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Social history, sewn up: English street scenes embroidered – in pictures

When the artist Lynn Setterington moved to London in the early 1980s for university, she started to make embroideries of her new surroundings. “My favourite is Electric Avenue in Brixton – I love markets, and the one there was so different from market day back in my Yorkshire village.” She began posting her textiles on Instagram during lockdown and is writing a book about shared embroidery practice. “Embroidery is having its moment,” she says. “Its reach, power and value are being appreciated by the wider public. I have worked with people from all parts of the world on stitch projects – embroidery has proved an amazing connector.”

Setterington’s work is on view at the Rogue Artists’ Studios open weekend, Manchester, 30 Sep-1 October

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[The Guardian] Social history, sewn up: English street scenes embroidered – in pictures

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