New Members 2023

New Members 2023 Chair Welcomes Three New Members Catherine Dormor, current chair of the 62 Group welcomes three new members: Alison Aye (UK), Isabel Fletcher (UK), and Wera (Associate) (UK). Alison Aye was born in County Durham. Daughter and granddaughter of...
Wera (Associate)

Wera (Associate)

Wera (Associate) Wera (Associate) Profile Since her childhood, Weronika has nurtured an enduring interest in art and textiles, such as knitting, embroidery, crochet, and most recently, rug hooking and punch needle. Learning how to mend clothes and create new ones...
Isabel Fletcher

Isabel Fletcher

Isabel Fletcher Isabel Fletcher Profile Isabel Fletcher is a textile artist exploring the way overlooked production offcuts can act as portals into the craft of their industry. Reframing disregarded offcuts as glimpses into the craft of making, she aims to increase...
Alison Aye

Alison Aye

Alison Aye Alison Aye Profile Alison Aye was born in County Durham. Daughter and granddaughter of seamstresses and pitmen, her working class upbringing is at the root of everything she makes. A world of trade union banners, ‘nameless’ crafters and self-less women, in...
Tailored

Tailored

Sunny Bank Mills, Farsley, Pudsey The 62 Group returns to Sunny Bank Mill, West Yorkshire with a new exhibition titled Tailored. Tailored: from the Latin verb to cut and a word associated particularly with suits and suiting.  The cloth produced at Sunny Bank Mill was...