We Carry the Light was a nine month project which brought together women to stitch personal stories of heritage, family and life, shining a spotlight on the knowledge and light that women carry and pass on to others. This was a response to the lack of representation of women in published Lunar Society history.
Much like the original scientists and industrialists of the Lunar Society who met monthly for dinner and lively conversations at Soho House between 1765 and 1813 (guided home by the light of the moon), women from the local area were invited to come together once a month to stitch, chat, discuss, create art and learn from each other.
This booklet is our way of thanking the stitch artists who took part for sharing their light and their talents with us.
This project was delivered in partnership Woolly Mammoth Stitch Works CIC, as part of the Lunar Society Birmingham's Commonwealth Heritage project funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.
