Raised Work by Ornamental Embroidery Students - Tuesday 25 April - Sunday 4 June. A small exhibition showcasing contemporary work inspired by seventeenth-century English embroidery in the Ashmolean collection. The pieces on display include caskets and picture panels stitched in a variety of silks and metal threads using a number of raised work techniques, including needlelace, couched and wire work and flat stitches. I went to see this small exhibition of some 20 stumpwork/raised embroidery caskets and panels and it is well worth a visit. It is a small exhibition but there are quite a lot of extremely interesting additional works displayed in the textile department, including a large panel dated 1673 The Sacrifice of Isaac, which was the inspiration for some of the embroideries for the contemporary caskets. A poppy, marigold, tulip and iris have been worked in each corner of the original panel and have been reproduced by the students on their own caskets, giving an insight into how beautiful and vibrant the colours would have been on the antique original now on display. There is a two page article in the current edition of Inspirations Issue No 94, with beautiful photos of some of the work. A very nice restaurant located on the 4th floor which opens onto the terrace with outside seating provided a welcome break for lunch. Too cold for us to sit out on the day we went but you could be lucky and enjoy a lovely lunch overlooking the rooftops of Oxford. Catherine Barley Henley-on-Thames, UK Catherine Barley Needlelace www.catherinebarley.com
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