However, in more recent years this has been challenged and textiles has been used to create art which is representative of female experiences and struggles. Parker's 'The Subversive Stitch' demonstrates feminists subverting embroidery to make feminist statements and challenge the idea that textiles should only be associate with domesticity and femininity. Michna finds that challenging artistic practices which exclude women exposes the politics and gender bias of traditional art and helps to breakdown class-based and patriarchal divisions. These traditionally female forms of expression are now used to empower women; develop knowledge and reclaim traditional women's skills which society had previously devalued.
