Recreation of the Broderers Crown by Cynthia Jackson
Saint Stephen's Church Hall 48 Emperors Gate, Knightsbridge, London, SW7 4HJ
Ticket price: £45
EARLY BIRD BOOKING UNTIL 31 July 2018: £35 for members, £40 for non-members
After 31 July 2018: £45 Prices include refreshments and buffet lunch
For tickets send payment and stamped addressed envelope to the Ticketing Secretary, Carole Thompson, 9 Fairthorn Road, Charlton, London, SE7 7RL or book through the MEDATS website https://www.medats.org.uk/
Each speaker will display reproduction pieces and explain how they were made, allowing plenty of time for questions and discussion
10.30am Registration
11.00-11.45am The Broderers’ Crown: Investigating the art of the sixteenth-century professional embroiderer
Cynthia Jackson, Professional Embroiderer and Independent Scholar; Society of Antiquaries Janet Arnold Award
11.45am-12.30pm Textile reproduction as a method for in-depth understanding of Swedish medieval gilt leather coverlets
Amica Sundström and Maria Neijman, Historical Textiles
12.30-1.45pm Lunch
1.45-2.30pm Behind the Bow – recreating a 16th century archer on the Mary Rose
Christine Carnie, The Sempster: bespoke historical clothing
2.30-3.15pm Sixteenth-century ruffs and bands
Alice Gordon, White Rabbit Lynens
3.15-3.45pm Tea/Coffee
3.45-4.30pm A Stitch in Time: Reconstructing the jupon of the Black Prince
Ninya Mikhaila, The Tudor Tailor
4.30-5.15pm Old England Grown New: Dressing for Success in a Strange Land
Dan Rosen, Old England Grown New
Hall to be vacated by 5.30pm
Detail of Cynthia Jackson’s reconstruction of the Broderers’ Crown, which is supported by The Society of Antiquaries’ Janet Arnold Award
