Harriet Allen
@harrietallengeog.bsky.social
Retired Geography Prof, former HoD at Uni Cambridge. Fellow, Girton College. Mediterranean biogeographer. Birds, plants, textile art, dyeing, landscapes. She/her.
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'Better Wisdom than Weapons of War' Cambridge Alumnae Suffrage Banner (1908) designed by UK artist Mary Lowndes. Handmade from silk, velvet, with embroidery and silver paint, the huge banner was carried by a Cambridge contingent of 400 women in the great suffrage procession, 1908 #WomensArt
January 11, 2026 at 6:31 AM
'Better Wisdom than Weapons of War' Cambridge Alumnae Suffrage Banner (1908) designed by UK artist Mary Lowndes. Handmade from silk, velvet, with embroidery and silver paint, the huge banner was carried by a Cambridge contingent of 400 women in the great suffrage procession, 1908 #WomensArt
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Handmade pottery jar, by Jean Bad Moccasin, artist of the Lakota Sioux Nation #WomensArt
January 10, 2026 at 5:31 AM
Handmade pottery jar, by Jean Bad Moccasin, artist of the Lakota Sioux Nation #WomensArt
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Japanese artist Narumi Takada's 2021 textile piece, "Stepping on Fresh Snow" with snow created using punch needle and straight/satin stitches for the boot and paw prints #Womensart
January 8, 2026 at 4:42 AM
Japanese artist Narumi Takada's 2021 textile piece, "Stepping on Fresh Snow" with snow created using punch needle and straight/satin stitches for the boot and paw prints #Womensart
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The Bayeux Tapestry, a 70 meter long medieval masterpiece created by artisan women, is actually an embroidery in crewel (wool yarn) on a linen ground. Depicting the Norman conquest of England, it was made in the 11th century & will be displayed at the British Museum this year. #WomensArt
January 6, 2026 at 5:44 AM
The Bayeux Tapestry, a 70 meter long medieval masterpiece created by artisan women, is actually an embroidery in crewel (wool yarn) on a linen ground. Depicting the Norman conquest of England, it was made in the 11th century & will be displayed at the British Museum this year. #WomensArt
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January 5, 2026 at 5:43 AM
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Blog post today on the end of another year's daily stitching:
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New Year’s Eve 2025
And here we are, the end of the year already. 2025 daily stitching 365 blocks of hand embroidery, one every day for twelve months, each stitch witnessing the passage of time. 2025 daily stitching T…
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December 31, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Blog post today on the end of another year's daily stitching:
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'Winter Embroidery' by UK textile artist Rachel Wright, machine embroidered on calico with various fabrics #WomensArt
December 28, 2025 at 7:05 AM
'Winter Embroidery' by UK textile artist Rachel Wright, machine embroidered on calico with various fabrics #WomensArt
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My latest aerial embroidery - thawing snow/ice over blue and teal waters 💙 it came out somewhat abstract I think? Or at least more so than my more usual aerials :) I'm hoping for some snow this winter!! This landscape will be available after the new years (to avoid the backlogged post) #art
December 17, 2025 at 7:33 PM
My latest aerial embroidery - thawing snow/ice over blue and teal waters 💙 it came out somewhat abstract I think? Or at least more so than my more usual aerials :) I'm hoping for some snow this winter!! This landscape will be available after the new years (to avoid the backlogged post) #art
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Day seventeen of #ArtAdventCalendar
Tonight I’m sharing this painted stone of the Seven Whistlers. Years ago, when people heard the Whistlers flying at night, they thought of it as a bad omen. Sailers would refuse to sail the next day, and miners would avoid the mines.
Tonight I’m sharing this painted stone of the Seven Whistlers. Years ago, when people heard the Whistlers flying at night, they thought of it as a bad omen. Sailers would refuse to sail the next day, and miners would avoid the mines.
December 17, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Day seventeen of #ArtAdventCalendar
Tonight I’m sharing this painted stone of the Seven Whistlers. Years ago, when people heard the Whistlers flying at night, they thought of it as a bad omen. Sailers would refuse to sail the next day, and miners would avoid the mines.
Tonight I’m sharing this painted stone of the Seven Whistlers. Years ago, when people heard the Whistlers flying at night, they thought of it as a bad omen. Sailers would refuse to sail the next day, and miners would avoid the mines.
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My end of year brain cannot find a caption for this image that I took when I’d borrowed these awesome 3D printed pollen grains from Matthew @conservepalaeolab.bsky.social, but it’s begging for a joke about modeling and scale in Quaternary Science.
Your suggestions?
Your suggestions?
December 15, 2025 at 8:32 PM
My end of year brain cannot find a caption for this image that I took when I’d borrowed these awesome 3D printed pollen grains from Matthew @conservepalaeolab.bsky.social, but it’s begging for a joke about modeling and scale in Quaternary Science.
Your suggestions?
Your suggestions?
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La población de lince ibérico 🐈 aumentó un 19% en 2024, reflejo de dos décadas de recuperación gracias a la cría en cautividad, la restauración de hábitats y la reducción de amenazas como el furtivismo y los atropellos 💚
#DíaMundialdelLinceIbérico
#DíaMundialdelLinceIbérico
December 12, 2025 at 11:30 AM
La población de lince ibérico 🐈 aumentó un 19% en 2024, reflejo de dos décadas de recuperación gracias a la cría en cautividad, la restauración de hábitats y la reducción de amenazas como el furtivismo y los atropellos 💚
#DíaMundialdelLinceIbérico
#DíaMundialdelLinceIbérico
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Day ten (!) of #ArtAdventCalendar - December is zooming by.
