I can work well all manner of works which is to be wrought with a Needle': Exploring the Making of 1

Hannah Woolley's proud boast gives us an unusal insight into one 17th-century woman's pride in her needlework skills as well as her commercil acumen. This lecture will explore the context in which embroideries were made in the home and the schoolroom, the printed sources for their designs and the complex variety of stitches and techniques. It will look at examples from the Feller and the Ashmolean collections, including radiographs which reveal some surprising links between the natural world and the made world of embroideries.

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http://www.ashmolean.org

Source: http://www.culture24.org.uk//se000388?id=EVENT489889