Dangerous Pockets Project

a community art collaboration​

in which you are enthusiastically invited to take part

facilitated by artist Paula MacGregor MA
inspired by a poem by Sharon Owens:

by Paula MacGregor (founder of the Dangerous Pockets Project). Remembering getting her first sewing machine on my 10th birthday.
by Jane Grice - founder of WASTE NOT WANT NOT - ARTISANS and CRAFTERS facebook group.
by Christine - to encourage older folk to embrace crafting, no matter what they feel their ability is; it is great fun!
by Terri Potter - 'Transform' An artwork created in response to breast surgery experience.
Dangerous Coats
​
Someone clever once said
Women were not allowed pockets
In case they carried leaflets
To spread sedition
Which means unrest
To you and me
A grandiose word
For common sense
Fairness
Kindness
Equality
So ladies, start sewing
Dangerous coats
Made of pockets & sedition

​by Sharon Owens
          What do you need to do?
  • ​make a pocket (or several pockets)  
  • you can create a new pocket - or use one cut from a garment, such as a jacket or jeans...
  • your pockets can be anything you want them to be, try thinking about adding words or embellishments
  • ​maybe your pocket will have a story to tell - or a point to make - maybe there will be something inside your pocket?
          Are there any guide lines?
  • please only use up-cycled materials (old clothing, bedding etc) or scraps from your stash.
  • please add either a couple of holes or tags on the back corners, or include a casing along the top of the back - so I can thread them all onto red cord.
  • Should you wish to add your name on the back of your pocket, that would be great - but you can stay anonymous if you would rather.
 what happens next?
​send them to me and I will thread them onto long lengths of red cord and arrange to send them on a travelling exhibition. why a red cord - it is symbolic of the joining of women in a common goal.
please share this collaboration far and wide
it would also be great to see the creation of your pockets
​in progress and when complete.
​​we have a FaceBook page: Dangerous Pockets Project
do you belong to a group or a guild that could take part?
could you invite some friends for a sewing circle session?  
how ever you do it, please take it on board and run with it
​ have fun and enjoy making your pockets!
Oh and make sure you read the poem
'Dangerous Coats' by Sharon Owens
​which gave me the inspiration for this exciting project!