Clare Hunter

Another very popular return to the Festival, Clare Hunter has delighted us in previous visits by championing the creative world of craft and its historical importance: from Mary Queen of Scots’ embroideries to contemporary banners used as symbols of protest. We look forward to learning more with her new book Making Matters: In Search of Creative Wonders. Chaired by Zoë Venditozzi.

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 says book, Embroidering her Truth: Mary, Queen of Scots and the Language of Power - I felt that Mary was there, pulling at my sleeve, willing me to appreciate the artistry, wanting me to understand the dazzle of the material world that shaped her.

Website: Clare Hunter