Sadie Williams

Playing on the history of Girlguiding patches, the inspirational Youth Advocates identified the issues they felt were most important to communicate. Each patch represents one of these issues, such as 'Positive Body Image', 'LGBT Pride' and 'Period Poverty'.

Artist, Sadie Williams, worked her love of modernity and craft into the piece by creating hand-collaged print designs with the Youth Advocates. The collages were heat-pressed onto metallic fabric and then cut, bonded and appliquéd onto shimmering fabrics (in the classic Suffragette colours). The bold and youthful banner proudly sports the slogan once used by the fearless Girlguiding originators at a Boys Scouts convention in 1909, who demanded that there should also be a space for young women to bond, adventure and grow strong together.

“I was thrilled to collaborate with youth advocates from Girlguiding UK and put my passion for textiles to create and physical use. We created a bold, sparkling banner that demonstrated strength, equality and optimism, with graphic symbols of issues held close to these young and inspiring women's hearts”.
Sadie Williams, artist

Girlguiding UK are the leading charity for girls and young women in the UK.
They empower nearly half a million girls to be their best and face the challenges of growing up today.

Sadie Williams is a London based fashion designer and artist whose expertise and interest in textiles and modern craftsmanship have seen her both create collections for her own label and take on many special projects and collaborations.