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Grant Recipient

Mariah Gruner

Craft Research Fund Grant
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2022

The Mending Stitch: Reading Repair in Women’s Needle Craft Activism

This project will investigate the theme of repair in embroidered craftivism, examining the relationship between “women’s work,” mending, and the stitch. Through studying contemporary activist stitchers engaged in literal and symbolic repair, this research places the work of activist stitchers within the history of American political textiles.

Organization Background

Location

Cambridge, MA

EDUCATION

MEDIUM

MATERIAL EXPLORATION

Grant amount

$13,901

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