projects INSPIRED BY THE Red DRESS

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The Red Shoes… Once upon a time
a network of stitchers - from an idea by Liz Davis, 2025
Stories in stitch, a red shoe collection, a mean grandmother making her daughter dance at the maypole in black working boots, a pair of red shoes in a box marked ‘going away shoes’, a pair of beautiful red ballet shoes responding to issues of coercive control embroidered on them… and then a shelf full of red linen backed story books.

our Red dress project
6 friends from the UK come togther to create embroidered panels influenced by The Red Dress to be made into a series of books
To connect with the group please contact Kirstie to be put in touch

The community shawl project
Founded by Emma Bevan-Henderson, wales, 2022-25
A community collaboration featuring 120 squares with an element of ‘RED’. The completed shawl has become a poignant symbol of being held in a safe space by community.
www.instagram.com/threads_weavingstories

red dresses in the cathedral
Composite Photograph created by elsabe du toit, South africa 2024
To connect with Elsabe directly please email her on: elsabedutoit@gmail.com
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the red art project
ABERGAVENNY, WALES, 2024
The Red Art Project is a collaboration between three women; Liz Davis, Carol Kay & Mary Wrenn, which looks at serious issues around women’s empowerment and seeks to creatively explore women’s many stories.
For more info: theredartproject@gmail.com
ode to the red dress
Ina meyer & Claire Wallace, south africa, 2024
A stunning creation inspired by The Red Dress, for the South African International Quilt Festival 2024
Ina Meyer: https://www.quiltsouthafrica.co.za/12-ina-meyer-2022-saqg-pro-dedicate-award-winner
Claire Wallace: http://quiltastix.co.za
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Two halves make us a whole
A truly collaborative project between best friends claire wallace & telene Jeffrey, south africa, 2024
An original design inspired by The Red Dress, featuring 5 South African Emblems. Each made their own version of the same design, which was then quilted by the other.
Both quilts were created for the South African International Quilt Festival 2024
Telene Jeffrey: http://ladyjanequilting.co.za
Claire Wallace: http://quiltastix.co.za
OUR SUPPORTERS
A huge thank you to all who have given their time, energy, enthusiasm, advice, experience and support to The Red Dress project over the years.
In addition to the organisations below, funding has been gratefully received from a number of private donations and via three crowdfunding campaigns in 2020, 2022 and 2024.
In addition to the organisations below, funding has been gratefully received from a number of private donations and via three crowdfunding campaigns in 2020, 2022 and 2024.












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