Suffrage Exhibition Catalogue

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ddefnyddio edafedd mewn arlliwiau o

thread. One of the arrows is made up of

lwyd.

270 stitches of a single 9 month prison sentence, while the others are made up

Mae wedi dewis cyfres o ddedfrydau o

of numerous shorter sentences. served

garchar a roddwyd i swffragetiaid, yn

by different women. The stitch is hand

amrywio o 7 niwrnod i 9 mis, fel man

embroidered chain stitch, a symbolic

cychwyn ar gyfer y gwaith hwn ac wedi

choice, where each single stitch forms

creu saethau yn defnyddio un pwyth

a connected chain which completes

am bob diwrnod yn y carchar. Mae

the whole.

pob dedfryd yn edau wahanol. Mae un o’r saethau’n cynnwys 270 o bwythau

There are almost 1000 individual stitches

unigol sy’n cynrychioli un ddedfryd

in this piece, representing the 1000

o garchar 9 mis, tra bod rhai eraill yn

individuals sent to prison. Hand stitching,

cynnwys nifer o ddedfrydau byrrach a

and the slow, careful work it involves,

wnaed gan wahanol fenywod. Mae’r

reflects the time spent in prison doing

pwythau wedi’u brodio â llaw yn

repetitive labour including needlework.


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