The 62 Group has its 50th Anniversary in 2012, several major exhibitions and events will be taking place around the country. I will be showing work in the summer exhibition in Manchester and I am running a workshop at Ruthin Craft Centre in March.
Published: 28th January 2012
Themes: autobiography embroidery handmade identity quilt
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
I am featured in an article by Ruth Clifford on contemporary kantha work in the current issue of the Quilters Review.
Published: 5th January 2012
Themes: embroidery exhibition 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
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 62 Group celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2012 with several major exhibitions in Britain, I will be showing in the summer at the Holden Gallery in Manchester.
Published: 25th May 2011
Themes: domestic embroidery exhibition handmade identity kantha, recycle
A visit in 1988 to the Woven Air Exhibition at the Whitechapel Gallery in London which showcased hand embroidered Kantha quilts from Bangladesh and Bengal brought about a change in Setterington’s work and a dialogue with contemporary quiltmaking that has continued ever since.
Published: 14th July 2010
Themes: autobiography domestic embroidery kantha,
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