November Theme: Mending This month, WC Curated invites textile artists to explore the power of repair. Mending is about more than fixing cloth - it’s about sustainability, care, and the stories held in stitches. From visible repairs that celebrate imperfection to metaphorical acts of piecing together memory, we want to see how you use textiles to heal, restore, and transform.

WC Curated: November Showcase: Mending

As a textile artist, I know how much care and time goes into making, and I also know how important it is to have spaces where that work can be shared and celebrated.

WC Curated is my way of creating those spaces - a monthly digital showcase designed to highlight textile practice in a thoughtful, professional, and supportive way.

For November, the theme is Mending.

This showcase invites you to explore the idea of repair - in cloth, in community, and in ourselves.

Mending could be about visible repair, sustainability, and giving textiles longer lives.

Or it could be more metaphorical: stitching together memories, piecing fragments, or healing through making.

Nine selected artists will be featured at the end of November on Instagram @weavercreature and in the permanent WC Curated archive on my website.

This digital showcase is also the foundation for future projects: a magazine and, eventually, a gallery exhibition that will bring these ideas into physical space.

Selected artists will be promoted on @weavercreature’s Instagram (3k+ followers and quickly growing), which includes followers such as renowned textile artists (including Ann Richards) and institutions like the Royal College of Art. Posts consistently receive high engagement, averaging 200+ likes and 15 comments across recent content.

In addition, work will be showcased on the Weaver Creature website (www.weavercreature.com), which attracts an international audience of makers, curators, and textile enthusiasts.

Timeline

Submission Deadline: November 15
Showcase Posting: November 27–30

Submission Guidelines

• Submit 4  pieces / bodies of work related to Mending
• Up to 8 images, up to 2 images per piece (works, details, or process) 
• 1 portrait of you or an image of your studio space
• A 150–250 word description of your practice and connection to the theme
   

Fees

£15 per project (includes 8 images, portrait/studio photo, Instagram + website feature)
+£5 Premium Add-On → extra IG Stories promo + highlighted website feature + automatic consideration for WC Curated Magazine and future gallery showcase