Connecting Threads

Tactile social history

Lynn Setterington

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Quickthorn
15 November 2024

Embroidery crafts

The author's work is both personal and political. It ranges from tiny colourful hand embroidered fragments recording everyday life in South London and Yorkshire, to monumental, site-specific banners made with construction workers in the north of England. As a collection it describes the author’s life in stitch and details how an artist-embroiderer works and thinks creatively, how projects are managed and take shape and some of the hurdles encountered in socially engaged practice. The projects described in this book encompass themes of identity and belonging, health and wellbeing, sustainability, community cohesion and social inequality, offering sensory testaments of life today. The author includes a section on running community workshops, the pitfalls and joys, for other people attempting the same.

By: Lynn Setterington
Imprint: Quickthorn
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 240mm, Width: 170mm,
ISBN: 9781739316051
ISBN 10: 1739316053
Pages: 112
Publication Date: 15 November 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Contents Foreword by Mary Schoeser Introduction Place Sustainable thinking Crossing cultures Identity / belonging Health and wellbeing Useful information

Lynn Setterington is an internationally recognised artist working in the textiles arena. Her work explores contemporary issues in society and how stitch can be used to commemorate people and communities. Her quilts and cloths are held in many major public museums including the V&A, Crafts Council, IQSC and Whitworth Art Gallery. Lynn’s PhD from UCA, Farnham builds on her extensive knowledge to investigate the hidden values and tensions in stitch-based engagement including the intertwining of the ethical and aesthetics. Mary Schoeser is an internationally respected textile and wallpaper historian who has published and curated widely. She has collaborated with many museums over her 40 year career, including the Fashion Textile Museum, London; the V&A – where she is an Honorary Senior Research Fellow – and the Philadelphia Museum of Art.