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Anna ‘banner’ Thomas

My name is Anna ‘banner’ Thomas and I was coined with this interesting middle name in 2013 when I was an Assistant Art Director on a British film called ‘Pride’. Read More

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Another fantastic evening at Swangardens with our wonderful #PROCESSIONS2018 banner group @madeincorby @artichoketrust @1418now @rarenotions #TheEloquentFold

Ribbons and rosettes, not quite up to suffragette standard, but ‘good enough’ and they didn’t take me too long. These are for my banner making group at Guy’s and St Thomas’s nhs trust…now we need a banner design! .
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#processions2018 #ribbon #rosette #brooch #suffrage #suffragette #green #purple #white @artichoketrust @craftscouncil

More suffrage from me. I am very taken with all the ribbons. Processions2018 has adopted the purple, white and green of the suffragettes – originally, green, white and violet for ‘give women the vote’ and also symbolically as purple for loyalty, white for purity and green for hope – but the less militant suffragists wore red, green and white for ‘give women rights’. I saw both suffragist and suffragette ribbon in the archive. All beautifully wrapped and stored. Here follows ribbon worn as a neck piece, complete with tassels and a suffragist’s sash, which bears the pinholes of a brooch used to fasten it at the hip. Also ribbons identifying stewards and marshalls and a very lovely rosette.
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#suffragette #suffragist #PROCESSIONS2018 #lse #thewomenslibrary #sash #ribbon #rosette #lsesuffrage18 #purple #green #white #red #grosgrain #withpermission #archive #archivefever
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Stitched suffragette medallion #embroidery #processions2018 #chrystalmacmillan #edinburghuniversity #suffragette #embroideredportrait #handembroidery #handstitched

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#suffragettes #votesforwomen #feminist #libraryexhibition @musselburghlibrary #eastlothian #edinburgh #library #loveyourlibrary #processions2018

Preparations for the Processions workshops for the group’s rosettes for the London march in June. .
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A tiny suffragette diary, Elsie Duval, imprisoned and force fed in Holloway aged 19. More research for #processions2018 @artichoketrust @craftscouncil
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#suffragette #suffragist #prisondiary #suffrage #archivefever #archive #lessonsfromhistory #diary

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Our fabulous workshop with artist Dorcas Casey, organised by SAW, is underway. The girls are making flags for The PROCESSIONS project. PROCESSIONS is a once in a lifetime opportunity to take part in a mass participation artwork to celebrate 100 years of votes for women. 100 women artists have been commissioned to work with organisations & communities across the UK to create centenary banners and flags for PROCESSIONS. On Sunday June 10th, women and girls in Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh and London will walk together as a living portrait of women in the 21st century. We have another workshop next week to make our flags. More info on SAW blog somersetprocessions.wordpress.com and www.processions.co.uk #SAW #culturematters #14-18Now #PROCESSIONS2018 #Artichoke

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