Three tea towels from my grandmother’s and great-grandmother's bridal trousseaux, stitched with their initials, intended to be used for house chores. Inspired by the activist history of needlework, the embroidery of the trousseau is re-situated in the current context of craftivism.

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Rather than being discarded, the worn-through tea towels are mended and embroidered to become banners, protesting the current collapse of our rights and environment. This perpetuates a long tradition of resistance through needlework and celebrates the women who practice it and speak through it.

Iseult Pigot is a designer and visual artist based in London, creating graphic work, publications and typography using primarily stitching, embroidery and mending. Her material-based approach uses traditional textile crafts to protest feminist issues through the lens of ‘craftivism’. Although textiles play a central role, her approach is interdisciplinary - she translates tactility and hand-crafted processes into digital formats, as well as using her skills in graphic design and communication to create intricate works.