Thank you so much for this information! Without an exhibition catalogue, this exhibition would be seldom seen! Posts such as yours help insure that as many lacemakers/embroiderers/ and needle artists of all descriptions/ can be accessed on the Internet!
Sent from my iPad > On Aug 13, 2014, at 6:06 PM, "janefr...@gmail.com" <janefr...@googlemail.com> > wrote: > > Hi All, > > I'm just back from the Eye of the Needle exhibition at the Ashmolean Museum, > Oxford (UK). > > Perhaps its because I'm a lace maker not an embroiderer but - Wow! > > The exhibition is of embroidery from the Feller collection. I've no idea who > Elizabeth and Micheal Feller are, but they have a fantastic collection. > Thanks so much for your contribution! > Everything was from the 17th century, roughly the Stuart period, (a bit of > very late Elizabethan, then James I and Charles I) and included a selection > of samplers, biblical pictures (and it was amusing to see Solomon looking > very much like Charles I and biblical characters dressed in Stuart costume), > allegorical themes, a little clothing (coifs, hats, gloves) and household > goods (stools, chatelaine, boxes) and so on. There were about 60 pieces in > all. > > I was struck by the quality of the designs, the exquisite workmanship, and > how fine the work was. Tent stitch was worked on linen fabric over 1 thread, > then in the more elaborate pieces was combined with decorative stitches, > stumpwork, raised needlepoint and bead work. > > There wasn't any lace, except for one unusual, slightly scruffy edging on a > beautiful box. I guess the period was a bit early for bobbin lace. However, > the needlepoint and whitework were so fine you might think they were lace. > > If anyone is in the Oxford area, this is well worth a visit. Details are on > the Ashmolean website http://www.ashmolean.org/exhibitions/eyeoftheneedle/ > > There is no exhibition catalogue as such, but there are two books describing > the collection. I bought the first book - but theres a pile of ironing to do > and visitors coming before I can "put my feet up". > > Best wishes, > Jane > New Forest, UK > > - > To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: > unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to > arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
