> [!NOTE]+ Meta > Reference:: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/cultural/projects/archive/2014/parallel-practices > Tags:: #warp > WeftLinks:: [[Health value of craft]] > Claim:: [[Claim - Hand skills play a role in medical procedures]] > [!SUMMARY] Summary > This program introduced makers to medical practitioners with the aim of reflecting on their practical work. ### Highlights Parallel Practices was devised by the UK Crafts Council and the Cultural Institute, King’s College London, in 2014, to explore innovation through a series of residencies pairing makers with bio-medical professionals.   The project aimed to >‘stimulate learning and innovation through a focus on the body, materials and processes that inform clinical outcomes and artistic practice’. >Richard Wingate, Principal Investigator at the MRC Centre for Developmental Neurobiology at King’s, and Celia Pym, textile maker, who explored ‘mending’ in anatomy and the relationships between care and caretaking in textile repair and studying anatomy. >Matthew Howard, lecturer in robotics at the Department of Informatics, and Karina Thompson, textile maker, stimulated debate about the nature of stitch in the 21st century and show its value in cutting-edge robotics.