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Study Day - The Art of Needlework, with Susan Kay-Williams
EXPLORING TAPESTRY: EMBROIDERY AND COLOUR IN TEXTILES;
Stories of Red, Purple, Blue and Gold
Lecture 1: Tapestry: the ultimate wall decoration.
Tapestries were the most expensive wall decorations in the Middle Ages and beyond
Lecture 2: Every colour under the sun
This lecture looks at how textile colours developed in the 20th century. It is the story of everything from khaki to the little black dress and from day glo to colours which respond to the sun or the rain.
Lecture 3: History of Embroidery
This is a whirlwind tour through some of the types and roles of embroidery from adorning royalty to the church and from military use to fashion taking us from Aristotle to the current time and from many countries of the world including India, Turkey, China, Japan and Western Europe..
Link to our website for this event: tashavering.org.uk/Special/FutureSpecial.aspx
If you would like more details or to book a place please contact Roger Dines on 07985 367492.
Stories of Red, Purple, Blue and Gold
Lecture 1: Tapestry: the ultimate wall decoration.
Tapestries were the most expensive wall decorations in the Middle Ages and beyond
Lecture 2: Every colour under the sun
This lecture looks at how textile colours developed in the 20th century. It is the story of everything from khaki to the little black dress and from day glo to colours which respond to the sun or the rain.
Lecture 3: History of Embroidery
This is a whirlwind tour through some of the types and roles of embroidery from adorning royalty to the church and from military use to fashion taking us from Aristotle to the current time and from many countries of the world including India, Turkey, China, Japan and Western Europe..
Link to our website for this event: tashavering.org.uk/Special/FutureSpecial.aspx
If you would like more details or to book a place please contact Roger Dines on 07985 367492.
Tuesday 25 Jul 2023
The New Windmill Hall, St Mary’s Lane, Upminster, Essex RM14 2QH
£35 including light lunch and refreshments – non-members welcome – you will be offered a ticket worth £8.00 providing free entry to one of our regular monthly lectures. Doors open 10:00 am.
Organised by
The Arts Society, Havering
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