80 Candles Quilt Workshops with Every Stitch A Story – HMD 2025
Activity information
Activity type: Public activity
Organisation name: Laura Burrill
Website: https://everystitchastory.co.uk/collaboration-community/
Address:
Various locations across Derby, Derbyshire & Nottinghamshire
Ashbourne, Derby, Nottinghamshire
Derbyshire
DE6 3DA
United Kingdom
2025 marks the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau. Join Community Arts Practitioner Laura Burrill to explore stories of some of those affected by the Holocaust and help create a slow stitch patchwork memory quilt to bear witness for those who endured genocide and honour the survivors and all those whose lives were changed beyond recognition.
Inspired by Holocaust Memorial Day Trusts‘ 2025 theme, the quilt will depict 80 candles, each candle will represent an individual affected by the holocaust. Through this fully facilitated workshop participants will be guided through the process of crafting their own slow stitched square dedicated to someone whose story they would like to honor. This could be a survivor, a relative or a stranger whose story is inspirational. No previous needlework experience is required to create beautiful slow stitched pieces. The process utilises very simple stitches such as running stitch, the only requirement is the ability to hold a needle.
Each square will con
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Other organisation(s) involved
This project is supported by: Multi Faith Centre derby, National holocaust Centre & Museum, Ashbourne Methodist Craft & Chat Group, Brailsford Methodist Church