This is a recording of a live online event held on Wednesday 7 February 2024 

In this captivating talk, craft researcher and founder of Common Threads Press, Laura Moseley, maps the different articulations of queer identity in needlework practices since the mid-20th century. By analysing fabric, colour, technique and processes of making, Laura looks at the different ways in which queer artists have deployed embroidery and quilting in their work.

Departing from the work of second-wave feminists that worked to reinstate needlework as an emblem of ‘women’s work’, Laura discusses how textile crafts have since become a central focus for queer artists working with similar themes of inheritance, identity and memory.