Meanwhile, there is an exhibition of embroideries by Mary Linwood (1755-1845) at Leicester Museum and Art Gallery, the first since 1945. Mary Linwood was a celebrity in her own time but has been largely forgotten since. Using the technique of needle painting, she created stitched versions of famous British paintings. As well as running a school for young ladies in Leicester, she also exhibited her embroidered works in touring exhibitions, and established the first gallery in London to be run by a woman. This is a stitched self-portrait.