Lynn Setterington
Textile Artist

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

Published: 14th May 2013
Themes: collaborative, commission embroidery engagement exhibition identity quilt signature text

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

Published: 10th May 2013
Themes: collaborative, commission engagement identity

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

Stitching Up Oxford Rd was a commission to create a collaborative artwork 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 April 2013
Themes: collaborative, commission consumerism quilt recycle

The plans for the collaborative project in Rochdale are progressing well. It is nice to work as part of a team for a change, not only sharing ideas, but expertise and skills too.

Published: 10th April 2013
Themes: collaborative, commission embroidery engagement exhibition identity quilt signature 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 India signature sustainable text

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

A quilt made to celebrate a local primary school centenary. Work involved all the school from mums and carers to children, dinner ladies and teachers.

Published: 14th July 2010
Themes: commission embroidery handmade text