Tzipporah Johnston

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Edinburgh-based embroiderer and visual artist

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    Designing the Mantle
    Tzipporah Johnston
    • Jan 10, 2021
    • 3 min

    Designing the Mantle

    Happy New Year! I thought it was about time I shared an update on how the Fruit of Her Hands project is coming along. After a couple of...
    A Bit More About the Origins of Neuk Collective
    Tzipporah Johnston
    • Nov 5, 2020
    • 4 min

    A Bit More About the Origins of Neuk Collective

    As many of you know already, earlier this year I received a small grant from Creative Scotland’s Create:Inclusion funding stream to do a...
    The ties that bind (the Torah scroll)
    Tzipporah Johnston
    • Oct 22, 2020
    • 5 min

    The ties that bind (the Torah scroll)

    Along with the Torah mantle, I will be making a binder. The Torah binder is a kind of band or belt that goes around the middle of the...
    Dressing the Torah
    Tzipporah Johnston
    • Sep 23, 2020
    • 4 min

    Dressing the Torah

    It’s a halachic requirement to keep the Torah scroll respectfully covered when not in use, but each Jewish ethnic group has its own...
    Can you make a Torah mantle using scrap fabric?
    Tzipporah Johnston
    • Sep 21, 2020
    • 6 min

    Can you make a Torah mantle using scrap fabric?

    This post is a bit of a niche one, so if you’re not into halacha (Jewish law), you might want to skip it. As I explained in my first...
    Notes on the Title, and a Bibliography
    Tzipporah Johnston
    • Sep 15, 2020
    • 3 min

    Notes on the Title, and a Bibliography

    A note about the project title: ‘The Fruit of Her Hands’ comes from Proverbs 31, which describes the woman of valour (Hebrew: eishet...
    The Fruit of Her Hands - About the Project
    Tzipporah Johnston
    • Sep 10, 2020
    • 5 min

    The Fruit of Her Hands - About the Project

    I was just beginning a career as a textile artist when Covid-19 hit. I’ve sewn, felted, knitted and embroidered since I was in college,...

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