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# Lynn Setterington - textile artist

Celebrating the textile artistry of Lynn Setterington

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## Posts

- [Exhibition. Connecting Threads at the Fashion & Textile museum, London](https://lynnsetterington.co.uk/connecting-threads-at-fashion-textile-museum/) - A few images from the opening of my exhibition, Connecting Threads, at Fashion Textile Museum, London, 2025. Connecting Threads exhibition at the Fashion Textile Museum, London
- [British Signature Cloths](https://lynnsetterington.co.uk/british-signature-cloths/) - This WWI fundraiser, made in North Wales and now held at Wrexham Museum, is part of a collection of signature cloths—tactile documents rich with sewn history. Since 2010, I’ve discovered examples in museums and private collections, highlighting community engagement. Please get in touch if you have information or images.
- [PhD Study](https://lynnsetterington.co.uk/phd-study/) - My PhD at UCA, supervised by Professor Lesley Millar and Simon Olding, explored collaborative stitch’s benefits and tensions. Focusing on "signature cloths"—hand-sewn autographs—it examined community dynamics through case studies at Robin Hood’s Bay Museum, the Ahmed Iqbal Ullah Archive, and Burnage Academy, highlighting stitch-based collaboration’s cross-disciplinary potential.
- [Sew Near - Sew Far](https://lynnsetterington.co.uk/sew-near-sew-far/) - Sew Near – Sew Far is a stitch-based artwork created as part of Meeting Point2, a year-long project by Arts & Heritage. Inspired by the Brontë sisters' signatures, the piece invites local people to add their own sewn signatures during workshops. Featured in the Brontë Museum guide, the work celebrates the Brontë bicentenaries.
- [Unfolding Origins](https://lynnsetterington.co.uk/unfolding-origins/) - In collaboration with Chrysalis Arts and the North Yorkshire County Records Office, this project explored Selby’s old toll bridge. My research uncovered new insights and culminated in banners celebrating 30 years toll-free, created with local schools. Showcased at Selby Library and other venues, the project preserved untold stories through oral history.
- [The Global Quilt](https://lynnsetterington.co.uk/the-global-quilt/) - Global Connections is a repurposed quilt created for the British Textile Biennial, exhibited at the Whitaker Gallery in Rawtenstall (Oct-Nov 2021). Made from over 1200 fabric circles, the quilt incorporates materials from 20 countries, crafted with local community groups in Rossendale and Manchester. It celebrates the global connectivity of cloth.
- [Connecting Threads - tactile social history - new publication Jan 25](https://lynnsetterington.co.uk/connecting-threads-new-publication-jan25/) - Connecting Threads showcases 12 textile projects by Setterington produced between 1981-2024, exploring identity, community, and social history through stitch.
- [Safety Net - 2021](https://lynnsetterington.co.uk/safety-net/) - My Safety Net project aimed to raise awareness about mental health in the construction industry. Featuring large-scale banners in Manchester and Salford, the installation, created with young people from 42 Street and Manchester School of Art students, highlights the sector’s mental health crisis, urging reflection and action.