Here’s a painted stone from a few years ago with one of my all time favourite birds - a nightjar.
Here’s a painted stone from a few years ago with one of my all time favourite birds - a nightjar.
December 10, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Day ten (!) of #ArtAdventCalendar - December is zooming by.
Here’s a painted stone from a few years ago with one of my all time favourite birds - a nightjar.
Here’s a painted stone from a few years ago with one of my all time favourite birds - a nightjar.
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Native American ceramicist Corrine Chino from the Pueblo of Acoma #womensart
December 9, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Native American ceramicist Corrine Chino from the Pueblo of Acoma #womensart
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HEY YOU. STOP DOOMSCROLLING.
Right click or press and hold this > #ArtAdventCalendar and choose "See #ArtAdventCalendar posts"
It's a portal to a beautiful place that has nothing but art made by real humans.
DO IT.
Right click or press and hold this > #ArtAdventCalendar and choose "See #ArtAdventCalendar posts"
It's a portal to a beautiful place that has nothing but art made by real humans.
DO IT.
December 3, 2025 at 4:02 AM
HEY YOU. STOP DOOMSCROLLING.
Right click or press and hold this > #ArtAdventCalendar and choose "See #ArtAdventCalendar posts"
It's a portal to a beautiful place that has nothing but art made by real humans.
DO IT.
Right click or press and hold this > #ArtAdventCalendar and choose "See #ArtAdventCalendar posts"
It's a portal to a beautiful place that has nothing but art made by real humans.
DO IT.
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Thank you for following !
Happy Friday all....❤️
Happy Friday all....❤️
November 28, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Thank you for following !
Happy Friday all....❤️
Happy Friday all....❤️
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Alison Holt, contemporary textile artist who creates machine and hand embroidered artworks #WomensArt
November 26, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Alison Holt, contemporary textile artist who creates machine and hand embroidered artworks #WomensArt
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“Raven, Illuminated”
Copyright Susan Brubaker Knapp, 2025
23.5” square
Wholecloth painted, free-motion quilted.
Copyright Susan Brubaker Knapp, 2025
23.5” square
Wholecloth painted, free-motion quilted.
November 21, 2025 at 12:43 PM
“Raven, Illuminated”
Copyright Susan Brubaker Knapp, 2025
23.5” square
Wholecloth painted, free-motion quilted.
Copyright Susan Brubaker Knapp, 2025
23.5” square
Wholecloth painted, free-motion quilted.
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'The lines are busy' by contemporary UK printmaker Sarah Morgan #ReframingWomenPrintmakers
November 15, 2025 at 1:05 PM
'The lines are busy' by contemporary UK printmaker Sarah Morgan #ReframingWomenPrintmakers
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The work of contemporary #printmaker Andrea Rich #womensart
November 9, 2025 at 9:42 AM
The work of contemporary #printmaker Andrea Rich #womensart
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Hellllllloooo? Are you there? Please help birds by sharing this if you also want to ensure swifts & other urban birds have homes alongside us. People power works but only if we work together. SAVE OUR SWIFTS.
November 2, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Hellllllloooo? Are you there? Please help birds by sharing this if you also want to ensure swifts & other urban birds have homes alongside us. People power works but only if we work together. SAVE OUR SWIFTS.
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Sarah Bays,contemporary artist, printmaker, living in Norfolk, UK producing prints from a small etching press on a tea trolley her dining room and is inspired by local nature....
#ReframingWomenPrintmakers
#ReframingWomenPrintmakers
June 1, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Sarah Bays,contemporary artist, printmaker, living in Norfolk, UK producing prints from a small etching press on a tea trolley her dining room and is inspired by local nature....
#ReframingWomenPrintmakers
#ReframingWomenPrintmakers
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'The night the sky showered us with stars" by Sarah Morgan, contemporary artist and printmaker #WomensArt
November 1, 2025 at 5:30 PM
'The night the sky showered us with stars" by Sarah Morgan, contemporary artist and printmaker #WomensArt
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Niki Bowers, contemporary UK printmaker based in Norfolk #WomensArt
November 1, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Niki Bowers, contemporary UK printmaker based in Norfolk #WomensArt
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”The homeward road was very long, I haven’t met a soul
Now the evenings grow gloomier and colder
Come comfort me a little, for the journey takes its toll
And I’m suddenly so alone"
Tove Jansson's lyrics for
'The #Autumn Song' 🍂🧡🍂
(Via Moomins FB).
Now the evenings grow gloomier and colder
Come comfort me a little, for the journey takes its toll
And I’m suddenly so alone"
Tove Jansson's lyrics for
'The #Autumn Song' 🍂🧡🍂
(Via Moomins FB).
October 26, 2025 at 12:35 PM
”The homeward road was very long, I haven’t met a soul
Now the evenings grow gloomier and colder
Come comfort me a little, for the journey takes its toll
And I’m suddenly so alone"
Tove Jansson's lyrics for
'The #Autumn Song' 🍂🧡🍂
(Via Moomins FB).
Now the evenings grow gloomier and colder
Come comfort me a little, for the journey takes its toll
And I’m suddenly so alone"
Tove Jansson's lyrics for
'The #Autumn Song' 🍂🧡🍂
(Via Moomins FB).
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'Owl's Bouquet' stonecut and stencil by Inuk artist Kenojuak Ashevak #WomensArt
October 26, 2025 at 5:12 AM
'Owl's Bouquet' stonecut and stencil by Inuk artist Kenojuak Ashevak #WomensArt