Connecting Threads: Tactile Social History

Connecting Threads brings together twelve textile projects completed between 1981 and 2024. Each one acts as a social history document, providing tactile evidence of often untold stories of people on the margins, unexamined histories and overlooked places, all through stitch.

Author Statement: Lynn Setterington

I am an internationally recognised artist working in the textiles arena. My work explores contemporary issues in society and how stitch can be used to commemorate people and communities.

My quilts and cloths are held in many major public museums including the V&A, Crafts Council, IQSC and Whitworth Art Gallery.

Born in Yorkshire, I trained at York College of Arts & Technology and Goldsmith’s College London. I have been a Senior Lecturer at Manchester Metropolitan University in the School of Art since 1992.

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170mm x 240mm