An award-winning writer will discuss Bermuda’s role in the Transatlantic textile trade next week.

Lori Lee Triplett will lead the virtual lecture, titled Early Bermuda Indigo Resist Textiles: Unravelling Bermuda’s 17th-Century Textile Legacy, on March 27.

The free presentation is part of the National Museum of Bermuda series Bermuda and the Atlantic World.

Ms Triplett and her sister Kay Triplett researched 17th-century Bermuda indigo resist textiles — material that has been dyed with indigo using resist-dyeing techniques.

Their book Indigo Quilts received the Lucy Hilty Research Grant and the Meredith Scholar Award.

The NMB said: “Through meticulous research of colonial records, letters, wills and shipping manifests, Lori Lee and Kay Triplett uncovered the origins of these intricate textiles and their creators.”

Deborah Atwood, a curator at the museum, said the presentation will discuss “the artistry behind these textiles, the trade routes that carried them across the ocean and the ongoing efforts to preserve these rare and historically significant artefacts”.

Elena Strong, the NMB’s executive director, explained: “By uncovering the artistry and connections behind these textiles, we gain a deeper understanding of Bermuda’s cultural and economic impact in the 17th century and beyond.”

Other Bermuda and the Atlantic World presentations explored topics related to British convicts on the island, post-emancipation Bermuda and the history of Bermuda stone in Charleston, South Carolina.

Visit nmb.bm/discover-learn/read-watch-listen/lectures to register for the presentation, which will take place at 5.30pm, and watch others in the series.