How can making with others and learning new skills support our mental health?
Birmingham based textile artist Sara Fowles has collected five stories of heritage, knitting and textiles in Birmingham’s Black community.
In this episode she talks to Sarah S. Sammy.
Sarah is from Trinidad and Tobago. She is a scientist by trade, but a maker at heart. She has always been, in her words, "fiddling with some thing or another", trying to make and create. She can’t remember a time when making and creating wasn’t a part of her life, in fact, she comes from a family of makers. This rich background of makers means Sarah was always encouraged to learn and try new crafts.
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We're having a short break. We’ll be back in August with episode 5 which will feature the story of a group of Caribbean women who meet to craft in the context of making to support their church. This reflects the ethos of Dorcas Clubs, a social movement and form of craftivism which came back to England with the Windrush generation. -
This podcast series marks Windrush Day which, in 2023, celebrates 75 years since the ship’s arrival in the UK.
A podcast series by Sara Fowles about Black women knitters as part of ‘Yarning’ projects by Trevor Pitt.
This series was commissioned by Craftspace, a charity creating opportunities to see, make and be curious about exceptional contemporary craft. We are based in Birmingham UK and work collaboratively regionally, nationally and internationally.
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Transcript available on the Craftspace website.