Textile artist and curator Clare Hunter on the power of sewing to evoke memory and create connections to the past. Siobhan Redmond is the reader.
Textile artist and curator, Clare Hunter continues her journey through the centuries and across the continents where she uncovers the lives of women and men who have used sewing and embroidery to tell their stories. Today, Clare is clearing out a relative's attic when she comes across an exquisitely worked quilt, which leads to reflections on the power of sewing to evoke memory and create connections to the past.
Read by Siobhan Redmond
Abridged by Julian Wilkinson
Produced by Elizabeth Allard
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- Wed 6 Feb 201909:45BBC Radio 4 FM
- Thu 7 Feb 201900:30BBC Radio 4
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