Book Event - Clare Hunter, Embroidering Her Truth
Join us for an evening with the author on Thursday 27th October at 7.30pm. Holy Trinity Church, Haddington, EH41 3EX.
At her execution, Mary, Queen of Scots wore red. Widely known as the colour of strength and passion, it was in fact worn by Mary as the Catholic symbol of martyrdom. In sixteenth-century Europe women’s voices were suppressed, even for a queen like Mary. In an age when textiles expressed power, Mary exploited them to emphasise her female agency. From her lavishly embroidered gowns to the fashion dolls she used to encourage a Marian style at the Scottish court and the subversive messages she embroidered in captivity for her supporters, Mary used textiles to advance her political agenda, affirm her royal lineage and tell her own story. In this eloquent cultural biography, Clare Hunter exquisitely blends history, politics and memoir to tell the story of a queen in her own voice.
Clare Hunter has been a banner-maker, community textile artist and textile curator for over twenty years and established the community enterprise NeedleWorks in Glasgow. Her first book, Threads of Life, won the Saltire First Book Award, was a Waterstones Scottish Book of the Month and a Radio 4 Book of the Week.
Clare will be interviewed about her new book by Kristian Kerr, publicity manager at Birlinn Ltd, followed by questions from the audience. There will be an opportunity to buy books and have them signed by the author after the talk.
If you would like to join us, please register by emailing:
The event is sponsored by The Lamp of Lothian.
All welcome. Admission free.
