Radical Stitches

Reclaiming embroidery to empower

Radical embroidery

Embroidery is the craft of decorating fabric or other materials using a needle to apply thread or yarn. Embroidery may also incorporate other materials such as pearls, beads, quills, and sequens. In the past, embroidery was a symbol of domesticity, in modern days, women are reclaiming embroidery by using it as a tool for protest and to defy social constructs around femininity.
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