Laura Pottinger
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Laura Pottinger
@laurajpottinger.bsky.social
Research Fellow in Geography @ University of Manchester
Currently researching #MakingSlowColour (slowness, activism, growing, crafting, seeds, textiles & creative methods). She/her.
Beautiful square for #StitchAssemblyRGS25 featuring detail of key moments across the #RGS-IBG conference.

'The back with dangling “spiralling” threads signifies the invisible interconnections and on-going (future) weaving of seen and unseen'.

@poppybudworth.bsky.social
@alisonjeffers.bsky.social
September 12, 2025 at 11:47 AM
How might stitching help us get to know mosses on more intimate terms?

New coauthored paper from the MossWorlds project on stitching sphagnum moss and doing creative, interdisciplinary work in geography labs: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
@uomcreativemcr.bsky.social (1/3)
September 11, 2025 at 10:41 AM
'Thank you very much for bringing this idea to the conference! It was so creative and fun! Sorry I went a bit out of the square shape.'
September 8, 2025 at 11:42 AM
'My daughter (thirteen years old) and I stitched up a small piece together. Thank you for conducting this project of kindness and creativity.'
September 8, 2025 at 11:40 AM
'My piece traces the geography of my learning journey, and my journeys across the country (...) The blanket stitch which runs along the top of the piece is the 'golden thread' which brings/holds it all together (which I am still seeking within my own research project : )'
September 8, 2025 at 11:40 AM
September 8, 2025 at 11:40 AM
'Homely home/Unhomely home.
Forgetting, remembering, designing, creating. Boring transformation making homes unhomes. Missing and protecting homely homes. Concrete jungle, generic spaces. Turned into dust. Lakes, woods, heaven on Earth. In my mind.'
September 8, 2025 at 11:40 AM
More stitched squares shared by remote participants in our #StitchAssemblyRGS25 session at #RGS-IBG conference last month. Big thank you to all who took part & shared their reflections!
@poppybudworth.bsky.social @alisonjeffers.bsky.social
September 8, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Featuring illustrations from the brilliant Jack Brougham.
Open access article here: bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journal...
September 8, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Prepping materials 🧵🏵️🧶for Stitch Assembly at #RGS-IBG

Follow #StitchAssemblyRGS25 for updates, reflections & stitched quilt squares from remote participants & our in-person session.

If you’re in Birmingham we’d love to see you there!
@poppybudworth.bsky.social @alisonjeffers.bsky.social
August 21, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Are you heading to #RGS-IBG AC2025 as an online-only delegate? We’re organising a hands-on creative workshop for you! Sign up to Stitch Assembly & we’ll post you a pack 👇😊🧵
docs.google.com/forms/d/1ytd...

@poppybudworth.bsky.social @rgsibg.bsky.social
July 14, 2025 at 4:30 PM