In 2023, 'Embroidery Magazine' published a 2-page spread entitled 'The Patchwork of the Century' inspired by the most publicly visible piece of Lilian Dring's work - on permanent display in London's Southbank Centre. The writer concluded 'Some names are well known in textile history. Dring is one whom we need to know more'. Graduating from the Royal College of Art as a poster designer in 1929, Lilian Dring produced some provocative posters but, emerging into the Depression, she turned her design to domestic embroidery items, such as cushions and hangings, and later to ecclesiastical vestments and embroidered portraits of houses. Throughout her career, her designs were remarkably innovative, and still seem fresh and modern. Using slides and pieces from her own collection, these talks will illustrate the wide range of her work, reflecting the events of her time, and carrying still relevant social and environmental messages.