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Public Embroidery

James David Morgan wrote this post at 10:03 am on May 12th, 2008.

After last week’s roundup of subversive stitchers, it’s fitting to bring you Ulrika Erdes and her public embroidery. While she doesn’t set out to be subversive (or to change the world in any way other than to make you smile) her work is unique and presents a new opportunity for activist artists to use craft to stage public interventions.

Ulrika Erdes Public Embroidery

Ulrika has stitched the above patterns, available on her website, on bus and train seats. She’s even offered, generously, to send out kits for free. Send her an email for more info.

Have images of your own public embroidery, patterns you’d like to share? Send them in! We promise to share with Ulrika.

Photo credit. Via.

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Discuss (2)

Yay Ulrika is so cool. And people really need to understand how difficult it is to covertly embroider on public transport. I’d love to see people start stitching on furniture in reception areas in offices…

#2 posted by John Moorehead, May 13, 2008 10:37 AM

What a great idea!