Ruth Singer

Ruth Singer

Artist, writer, researcher

This site is where you will find my Maker Membership, events, digital publications, talks and online resources for creative development. My artwork and writing is on my website - link in the little logo below

Tangled, Textile Stories of Care & Connection

My new book, Tangled, is available now for pre-order. Tangled explores more than a decade of my work in 150 pages.

Order here for £22

Maker Membership

I truly believe that connection and community are vital to creativity. It’s hard to be making work on your own without conversations, feedback and inspiration from others. I created Maker Membership, my online community, to bring makers together to share, talk and be inspired. We meet online monthly and I share lots of development resources and opportunities for you to learn and grow in a supportive space.

£25/mo or £250/yr

Maker Membership

Oct 5 at 5:00 PM – 5:45 PM UTC

Maker Membership Free Taster

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Monday 5th October 6pm

Find out more about Maker Membership and see if it's right for you. Free online session.

Sign up to receive Studio Stories

I expect you like the idea of getting behind the scenes in an artists studio, finding out where my work is going next, what I am working on and the plans I am making to share more with you. That’s what Studio Stories is all about. Sharing and inspiring. So please join me.

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Summer Sale

I'm celebrating 21 years of business this summer and I have reduced lots of things including a workshop, an online course, digital publications and workbooks

£22.50 or 3 monthly payments of £7.50

Embroidered Herstories: Rediscovering Mary Linwood

Course
55 Lessons
365-day access

In-depth online course exploring Mary Linwood and her making practice. Includes talks, object study, technique demonstration and more.

£25

Writing Bundle

Bundle
2 Items

12 weeks of two writing prompts per week.

£10

Gentle Goal Setting Self Study Workbook

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2 files

I believe goals should be like guiding lights, reminding you what you want to do and how you want to be during the year. Gentle Goal Setting self-study workbook is 20 pages full of supportive thinking exercises to help you set meaningful goals. We look at reviewing the year, working out your own criteria for success and creating achievable, realistic and inspiring goals and keeping going with them through the year.

£8.50

Making Meaning Journals 1-3

Bundle
3 Items

Three digital issues of Making Meaning Journal. Three separate PDFs

£3.50

Printing photos on fabric

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1 file

Have you ever wondered about printing photos straight on to fabric? I use this technique a lot in my own work and wanted to share the techniques with you. This 14 page guide talks you through how to prepare your own fabrics for printing (some supplies will be needed) and how to get the best prints possible.

£2

Narrative Threads catalogue PDF

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1 file

24 page full colour catalogue with details of Ruth Singer's Narrative Threads exhibition. This A5 catalogue is full of information and pictures including details of the work in the exhibition, Ruth's working processes and inspirations. Digital version. You will get a link to download a PDF after payment.

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Artist Retreats

At Mill Field Forest Garden, Leicestershire

£8

Artist retreat at Mill Field Forest Garden 27th August

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Join me for a nourishing day of nature connection and gentle creativity. I will offer some creative activities and prompts for you to use if you wish or you can do whatever you feel inspired to do: draw, write, photograph, listen, collect leaves or simply relax. Bring your own lunch, hot drinks available. 11am-4pm. More dates: 17th September, 8th October

Artist Retreats

Sep 17 at 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM UTC

Artist Retreat 17th September

Thurmaston
£8

oin me for a nourishing day of nature connection and gentle creativity. I will offer some creative activities and prompts for you to use if you wish or you can do whatever you feel inspired to do: draw, write, photograph, listen, collect leaves or simply relax. Bring your own lunch, hot drinks available. 11am-4pm.

Sep 17 at 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM UTC

Artist Retreat 8th October

Thurmaston
£8

Join me for a nourishing day of nature connection and gentle creativity. I will offer some creative activities and prompts for you to use if you wish or you can do whatever you feel inspired to do: draw, write, photograph, listen, collect leaves or simply relax. Bring your own lunch, hot drinks available. 11am-4pm.

Textile Book Group

Online book group meetings on Mondays evening. Tickets £5 or free for members

Sep 28 at 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM UTC

Textile Book Group September 2026

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£5

Do you like to read books about textiles? if so join me for this relaxed textile book group. Share your thoughts on the book of the month and get ideas for new books to read. This month's book: Patch Work by Claire Wilcox

Sep 28 at 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM UTC

Textile Book Group October 2026

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£5

Do you like to read books about textiles? if so join me for this relaxed textile book group. Share your thoughts on the book of the month and get ideas for new books to read. This month's book: Textile Protest by Julia Triston

Nov 30 at 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM UTC

Textile Book Group November 2026

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£5

Do you like to read books about textiles? if so join me for this relaxed textile book group. Share your thoughts on the book of the month and get ideas for new books to read. This month's book: With Her Own Hands by Nicole Nehrig. Due out in paperback 27th October.

