreon Plummer (Baton Rouge, LA) is an artist, strategist and storyteller that centres the stories and creativity of Black women. Sharbreon's upbringing in southern Louisiana informs her interest into how culture and ancestral memory act as influencers of contemporary art-making. Sharbreon has worked for institutions such as the African American Museum in Philadelphia, Americans for the Arts and the Embroiderers Guild of America. We are grateful for the support of the Costume & Textile Association for awarding us with the Geoffrey Squire Memorial Bursary, which enabled us to bring this publication to life. Edited by Laura Moseley. Designed and illustrated by Saffa Khan. ISBN: 9781399919449 Please read our shipping and returns information before ordering

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This zine turns our eyes to the great histories of natural dyers. Women, witches and healers throughout time have practised dyeing out of necessity and joy, and passed down the sacred knowledge to their children. Now rooted in the pages of this zine, we honour these women - the women who taught us how to deliver our babies, to use herbs as medicines, to cook, spin, sew, and dye. It features 8 dye recipes available to any forager, alongside their accompanying folklore. Including oak, apple, and elder, this zine will teach readers the basics of natural dyeing with local and readily available ingredients, thereby helping in saving the ancient practice of colouring cloth. Its author, artist Ciara Callaghan, hopes that by practicing natural dyeing the reader will also enjoy a new and intimate relationship with the natural spaces around them. ISBN: 9781399920322 About the Author Ciara Callaghan is an artist based in the UK working primarily in textiles. Through her research and practice in dyeing, embroidery and quilt-making, Ciara explores the role of heritage craft in contemporary culture, feminism and the interrelation between object and owner. She is interested in themes of place-making and belonging; the importance of hyper local colour and textile objects in relation to place. Ciara regularly works in collaboration with communities to explore these themes in their own experiences. Ciara is an associate artist at MK Gallery and the Milton Keynes Art Centre. Her work has been exhibited at MK Gallery, The New Earth Art School and The Barbican Centre. Please read our shipping and returns information before ordering

Slow Grown: Plants, Folklore and Natural Dyeing

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An exploration of madness, material, and the life of Lorina Bulwer — a needleworker incarcerated in the "Female Lunatic Ward" of Great Yarmouth Workhouse for over 20 years. From 1893 to 1912, Bulwer made thunderous embroideries that scorn and rage and gossip about life in the town and workhouse. This pamphlet marks the first of the kitwijk series from red herring press, focusing on overlooked, and wilfully ignored, histories in Great Yarmouth. Designed, edited, typeset in Great Yarmouth, in March 2022. 60 pages, A6. Please read our shipping and returns information before ordering

Lorina Bulwer

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From rooting around in quilt history books, Connecticut-based quilter Bailey Raha created this beautiful hand-drawn zine. It presents an alphabetical collection of quilt blocks, some common, some less so. A6 in size, spanning from A to Z, this zine would be a lovely gift for quilt lovers or crafty friends. Acquired and republished by Common Threads Press in November 2023. Illustrations and design by Bailey Raha. Please read our shipping and returns information before ordering

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