Connecting Threads: Tactile social history

About Lynn Setterington

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. Lynns 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.