#66: Material Histories, Showing and Sharing Textiles

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   S6 · E68 · 26 Sep 2026 · 51 min

   #68: Material Histories, Making in the Home with Deborah McGuire

   In this episode we are talking about what it means to work from the home, to work alongside domestic life and how that worked for women makers in the past. We both share our very different experiences of home / work life and how our domestic environment impacts the creative choices we make. Buy Tangled here Maker Membership: Maker Membership Please join my email list for more: Email

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   S6 · E67 · 12 Sep 2026 · 44 min

   #67: Tangled - Textile Stories of Care & Connection

   In August I launched my new self-published book Tangled. It's been a long journey from idea in 2018 to finally having the books in my hands in 2026. In this episode I'll read extracts from the book, explain how it came about and respond to some questions asked in my online and in-person book launches about my work, the book and the making of it. Buy Tangled here Maker Membership: Maker Membership Please join my email list for more: Email

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   S6 · E65 · 1 Aug 2026 · 1 hr 2 min

   #65: 21 Years

   This week I reflect on 21 years working as an artist and writer. (Oops, I realised after I recorded this that I talk about it being episode 64, when in fact it's episode 65!) Tangled is available for pre-order now: Tangled: Textile Stories of Care & Connection Maker Membership: Maker Membership Please join my email list for more: Email

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   S6 · E64 · 18 Jul 2026 · 37 min

   #64: Where Do I Get My Ideas From?

   I have been asked about my ideas and where they come from more than anything else in my 21 year career (although "How long did it take to make?" must be a close second). It's really hard for me to define where each idea came from but I've given it a go in this podcast. Tangled is available for pre-order now: Tangled: Textile Stories of Care & Connection Maker Membership Maker Membership Please join my email list for more https://ruthsinger.com/email/

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   S6 · E63 · 13 Jun 2026 · 48 min

   #63: Introducing Material Histories with Deb McGuire

   Making Histories is a new mini-series of Making Meaning Podcast with special guest co-host Deb McGuire. Deb is a brilliant historian, specialising in emotional histories of quilting, but she's incredibly knowledgable about all kinds of things. We have so many overlapping interests and things we really want to talk about in the world of textile making, textile histories and human stories. I've been thinking about a podcast co-host for a while, and when I talked to Deb for episodes 48 and 49 , I just wanted to carry on talking! So we've made that a formal arrangement now and I am delighted to…

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   S6 · E62 · 30 May 2026 · 32 min

   #62: Reading & Writing

   A few weeks ago someone told me that she didn't know I had written several books, so I realised I don't talk enough about my writing! The podcast is about the writing of those books; three with traditional publishers and three self-published books about my work. The third self-published book is coming very soon, it is with the designer now and I hope to have it in my hands before the end of the summer. I've also written other exhibition catalogues and project publications and all kinds of things. Find out more about my Textile Book Group and more: https://ruthsinger.podia.com/ Buy…

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   S6 · E61 · 22 Apr 2026 · 53 min

   #61: Accomplishments and Imagined Mementoes

   This week's episode is about the new body of work I made for Mary Linwood; Art, Stitch & Lift exhibition . Alongside researching, curating and writing the first exhibition of Mary Linwood's work in 75 year, I also created seven new artworks reflecting elements of Mary Linwood's life and legacy. These pieces fill in gaps in Mary Linwood's story, explore themes I find fascinating and allow me to express my own thoughts and feelings about Linwood's work and life. Sign up for my course Embroidered Herstories: Rediscovering Mary Linwood Buy the exhibition catalogue, Lost Threads, Mary Linwood's…