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Please read before registering: This registration is to receive access to the recording of the virtual lecture that took place on Saturday, October 11, 2025. Once your order is processed you will be able to access the video from the lecture page through April 10, 2026. Registration for the live lecture and for the recorded lecture happens separately at a price of $5 each to ensure the talented lecturers receive proper compensation.
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.
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Please note: Virtual Lecture registrations are non-refundable. Registration for the live lecture and for the recording happen separately and are not transferable.
