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front 07 EMBROIDERY LOVES As part of an art trail in remote churches, Lou Baker’s red knitted installation will breathe new life into Dore Abbey. 08 NEWS Some stories and events to take note of, including Dame Zandra’s new book. 09 OUT & ABOUT Take your pick of courses and activities that promise to excite and educate.
regulars 10 FRESH TALENT Penelope Williams became an exhibiting artist later in life, but after her first show is eager to do more. 12 THE SEWING ROOM Set in a former whelk shed on a working quay, Debbie Lyddon’s studio offers inspiration in the raw. 18 OFFBEAT ARTIST Baiba Rieber’s work centres on exhibits at RSU Anatomy Museum, usually only seen by anatomists and surgeons. 20 Q&A: JEFFREY GIBSON Jeffrey Gibson is the first Indigenous American to have a solo show in the US Pavilion at the Venice Biennale. 52 MEET THE GROUP Scotland’s Edge group encompasses wide-ranging work and has made holding exhibitions a key goal.
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features 14 MAKING WAVES Growing up in Exmouth, Alexandra Waylett developed a close coastal bond, with her current work anchored in life beneath the surf. 22 BLACK HISTORY MONTH: THE BLACK FEMALE GAZE Marcia Bennett-Male is developing her exhibition at Brixton Tate Library to be an intense experience for visitors. 26 BLACK SOULS LOST AT SEA Highlighting Liverpool’s involvement in the slave trade and the Zong massacre, Karen McLean’s dramatic show is set to fuel debate. 32 PREVIEW: THE 62 GROUP Housed in a 168-metre-long former spinning room at Salts Mill, in West Yorkshire, the 62 Group’s latest show is set to impress. 34 WELL-RED Moving from fashion designer to textile artist was a slow gestation for Rima Day, but one that is validated by her stunning work. 38 THE KNITTING & STITCHING SHOW: TURNING OVER A NEW LEAF Jessie Chorley has been working quietly in her studio eyrie, but is now ready to reveal her new work and new book at the K&S Show. 43 K&S SHOW HIGHLIGHTS From miniature robes to performance textile art. 44 CREATIVITY IN CRISIS Deena Beverley recounts the creation of her new book with Cas Holmes, a tale of finding creativity despite personal crisis. 46 THE LIBRARY’S ALL A FLUTTER Releasing moths into a university library... Vita Cochran really should know better. 49 SPIDER WOMAN Working under the pseudonym Aradne, the artist weaves an intricate web. 50 PRACTICAL MAGIC Anne Jackson’s fascination with witches began at Halloween in a childhood spent in America. 54 CELEBRATING WELSH QUILTS Jen Jones was an actress in New York when she fell in love with a Welshman. Her second love was to be the Welsh quilt. 57 A D-DAY MEMORIAL How the Overlord Embroidery was made.
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reviews 17 TAKE 5 BOOKS Previews of some thought-provoking titles released for autumn 58 EXHIBITIONS Thread Count, Saxmundham Stories in Stitch, The Bowes Museum 60 WHAT’S ON A look at the months ahead and a story of hands reaching across the water
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