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Transforming the decorative into dissent

Discover how embroidered messages by two ‘troublesome’ women in 19th-century asylums are mirrored in the therapeutic quilting work of writer Rachel May.

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Rag mags and monthly issues: Five period zines to stop you seeing red

Using humour, personal experience and political activism to explore the bloody reality of menstruation.

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Beyond a green carpet

Plant ecologist Sara Middleton explores the amazing symbiotic relationships between the species that make up grasslands, and considers their future as rain becomes more scarce.

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Living with early onset Parkinson’s

Ten years ago, three little words changed Pete Langman’s world.

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  • Cotton thread
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  • Sarawak: a girl spinning cotton into thread. Photograph.
  • Needle and thread stitching up a wound, artwork
  • A man is carrying reels of thread in bundles. Coloured etching.
  • The first thread of contact ... / Diabetic information systems Clinitest + Clinistix.
  • The first thread of contact ... / Diabetic information systems Clinitest + Clinistix.
  • Two men spinning thread using a spindle. Watercolour by an Indian artist.
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