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Eye - 29 November 2024
Eye shines the spotlight on the named people who are depicted in stitches in a crossword
Friends in stitches
The Quaker Tapestry, which has seventy-seven panels about a wide variety of Friendly subjects, is housed in Kendal Quaker Meeting House.
Over 4,000 people took part in its creation, aged from three to ninety-three, with contributions from fifteen countries!
In this puzzle, we shine the spotlight on the named people who are depicted in stitches.
You can investigate any answers you’re unsure of, and learn more about all the panels, by visiting: https://bit.ly/QuakerTapestry.
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1. This Quaker MP is described as ‘a champion of the rights of unrepresented people’ (10).
2. This Quaker businessman and scientist died the same year the Friend was launched; his panel showcases a wide-range of interests, including giving Royal Institute Lectures (12).
3. A red-cloaked Mary is highlighted in a panel featuring the quote: ‘once we have said “Our Father” in the morning we can treat no one as a stranger for the rest of the day’ (6).
4. An agriculturalist, this Daniel’s work in the St Petersburg’s marches, and an incident during his later voyage to the South Seas, are highlighted in his panel (7).
5. ‘One of the many women “publishers of the truth”,’ this Quaker visited the sultan of Turkey in the 1600s (10).
7. ‘Tender compassion fills my heart toward my fellow creatures,’ is quoted on the panel featuring this John’s concerns (7).
10. Margaret, the mother of Quakerism… need Eye say more? (4).
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6. Prison reform became this Quaker’s life work after visiting Newgate Prison and seeing the appalling conditions in 1813 (12).
8. One of the early Quaker conscientious objectors, Richard’s experience in the navy is depicted on one panel (6).
9. James, who was only nineteen, died in Colchester Prison in 1656. His story appears on a panel about the establishment of Meeting for Sufferings (7).
11. A refugee from the French Revolution, this Stephen’s visits to European religious and political figures features in the panel (7).
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