On Sunday 25 April 2027, The Medieval Dress and Textile Society will host its annual conference online via Zoom. We welcome proposals for 20- to 30-minute papers concerning all aspects of European textiles, clothing, dress and fashion accessories from the end of the Roman Empire in western Europe until the Early Modern Period (approximately 400 to 1600 C.E.).
Papers on this theme might address making, selling or using braids, tapes, woven bands, cords, laces, needle lace, bobbin lace, buttons, hairnets, fringe, tassels and other passementerie; importing, creating, modifying or distributing both the raw and finished materials used to construct such trimmings; or the lives of the women and men who plied trades related to these wares. We encourage speakers of both academic and non-academic backgrounds to propose papers. Surprise us with the creativity and scope of your investigations.
Submit your paper proposal via the form here.
Submission deadline: 15 January, 2027. If you have any questions, please contact events@medats.org.uk.
The featured image shows a detail of the fringe on the Sudbury Pall, a late 15th century embroidered hearse cloth originally from St Gregory’s, Sudbury, now held at Ipswich Museum, Suffolk. Photos taken in 2022 by Challe Hudson.
