Lynn Setterington
Textile Artist

This is a signature cloth to mark the centenary of the death of Emily Wilding Davison at the Epsom Derby in June 1913 and raise awareness of her and the suffragette movement. It is part of the www.100deeds.co.uk where people are asked to add their deed about gender equality today.

Published: 12th May 2013
Themes: collaborative, embroidery engagement signature text

On of my kantha pieces has recently been acquired by the Denver Museum of Art for their new textile gallery.

Published: 11th May 2013
Themes: collaborative, commission embroidery engagement exhibition identity quilt signature text

Working on the Art of Hepworth project, over the last six months, a collaboration with poet Shamshad Khan and a group of women in the Falinge area of Rochdale is so interesting. As ever the catalyst is a creative collaboration, but the outcomes in terms of discussions and sharing are so varied and wonderful.

Published: 11th May 2013
Themes: collaborative, embroidery engagement handmade 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 now on permanent display at the Terrence Higgins Trust HQ in Grays Inn Rd in London.

Published: 8th May 2013
Themes: collaborative, commission embroidery engagement quilt text

A collaborative project with groups in Blackpool, made as a wedding gift for Prince William and Kate Middleton in 2011. As much as celebration of Blackpool and its people as the royal event, the quilt brought many disparate people together in the making

Published: 30th April 2013
Themes: collaborative, commission embroidery engagement quilt signature text

Last summer whilst staying in Robin Hoods Bay on the Yorkshire coast I visited for the first time the small museum. There before my eyes a beautiful signature cloth pinned to the wall.

Published: 30th March 2013
Themes: embroidery identity signature text

On holiday over the summer I came another embroidered signature cloth in Sturminster Newton in Dorset. It was made recently when the community hall was built.

Published: 23rd March 2013
Themes: embroidery handmade identity quilt signature text

A busy year with three major conference presentations in Delhi, Liverpool and Virginia. The last was “From Bengal to Baltimore” a quilt conference in Williamsburg, Virginia.
My article on the signature quilts research appeared in the May/June issue of Selvedge Magazine.

Published: 17th March 2013
Themes: autobiography embroidery handmade identity India quilt signature

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. Her work is in major collections from the V&A Museum to Whitworth Art Gallery, Denver Art Museum and Crafts Council Collection

Published: 6th March 2013
Themes: autobiography Bangladesh domestic embroidery kantha,

This is a signature project with Sreepur Village in Bangladesh and trustee Ruby Porter. The finished cloth is backed with a simple modern kantha also from Bangladesh and joined with lace old and new.

Published: 10th February 2013
Themes: Bangladesh collaborative, embroidery handmade quilt signature text