Robert Shaw Textile Collection at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford Copyright Ashmolean Museum We had a most enjoyable time at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford last week. Thanks to great organisation […]
A drawing of a luxury hourglass corset from 1878, featuring a busk fastening at the front and lacing at the back taken from Wikipedia. The Knicker Lady – Rosemary Hawthorne
THE RED DRESS with inspiring Kirstie Macleod I have been following The Red Dress on social media for many years now. Last November, several days before my birthday, I noticed
The weather outside was dreadful but inside Kennet Valley Hall there was a festive atmosphere. This was the first Christmas meeting of our new Textile Group and after a convivial
We welcomed M A Katritzky, Senior Research Fellow in the Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences at The Open University, as the first speaker for our new group., Textiles &
Jean Freakley Jean was a member of the M&DEG since 2012. At our meetings she was always ready with a friendly smile and happy to chat about anything and everything. She loved
Flags of Thanks is a project to reflect gratitude and support for the Armed Forces Community and is open to all members of the Embroiderers’ Guild. Neil Stace the “Sewing
The Trustees Award is an annual event to celebrate five Embroiderers’ Guild members nominated for their acknowledged support of their branch and local community in the name of stitch. ​
It was an absolute joy to visit St Fagan’s National Museum of Welsh history just outside Cardiff this month. On a beautiful spring day two groups of us were fascinated
Congratulations from us all, Lindsay! ​On Sunday at the Fashion and Embroidery Show at the NEC, branch member Lindsay S was the Visitors’ Choice winner in the 2019 Madeira competition.
