Threads of Life
Lecturer: Clare Hunter
Live Lecture Date: Saturday, October 11, 2025 1PM Eastern
Live Lecture Registration: September 18 – October 9, 2025 1PM Eastern
Format: Live Lecture and Recording
Based on her book, Threads of Life: A History of the World through the Eye of a Needle, Clare Hunter will explore the emotional, social, political, and therapeutic significance of sewing across centuries and cultures, unearthing the neglected stories of those who have used a needle and thread to celebrate, commemorate and document their lives and the lives of others.
“Fabric and thread can convey a prayer, trace out a map, proclaim a manifesto, send out a warning, bestow a blessing, celebrate a culture and commemorate lives lived and lost. Lives expressed not just through images but through texture and colour, different kinds of stitches, the various processes of piecing, patching, recycling, quilting to more clearly articulate the different layers of our humanity and manifest the fabric of our lives. Sewing is a way to mark our experience on cloth; patterning our place in the world, voicing our identity, sharing something of ourselves with others and leaving the indelible evidence of our presence in stitches held fast by our touch.” Clare Hunter, Threads of Life.
