Lynn Setterington – textile artist
Exhibition. Connecting Threads 2
Gallery Oldham – 11th November ’25 – 7th March ’26
Thirty years after Out of the Ordinary, my first solo show I return to Gallery Oldham with connecting Threads 2. The new display takes work from the Fashion Textile Museum, London exhibition north and includes five additional quilts. Thanks to the Harris Museum Preston, Embroiderers Guild of the UK, Shipley Gallery, Gateshead, The Whitworth Gallery, Manchester and Tameside Council for the loans.
Image by David Bennett
Connecting Threads 2
I am giving a talk on Wed 21st Jan 2026, 2-3pm in Gallery Oldham, its free and no need to book
Knit & Stitch Shows – Alexandra Palace & Harrogate
I exhibited at the Knit and Stitch Shows at Alexandra Palace, London (Oct 9th-12th) and Harrogate Conference Centre (Nov 10th-23rd) 2025.
Signed copies of Connecting Threads my publication with Quickthorn Books were available at both venues.
About
I am a UK-based textile artist. In the 1990s, I gained recognition for my hand-sewn embroideries, drawings on traditions of Bengal and women's art. I devise projects and create tactile social history documents with local and global communities to raise awareness of social issues and the overlooked.
My PhD from UCA, Farnham draws on E.P. Thompson's "history from below" and focused on how the sewn signature could be employed as a method and approach, past and present. My textiles are held in museum and private collections including the V&A, Denver Museum and the Whitworth Gallery. I undertake commissions, workshops and consultancy.
Connecting Threads
Tactile social history
My new book describes my life in stitch and details how an artist-embroiderer works, how projects are managed and some of the hurdles encountered in socially engaged practice.
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Take a look at my work
My textiles spans five decades of making. Societal issues, textile history and the overlooked are key themes and I have worked with individually and with groups exploring Kantha, Signature Cloths, Mental Health, Construction and Sustainability.
“Embroidery today is celebrated, practised and appreciated by people from all different backgrounds and walks of life, and its value as a connecting thread and vital accessible global communication tool is finally being recognised.”
Lynn Setterington – Textile Artist