## Pages

- [Health & Wellbeing](https://lynnsetterington.co.uk/health-well-being/) - World Wellbeing Map. A co-creation with English learners at Oldham Library. A monumental wellbeing embroidery made from recycled materials. It utilises hand stitch as an inclusive mental health strategy, and the outcome, a tactile artwork, raises awareness of the climate crisis. Film credit: Paul Daly. Safety Net was an Arts Council funded project from Oct
- [Workshops](https://lynnsetterington.co.uk/workshops/) - I have been devising and running textile workshops for over thirty years. Please get in touch if you would like to talk to me about a partnership project. In the last year I have worked with Solidarity Sports in West London, Fylingthorpe Primary School in North Yorkshire, Make Space at Platt Hall, Manchester and Speak English
- [About](https://lynnsetterington.co.uk/about/) - Lynn Setterington I am an ethnographic embroiderer who communicates with the world through stitch. I have worked with underserved communities across the globe, including the UK, India, Bangladesh, Brazil and USA. I draw on popular culture and textile history to raise awareness of societal issues. Themes range from sustainability, place, well-being and identity and belonging
- [Publications](https://lynnsetterington.co.uk/publications/)
- [Exhibitions](https://lynnsetterington.co.uk/exhibitions/)
- [Commissions](https://lynnsetterington.co.uk/commissions/) - A short film by Peter Spence captures elements of this complex community-based project. Unfolding Origins - Selby Toll Bridge (2019-22) This was a partnership with the North Yorkshire County Records Office to uncover and interrogate the vast archives. My focus was Selby Toll Bridge, examining its origins which date back to the 1700’s. I worked
- [Kantha](https://lynnsetterington.co.uk/kantha/) - Kantha quilts are made exclusively by women and traditionally they are created from recycled materials, often old sari cloth. My interest grew after a visit to the Woven Air exhibition at the Whitechapel Gallery in the late 1980's. I began creating my own kanthas incorporating images of domestic objects that we take for granted and,
- [Work in public collections](https://lynnsetterington.co.uk/collections/)
- [Sustainability](https://lynnsetterington.co.uk/sustainability/) - Textiles have a long history of repair and repurposing both in quilts, cloth and clothing. My work looks at ways to repurpose and use materials more sustainably. Stitching Up Oxford (2009) was one of my first commissions using plastic carrier bags as the material. This colourful quilt was made with communities on Oxford Rd, Manchester.
- [Connecting Threads](https://lynnsetterington.co.uk/connecting-threads/) - Embroidery today is celebrated, practised and appreciated by people from all different backgrounds and walks of life, and its value as a connecting thread is finally being recognised. Putting this book together has provided me with an opportunity to re-examine an extensive body of work. Buy your copy Connecting Threads describes my life in stitch
- [Privacy Policy](https://lynnsetterington.co.uk/privacy-policy/) - About me I am a textile artist based in the UK. My website address is: https://lynnsetterington.co.uk where you can find out more about me and my work. Comments When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string Your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you visit our website or use our services. We are committed to ensuring your data is handled responsibly and securely.
- [Contact](https://lynnsetterington.co.uk/contact/) - Get in touch if you have a question, a comment, or want to talk to me about a workshop or commission. I'd love to hear from you. Instagram I'm active on Instagram and regularly post about current projects and more. You can also direct message me there. I promise to get back to you promptly.
- [Early Work](https://lynnsetterington.co.uk/early-work/) - This early work from the 1980s is still important to me as a form of tactile social history. These small fragmentary pieces document my move from a small village in Yorkshire to student life in the capital. They are vignettes of working-class life, capturing markets and street scenes in Yorkshire and South London. A selection
- [Posts](https://lynnsetterington.co.uk/posts/)
- [Signature cloths](https://lynnsetterington.co.uk/signature-cloths/) - Rainbow Haven is a refugee and asylum seeker organisation in East Manchester. This video is about a collaborative signature cloth from 2011 that shines a light on an important but underrepresented group. Video credit: Mary Stark. A short film from 2016 documenting the Threads of Identity project with Burnage Academy for Boys. The film was
- [Portfolio](https://lynnsetterington.co.uk/projects/) - I have explored many societal themes, some of which are summarised below, you can use these as a jumping off point to delve deeper into my portfolio. Themes Crossing Cultures My interest in Kantha began in 1988. It is not just a craft; Kantha carries deep cultural significance… Kantha Identity & belonging My collaborative Signature

## Categories

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- [Publications](https://lynnsetterington.co.uk/category/publications/)
- [Health & Well-Being](https://lynnsetterington.co.uk/category/health-well-being/)
- [Construction](https://lynnsetterington.co.uk/category/construction/)
- [Sustainability](https://lynnsetterington.co.uk/category/sustainability/)
- [Signature Cloths](https://lynnsetterington.co.uk/category/signature-cloths/)
- [Kantha](https://lynnsetterington.co.uk/category/kantha/)
- [Commissions](https://lynnsetterington.co.uk/category/commissions/)
- [Academic](https://lynnsetterington.co.uk/category/academic/)
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## Tags

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- [Sustainability](https://lynnsetterington.co.uk/tag/sustainability/)
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- [Academia](https://lynnsetterington.co.uk/tag/academia/)
- [Commissions](https://lynnsetterington.co.uk/tag/commissions/)
- [Kantha](https://lynnsetterington.co.uk/tag/kantha/)
- [Health & Well-Being](https://lynnsetterington.co.uk/tag/health-well-being-2/)
- [Collaborative](https://lynnsetterington.co.uk/tag/collaborative/)
- [Construction Crafts](https://lynnsetterington.co.uk/tag/construction-crafts/)
- [Embroidery](https://lynnsetterington.co.uk/tag/embroidery-engagement/)
- [Arts Council](https://lynnsetterington.co.uk/tag/arts-council/)
- [Autobiography](https://lynnsetterington.co.uk/tag/autobiography/)
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- [Engagement](https://lynnsetterington.co.uk/tag/engagement/)
- [Identity](https://lynnsetterington.co.uk/tag/identity/)
- [Yorkshire](https://lynnsetterington.co.uk/tag/yorkshire/)
- [Exhibitions](https://lynnsetterington.co.uk/tag/exhibitions/)
- [Brontë](https://lynnsetterington.co.uk/tag/bronte/)
- [Signature](https://lynnsetterington.co.uk/tag/signature/)
- [Global](https://lynnsetterington.co.uk/tag/global/)
- [Handmade](https://lynnsetterington.co.uk/tag/handmade/)
- [Quilt](https://lynnsetterington.co.uk/tag/quilt/)
- [Recycle](https://lynnsetterington.co.uk/tag/recycle/)
- [British Textile Biennial](https://lynnsetterington.co.uk/tag/british-textile-biennial/)
- [Research](https://lynnsetterington.co.uk/tag/research/)
- [PHD](https://lynnsetterington.co.uk/tag/phd/)
- [Manchester](https://lynnsetterington.co.uk/tag/manchester/)
- [Robin Hood's Bay](https://lynnsetterington.co.uk/tag/robin-hoods-bay/)
- [Domestic embroidery](https://lynnsetterington.co.uk/tag/domestic-embroidery/)