Category: Mary McIntosh
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Conversations across the border
Mary McIntosh and Frances Overy write about the inspiration behind their collaborative work based on the history of silk weaving in Sudbury and wool trade in Norwich. Their work includes the traditional dyestuffs including Madder, Mustard and Woad.
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Festival of Quilts 2026
Sarah Boardman, Mary McIntosh and Nicola Whayman will all be taking part in the Festival of Quilts at the NEC in Birmingham 30th July – 2nd August 2026.
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Creative Stitch Graduate Show 2026
The Creative Stitch Graduate show will be exhibiting work at Needham Market Community Centre on 18th and 19th July 2026 and will include work by the current graduates alongside several other alumni groups including Out of The Fold. Their collaborative work ‘Material Dialogues’ will be shown at this show.
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Textile Discovery day
Sarah Boardman, Mary McIntosh and Nicola Whayman are demonstrating different techniques at a free event “Textile Discovery Day” in Ipswich on 26th May.
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Juxtaposition at Textiles East Fair
Three Out of the Fold members – Heather Evans, Mary McIntosh and Penny Evans – are exhibiting at the Spring into Textiles East Fair on 21st and 22nd February 2026. The ‘Juxtaposition’ exhibition was first shown in full at Snape Maltings in October 2025 so if you missed it there is another chance to see…
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Material Dialogues by Mary McIntosh
We are preparing for our next exhibition in 2026 with the theme ‘Material Dialogues’. What materials will inspire us?
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Why Juxtaposition? by Mary McIntosh
An article by Mary McIntosh describing the dialogue between opposites from a recent and forthcoming exhibition “Juxtaposition” with work by Heather Evans, Penny Evans and Mary McIntosh,
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India’s inspiring women improving the world through stitch by Mary McIntosh
Mary McIntosh writes of her experiences of leading workshops and exploring the history of Indian embroidery. With her group she is visiting inspiring women who are supporting their communities through stitch, such as Kantha and Sujani.
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Knowing your Space by Mary McIntosh
Exhibition of work ‘Reflections’ at The Minories in Colchester with ArtContex
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The Mirror Crack’d by Mary McIntosh
Mary McIntosh writes about her exhibition piece “The Mirror Crack’d” based on the poem The Lady of Shallott. You can see this at The Guildhall Bury St Edmunds from 23rd – 28th September and The Minories with ArtContex 2nd – 5th October 2025