Dec 28 at 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM UTC

Textile Book Group (free) December 2026

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Do you like to read books about textiles? if so join me for this relaxed textile book group. Share your thoughts on the book of the month and get ideas for new books to read. This month's book: Tangled by Ruth Singer. This is just for fun, a chance to chat and ask me any questions. Book available from me! This book group is free.

£15

Book Group Sep-Dec

Bundle
4 Items

Four book group sessions; Sept, Oct & Nov. December one is free but included in the bundle for ease of booking.

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Work With Me

Work with me to build your skills, knowledge and confidence in sharing your work.

£18

Reflective Writing for Creative Practice 1 - exploring writing about your creative practice

Course

Three months of prompts and advice for developing your own reflective writing / journalling around a creative practice, business or other creative work. Includes: start up resources, weekly prompts released every 7 days from your start date and a monthly review process. You can also join monthly co-writing sessions with Ruth. This is a repeat of the autumn 2024 course. If you have done that, join course 2 instead

£18

Reflective Writing for Creative Practice Course 2 - Making focus

Course

Three months of prompts and advice for developing your own reflective writing / journalling around your creative practice. Includes: start up resources, weekly prompts released every 7 days from your start date and a monthly review process. You can also join monthly co-writing sessions with me. This is a new version with different prompts from course 1. You can do either or both (discount applies if you book both).

£25

Writing Bundle

Bundle

12 weeks of two writing prompts per week.

Free

Monthly Reflection Questions

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Includes 1 private space

My guide to reflection and reviewing your work or creative practice every month. A free download of 2 A4 pages. You can print and hand write this or write straight into the document

Includes 1 private space

Monthly Reflection Questions

£10

Exploring your creative values and artistic voice

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Exploring your creative values and artistic voice. This workbook is designed to help you figure out that really tricky question of 'what kind of artist am I?' I've spent a long time working this out myself and have supported many creatives in doing this too. This exercise is a supported thinking activity for you to understand your own creative practice better. 14 page, print your own copy.

£10

Gentle Goal Setting Self Study Workbook

Download

I believe goals should be like guiding lights, reminding you what you want to do and how you want to be during the year. Gentle Goal Setting self-study workbook is 20 pages full of supportive thinking exercises to help you set meaningful goals. We look at reviewing the year, working out your own criteria for success and creating achievable, realistic and inspiring goals and keeping going with them through the year.

Publications

£3

Making Meaning Journal Issue 3

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Making Meaning Journal is a publication about my practice. This issue explores my landscape-based projects Places & Traces, Embedded, Hearth & Home and my 2023 nature-based residency. 40 pages of colour images of my work and written essays about my practice.

£3

Making Meaning Journal Issue 2

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Making Meaning Journal is a publication about my practice. This issue is around my nature connection, gardens and landscape work in my Cultures of Care project. Includes writing and images from two collaborating artists Mandeep Dhadialla and Karen Logan too. This is the digital copy. Printed copies available at in-person events.

£3

Making Meaning Journal Issue 1

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Making Meaning Journal is my new place to share more about my work and projects. It's 40 pages of images and writing about the meanings behind what I make. This first issue introduces my Cultures of Care project and has features on outdoor working, about my exhibition Material Evidence and an essay about research-led creative practice. This is an instant digital download of a PDF document.

£8.50

Making Meaning Journals 1-3

Bundle

Three digital issues of Making Meaning Journal. Three separate PDFs

£3.50

Printing photos on fabric

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Have you ever wondered about printing photos straight on to fabric? I use this technique a lot in my own work and wanted to share the techniques with you. This 14 page guide talks you through how to prepare your own fabrics for printing (some supplies will be needed) and how to get the best prints possible.

£2

Narrative Threads catalogue PDF

Download

24 page full colour catalogue with details of Ruth Singer's Narrative Threads exhibition. This A5 catalogue is full of information and pictures including details of the work in the exhibition, Ruth's working processes and inspirations. Digital version. You will get a link to download a PDF after payment.

Talks on demand

Here you can find recorded talks and events ready to download and watch

£5

Criminal Quilts Talks Series

Download and watch three hours of illustrated talks about my Criminal Quilts project. The first is an introduction to the project, the second focusses on the textiles and techniques I used to create my work and the final one is on my research into prison clothing.

Free

Making Meaning Live Gathering Recordings

Making Meaning Live was a three day live gathering for sharing stories of craft and narratives. This course includes videos and audios from the sessions as well as links and comments from the audience. You can also take part in many of the activities. This event has been made possible by funding from Arts Council England through Ruth's Criminal Quilts project.