Stitches in Time: The Story of the Clothes We Wear

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A stitch in time saves nine. Taking the time to plan properly always results in higher productivity and better results.”

Stitches in Time: The Story of the Clothes We Wear Stitches in Time: The Story of the Clothes We Wear

This epic 5m visual frenzy is the result of our summer protest project with some amazing and opinionated local young people. The textile archive - Housed in Limehouse Town Hall, our 50+ textile archive consists of the creative work of over 3000 people in Lodnon, made over the last 20 years. It is a resource for schools and the wider public, documenting various aspects of social and economic history. In May 2018 we started a two-year building project to restore and redevelop the buildings. We will:

To launch the project we hosted a dawat (a big family feast) at the old Limehouse Town Hall. It gave us the chance to showcase our group’s talent with this festive lunch, serving up delicious Bengali food, the kind not found in restaurants - yet! Perhaps more than any other borough in London, Tower Hamlets best represents the capital with its untrammeled riches and stark poverty. Despite hosting the city’s financial district, it has the highest level of child and pensioner poverty in the country, as well as the greatest level of income inequality in the UK. We have also been invited to design a cope for the new Bishop of St. Paul’s, the first women to be appointed to this post. We have been running creative consultations with visitors to the church… Running an over-50’s sewing group that have had a regular place to meet and have created art commissions for Historic Royal Palaces, amongst others If you don’t need the bathroom, let’s skip this rest stop. A stitch in time saves nine, and we’ll get to the vacation spot an hour earlier without taking the break.”

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All commissions are created by our professionally skilled, experienced Production Team. Our services suit all needs from one-off commissions to larger production runs. FabricWorks is the training, production and social enterprise arm of Stitches in Time. It began formally in 2014, matching the need for a London based textile production service with the need for supportive employment opportunities for women with an interest in sewing but with little/no work experience. We assist women facing marginalisation into training and employment, by creating opportunities to learn, gain real experience and learn a trade in a supportive, empowering environment. We now operate an innovative and ethical professional manufacturing service taking commissions from artists, designers and brands who care about who makes their products. The craftsmanship involved in every costume, and how a costume looks and feels, enables our actors to transform into the characters you see on stage. k r oom The Lydia & Manfred Gorvy Hub Costume S t o c k r oom A dmin O f f ices Me n ’s Costume W o r Our current projects involve The Fellowship Project in Bellingham, South London, a former landmark pub and community center, we are working with local community groups and schools to create arts works, including a large tapestry wall hanging, to adorn the walls of the building when it is reopened in 2019.

TV Guide gave the film three out of five stars, and noted, "a charming and sentimental piece of characterization from Wisdom." [7] Didn’t anyone tell you ‘a stitch in time saves nine?’ If you don’t know what that means, I suggest you look into it.”

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Over the years, Jeba had the privilege of collaborating with a diverse range of individuals, both professionally and through her volunteer work, including coordinating projects aimed at raising awareness about crucial health and mental health issues within marginalised communities, such as a tenure as a project coordinator at Social Action for Health. In a voluntary capacity, Jeba has provided essential support services, including advice, guidance, and interpretation.

Li f t C o u r t y a r d Ga r den The Lydia & Manfred Gorvy Hub Ent r ance ( 1 8 8 7 Scene Do c k Doors) Costume P r ops, F o o t w e a r & A r mou r y Milline r y & J Inspired by their rich local knowledge of traditional Bengali cuisine, the project will brought together 30 talented chefs from the borough with women professionals from the food industry in a series of workshops and food events. By inviting established chefs and foodies to share skills, tips and advice, alongside inspiring personal stories, the project aims to challenge stereotypes, build confidence, and create opportunities for local women and aspiring food entrepreneurs. A Stitch in Time (1963) | BFI". Explore.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 16 April 2014 . Retrieved 10 June 2014.

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BFI Screenonline: Wisdom, Norman (1915-2010) Biography". Screenonline.org.uk . Retrieved 10 June 2014. Building on the success of our English for Sewing class running for 15 years, this expanded programme provide a holistic mix of creative English learning classes across Tower Hamlets in multiple venues each week, to over 150 migrant, marginalised women. It combines social meetings with learning English, sewing, socialising, learning industry garment manufacturing, accessing personal support, gaining work & enterprise experience and progression towards employment. FabricWorks is the training, production and social enterprise arm of Stitches in Time. At once an innovative and ethical professional manufacturing service for designers and companies who care about who makes their products and a training and career development program providing skill-based instruction to long-term unemployed and disadvantaged women. Teaching professional manufacturing skills to an industry level, graduates of our courses are supported into employment, whether it’s by workshops on applying for jobs, fulfilling paid commissions for designers such as Birdsong, Miss Crouton and Accessorise as part of our FabricWorks production team, or progressing on to further education or work placements with one of our industry partners. FabricWorks aims to support marginalised and disadvantaged women into employment by overturning stereotypes, creating role models, and creating pathways.Doyou like tooccupy yourself with sewing, clay modeling orassembling jigsaw puzzles? Whatever youdo, you need aspecialised store tobuy everything you need. Stitches InTime isa place you might want tohave alookat. The assortment ofthe shop covers diverse things for creation, pastime and handiwork. Anyone who enjoys tocreate anything new ontheir own have the opportunity tolook here— both novices and masters.