Events
Freedom to Stitch
The Emergence of the Embroiderer as Artist
22 Oct 10 - 29 Jan 11
10am-4pm, Tues-Sat
Quilt Museum and Gallery
St Anthonyıs Hall, Peasholme Green, York, YO1 7PW
Work by some of the country's leading practitioners of art embroidery, including Michael Brennand-Wood, Julia Caprara, Alice Kettle, Paddy Killer, and Audrey Walker, will go on exhibition in the Quilt Museum and Gallery.
Pieces from the collection of the Embroiderers' Guild, will include such contemporary embroidery as 'Pale Armistice in Death are We United', a soft sculpture by Rozanne Hawksley. Among the nine historic pieces will be 'Linen
Bag' by Elsie Myrtle William, demonstrating whole cloth decoration. A sub theme of the exhibition is the evolution of process shown through prints, surface markings and drawings.
The Embroiderers' Guild
The Embroiderers' Guild is a leading educational charity and also a museum with a unique collection of about 11,000 items of British, European, Oriental and Indian embroidery and textiles dating from the Coptic period up
to the present day. Founded in 1906, the Embroiderers' Guild has some 12,500 members and subscribers throughout the UK . It offers a lively programme of
exhibitions, events, workshops, City & Guilds courses, lectures and tours.
The Guild also has a specialist library and bookshop and publishes two magazines, Embroidery and Stitch. To find out more about the Guild or to become a member, visit www.embroiderersguild.com or telephone 020 8943 1229.