The Fabric of Protest

Join this creative workshop for some stitching, chatting, and sharing inspired by the museum’s collections.

What you’ll get:

• Techniques taught by professional artist Helen Mather
• Specially designed resources to support learning and stitching
• All materials provided for your creations

Join us on the opening day of On The Line: 100 years of strikes and solidarity exhibition, as we take inspiration from significant women-led strikes for equal pay and working conditions. These strikes reflect the broader place of women in society throughout the decades, and the action taken to address these inequalities.

The rich culture of poster design in the 1970s and 1980s helped to communicate strike demands and rallying calls to workers and the public. We will be taking inspiration from posters on display in the exhibition, including from The Poster Collective, Paddington Printshop and See Red Women’s Workshop, and making responses in textiles. These creations will be used as part of a collective textile piece in future workshops.

Part of PHM’s programme of activity exploring the history of strikes and solidarity.

• All textile abilities welcome
• Suitable for 12+ (under 16s must have an accompanying adult)
• We are able to offer a limited number of free places to people in economic difficulty – please help us to continue to offer this by only taking it if you need it.
• If you require British Sign Language (BSL) interpretation please contact access@phm.org.uk or 0161 838 9190.