Lynn Setterington
Textile Artist

This is a signature project with Sreepur Village and Ruby Porter. The finished cloth is backed with a simple modern kantha also from Bangladesh and can be seen at the Embroiderers Guild AGM at the end of March in Southport where Ruby is a key note speaker.

Published: 27th January 2012
Themes: collaborative, embroidery handmade quilt signature text

The banner will be on display from Jan 9th for 2 weeks in the sculpture court in Manchester town hall before going to its permanent home at Rainbow Haven.

Published: 5th January 2012
Themes: collaborative, embroidery engagement identity text

The new bags from Ahmedabad were display at the Craft Centre in Manchester as part of the Asian Triennial in the autumn. They are made from khadi cloth, woven according to Ghandi’s principals. Khadi is a movement started by Gandhi and aimed at boycotting foreign goods and promoting Indian goods, thereby improving India’s economy.

Published: 20th December 2011
Themes: collaborative, commission embroidery exhibition handmade identity signature sustainable text

Respect and Protect the World Aids Day Quilt is a handmade collaborative quilt made up of hundreds of red ribbons and cross stitches. It is on display at the People’s History Museum in Manchester throughout December for World Aids Day 2011.

Published: 10th December 2011
Themes: collaborative, commission quilt

Stitching Up Oxford Rd was a commission to create a collaborative piece with and about Manchester Oxford Rd and involved working with groups and organisations based on this busy throughfare. The quilt was made from plastic bags collected on Oxford and “transformed” in workshops up and down Oxford Rd.

Published: 19th September 2011
Themes: collaborative, commission consumerism quilt recycle

This is a short collaboration with the Whitworth art Gallery as part of the Who Cares? Exhibition around mental health awareness.

Published: 12th July 2011
Themes: collaborative, embroidery engagement identity signature text

A wedding quilt for Prince William and Kate Middleton made by the people of Blackpool was completed on time and is now with the happy couple.

Published: 7th July 2011
Themes: collaborative, embroidery quilt signature text

The recipient of a Public Engagement Fellowship at MMU in 2009, Lynn devised, co-ordinated and led Hulme Sweet Hulme, a collaborative arts project working with local group.

Published: 2nd September 2010
Themes: collaborative, commission engagement identity

A project in Ahmedabad India working with local artisans and craftspeople to explore new and sustainable ways of working.

Published: 1st September 2010
Themes: collaborative, handmade recycle sustainable

A collaboration with poet Helen Clare to create a large scale embroidered poem as part of the Manchester Science Festival.

Published: 1st September 2010
Themes: collaborative, commission text