Ruthin Craft Centre

Bleidlais is the Welsh word for vote. The ‘lais’ in Bleidlais also means voice in Welsh. ‘Defnyddia dy Bleidlais’ / 'Use Your Vote (Voice)' underlines the relationship and importance of using both in achieving equality for all. The image has been designed to be a visual action, the hand-painted black lines on the calico referencing both the imprisonments of 1918 and the contemporary barriers to equality today. The distinctive Suffragette colours in ribbon, breaking the bars, represent the continued need for a change in perceptions.

Ruthin and Ruthin Craft Centre have a longstanding relationship with quilting and textile artists. The banner pays homage to these skills and techniques.

Ruthin Craft Centre is a craft centre in the historic, market town of Ruthin north Wales. Ruthin Craft Centre shows the best in national and international contemporary applied arts.